Bài tập học kì 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Unit 5: The media

UNIT 5. THE MEDIA
KIẾN THỨC CẦN NHỚ
Chủ đề:
- Các phương tiện thông tin đại chúng (báo chí, truyền thanh, truyền hình, Internet)
Ngữ pháp và cấu trúc:
- Câu hỏi đuôi (câu hỏi láy lại)
You have read this article on the website, haven’t you?
- Cấu trúc V-ing sau một số động từ:
To enjoy + V-ing
To like + V-ing
- Các cấu trúc:
To make N + N
To get access to sth
Từ vựng:
Từ vựng về báo chí, truyền hình, công nghệ thông tin, giải trí
Động từ
I. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each space.
There has been a revolution in the world of newspapers. Not many years (1) __________, newspapers were still being produced using techniques unchanged for (2) __________ hundred years.
The journalists gave their stories to a typist, who prepared them for an editor, who passed them on (3) __________ the printer. The printer, who was a (4) __________ skilled man, set up the type. (5) __________ was then collected to make the pages. When the pages were complete, the printing machines could be (6) __________.
Nowadays what (7) __________? The journalists type their stories into a computer. The (8) __________ checks their spelling, plans the page, shapes the articles. When the pages are ready, another computer may control the printing.
(9) __________ can be no doubt about it, producing a newspaper is an entirely different (10) __________ now.
1. a. before	b. after	c. ago	d. yet
2. a. a	b. some	c. an	d. over
3. a. to	b. by	c. through	d. with
4. a. hardly	b. mostly	c. partly	d. very
5. a. They	b. Which	c. This	d. all
6. a. switched	b. started	c. stopped	d. moved
7. a. gives	b. occurs	c. goes	d. happens
8. a. computer	b. editor	c. typist	d. printer
9. a. It	b. There	c. You	d. We
10. a. skill	b. work	c. management	d. business
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. The children prefer (watch) __________ TV to (read) __________ books.
2. The boys like (play) __________ games but hate (do) __________ lessons.
3. Would you like (go) __________ now or shall we wait till the end?
4. I can’t find my favorite book. You (see) __________ it?
5. We use (dream) __________ of a television set when we (be) __________ small.
6. Would you mind (show) __________ me how (send) __________ an e-mail.
III. Put the following sentences in the correct order to make a meaningful dialogue.
1. I’m the opposite. I love watching documentaries, and some foreign films seem very violent to me.
2. Yes, every day. They’re very funny.
3. You like watching documentaries, don’t you, Minh?
4. Yes. I do. I hardly miss a football match on TV.
5. But you watch cartoons, don’t you?
6. Not really. Some documentaries are so boring, and I don’t like watching them. I prefer films, especially foreign ones.
7. I enjoy them too. You don’t like sports, do you?
IV. Read the passage and decide whether each of the following statements is true (T) or false (F).
GLADIATORS
They’re big. They’re strong. They’re tough. They’re also the stars of one of the most popular programs on TV at the moment. They are the Gladiators. At 5.40 every Saturday evening millions of viewers of all ages switch on. For the next hour they watch four brave contenders – two men and two women – take part in TV’s most grueling competitions.
In each program the contenders have to compete against the Gladiators in six different events. If they win they score points. If they lose they just get the bruises. The final event is the Eliminator. The Gladiators take a rest here, because the contenders compete against each other. They have to race over obstacles, such as nets, ladders and ropes. It’s a most grueling end to a grueling competition. But it’s great TV!
___1.	The Gladiators are small but very strong.
___2. 	Gladiators is the most popular program on TV.
___3. 	Only young people like the program.
___4. 	The program is on at 5.40 every evening.
___5.	The program lasts for an hour.
___6.	All the contenders are men.
___7.	There are six events in each program.
___8.	If the contenders win in an event, they will get money.
___9.	The Gladitors don’t take part in the Eliminator.
___10.	 The Eliminator is the easiest event.
V. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct tag.
