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Language III
2nd half-term exam

Name: ___________________________

I.IDIOMS AND COLLOCATIONS

1. Write technology words that mean about the same as the tile
of each column:

Up-to-date Out-of-date
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

2. Indicate the media expressions being described.

1. Amount of time or space given to a subject.

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2. Official rules governing what you may say about people.
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3. Paying people for information.
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4. Popularity battles among TV shows or channels.
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5. Presenting a topic in a certain way to influence people.
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6. The popular press. _________________________
7. The quality press.
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8. The number of newspapers sold.
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9. The number of people who watch a TV show.
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10.Very short part of a speech or statement.
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3. Complete the sentences using idioms with hand.

1. Can you ___________________________ (help me) I cant do this alone.

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2. Look, ___________________________ (Im not very busy). Let me finish that

report.
3. Lets ask Barbara for help. ___________________________ (shes really
versatile).
4. Im afraid ___________________________ (I cant do anything for you
because of my position). Sorry!
5. Yes, I have the papers ___________________________ (quite near). Here they
are.

II.LANGUAGE AND VOCABULARY

A. Use these words to complete the sentences:

contemporary, crescent, pilgrimage, providence, humanitarian.

1. Unable to make up his mind on which course to take, he decided to leave

it up to __________________.
2. The book needs to have a __________________ feel as people are less
interested in period novels today.
3. Although he was sentenced to life in prison, he was released on
__________________ grounds.
4. My sister is planning a __________________ to some holy sites in the Levant
next year.
5. I have always wondered why croissants are made in the shape of a
__________________.

B. Name the job in media being described.

1. He usually is the first to tell us about breaking news.

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2. Based abroad, he is responsible for finding out the news there.
___________________
3. She finds authors and gets their books ready for publication.
___________________
4. He supplies photos for all sorts of media.
___________________
5. He is responsible for the quality of a TV programme.
___________________

C. Add the correct adverbs and dependent prepositions to the

following sentences.

1. Her efforts to make you like her really get _______ my nerves.
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2. His poor health stems ______ spending too much time working
underground as a miner.
3. How do you account ______ the sudden drop in Jakes marks this year?
4. Sarah is beginning to get the hang ______ working here.
5. The EU has experienced a massive expansion ______ size over the last
ten years.
6. The financial crisis had a big impact ______ the countrys economy.
7. The governments attempts to reduce inflation may result in a rise ______
unemployment.
8. The meetings between the two presidents led ______ a change in the two
countries relationship.
9. Would you please contribute ______ the lost animals charity this year?
10.You need to get ______ to a flying start at the beginning of the year if you
want to beat the competition.
D. Write sentences using the following words, providing a context
which clearly shows you understand their meaning.

insight, hunch, GMOs, enhancement, scoop, bias, succinct, footage,

ubiquitous, off the record

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