1. Your brother doesn’t like watching TV, __________?
2. Let’s listen to the radio, __________?
3. Mary is reading a book in her room, __________?
4. His parents won’t buy him the new game, __________?
5. You’ve just used the computer, __________?
6. Turn off the television, __________?
7. There are many interesting programs tonight, __________?
8. I’m late for the party, __________?
9. Baird didn’t produce the first TV picture before 1920, __________?
10. They never go to the theatre, __________?
VI. Choose one sentence that has the similar meaning to the original one.
1. Please lower volume from 11 pm.
A. Switch off at 11.
B. Do not make a noise at midnight.
C. Reduce the noise after 11.
D. Switch off before midnight.
2. Ring 003377 to place an advertisement in this paper.
A. You can make telephone calls from here.
B. You can buy advertisements here.
C. You can advertise if you ring this number.
D. You can write advertisements on this paper.
3. Do not adjust your picture. There is a technical fault.
A. There is something wrong at the TV station.
B. There is something wrong with the TV.
C. You should switch off your TV.
D. You should call an engineer.
4. When a program includes a “15” film no person under fifteen years of age can be admitted.
A. These programs are over 15 years old.
B. Anyone 15 can see these films.
C. These programs were made for 15 years old.
D. Anyone under 15 must be with their parents.
5. Someone somewhere wants to hear from you.
A. You have forgotten to make a phone call.
B. Why not make a phone call?
C. Phone calls are cheaper now.
D. You have lost a phone number.
VII. Complete each space in the following sentences with the right form of an appropriate verb.
1. Could you __________ on the TV, please? I want to __________ the news.
2. Did you __________ that program on TV last night?
3. Ssh. I’m __________ to the radio.
4. Have you __________ this article? It’s very good.
5. If you aren’t watching the TV, could you __________ it off, please?
6. Stand still. I want to __________ a photograph.
7. Can you set the video-recorder? I want to __________ this program.
8. I don’t__________ the Internet very often because I don’t have much time.
9. You can __________ with me by means of e-mail or chatting.
10. In the past, town criers __________ the latest news as they were walking through streets.
VIII. Read the text and choose the best sentence (A to I) to fill in each gap.
Everybody has heard about the Internet, but do you know that an “intranet” is? (0) __B__. In fact, intranets make use of the same software programs as the Internet to contact computers and people. (1) __________. If your intranet is working properly, it can link together a huge amount of information which if stored in different places in the company. (2) __________. A company intranet can, of course, be used for unimportant like office memos and canteen menus. (3) __________. The intranet is a great idea, but the system only works if everyone on the intranet is willing to share their information with other people. (4) __________. Another problem which often occurs is that top managers like to use the intranet to “communicate down” rather than to “communicate across”. (5) __________.
A. Unfortunately, many departments don’t want to share their specialist knowledge with others.
B. It is this: just as the Internet connects people around the world, intranets connect people within a single company.
C. The more information it has, the more people will use it.
D. In this way, people can get the information they need, regardless of where it comes from.
E. Most employees prefer to communicate by telephone or in writing.
F. But an intranet should provide important information which people need to make decisions about new products, costs and so on.
G. This means that you do not have to buy a lot of additional programs to set up an intranet service.
H. That is, they use the intranet to give orders, not to exchange information between themselves and others working in the same organization.
I. Of course, if they don’t have a computer terminal, they cannot make use of they system.
IX. Read the first sentence, and then complete the second sentence with the same meaning.
1. Reading newspapers in the morning gives him pleasure.
He enjoys	
2. They first printed “The Times” two hundred years ago.
“ The Times” 	
3. Does your brother use the Internet every day?
Your brother	
4. Please don’t watch that film; it’s very violent.
Please stop	
5. Some newspapers have more pictures than texts.
There are	
X. Complete each of the following sentences about the advantages of the Internet.
1. Nowadays/ Internet/ increasingly/ develop/ and/ become/ part/ our/ daily life.
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2. It/ provide/ great benefits/ millions/ people/ all/ the world.
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3. First/ all/ Internet/ be/ fast/ convenient/ way/ us/ get/ information.
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4. We/ communicate/ friends/ relatives/ means/ e-mail/ chat.
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5. Secondly/ Internet/ provide/ us/ unlimited source/ entertainment.
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6. We/ play games/ listen/ music/ movies/ Internet.
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7. Thirdly/ we/ use/ Internet/ as/ effective way/ self-study.
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8. There/ be/ many/ on-line lessons/ on-line schools/ us/ choose.
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9. conclusion/ Internet/ be/ wonderful invention/ modern life.
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10. Nobody/ deny/ benefits/ Internet/ our everyday activities.
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