Progress test Unit 7 Test A

Progress Test 7A
Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
1 Choose the correct answers.

1 I told her she should have gone / go early if she wants to be sure of a seat.
2 Liam told me he would ask / have asked you to the party if he had known you wanted to go.
3 Eva has said she will / would be going to the party next week.
4 Our friends have asked us if we mind / minded looking after their dog for a week.
5 Julia reminded us we are / were playing tennis later that evening.
6 Most students said they were / are not willing to live more than two to a room.
7 I can't remember if he said he was / is going to the match that evening or not.
8 He didn't make it clear whether he had / has to do the exam next Monday or not.
9 Anna threatened that she wouldn't / won't pay the rent if the heating wasn’t fixed.
10 David has told his girlfriend he wouldn't / won't see her any more.

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2 Use the verbs in bold to report the direct speech in brackets. Add objects only where
necessary.
e.g. "Well done for passing your exams."
The headmaster _____________________. (congratulate)
ANSWER: The headmaster congratulated us on passing our exams.

1 "Buy our shoes."

The advert is trying ______________________________________. (persuade)
2 "Don't take silly risks."
Our instructor ______________________________________ (warn against)
3 "Make sure you get more sleep."
My doctor ______________________________________. (instruct)
4 "Hurry up or we'll be late."
His mother ______________________________________. (urge)
5 "I'll get some milk on the way home."
My wife ______________________________________. (promised)
6 "Shall we gift wrap the watch you have chosen?"
They ______________________________________. (offer)
7 "Would you like to go out for a meal with us?"
We were ______________________________________. (invite)
8 "Could one of you look up the time of my train, please?"
He ______________________________________. (request)
9 "Try Googling his name and his job."
I was ______________________________________. (recommend)
10 "Get the oven hotter before starting to bake."
She was ______________________________________. (advise)

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Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

30736 R _________ n_________ c_______ broadcast news and update their news reports
24 hours a day.
30737 BlogTV is an internet news site where you can stream live for free and view l________
b_________ from around the world.
30738 C___________ are regular articles in newspapers or magazines, which contain the
opinions and points of view of the author.
30739 The newspaper published a number of e __________ a__________which give a
glimpse of what was really experienced by people as the earthquake occurred.
30740 News c____________ means the suppression of news items that are considered
harmful or sensitive.
30741 N____________ p____________ report current events. They have regular schedules
on TV.
30742 Newspaper c____________ are journalists who regularly cover topics in specific areas,
such as crime, sports or medicine.
30743 Journalists who report from the most remote parts of the world often have to rely on
s____ p_____ to cover stories from places where there is no other communication network
available.
30744 Readers who want to read a more serious and less sensational newspaper will prefer to
buy a b______________.
30745 H_____ i_____ stories portray people’s experience from a personal perspective,
presenting problems or achievements in order to engage the reader’s interest and sympathy.

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4 Convert these sentences to headline language using synonyms of the words in brackets.
Government 1____________ (prohibit) cigarette machines in 2_____________ (attempt) to
3
____________ (reduce) teenage smoking.

Company director 4____________(promises) salary increase.

Stolen 5____________ (jewellery) found in warehouse.

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5 Choose the correct answers.

1 Sorry I didn't call you last night, but we didn't get in / pull in / log off until well after midnight.
30746 Can you come and help me catch on / settle on / set up this new DVD player please?
30747 Why is the meeting room empty? Has the meeting been caught on / called off / cooled
off?
30748 I'll have to book an appointment to see a doctor next week. I can't carry on / stay on /
drag on having such dreadful headaches.
30749 Valerie called her boyfriend from work but quickly rang off / pulled in / worked out when
she saw her boss coming.

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Use of English
6 Complete the sentences with one word in each space.

6016 Paula asked me ____ I had managed to sort ____ the problems with my visa.
6017 Sylvie apologised ____ not coming ____ with any better ideas for the party.
6018 After Hughes confessed ____ the crime, the police were able to ____ up a picture of
what had happened on the night of the murder.
6019 Why do you put ____ with ____ told what to do all the time?
6020 No one admitted to ____ set ____ the alarm.

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Listening
7  You are going to hear an interview with a reporter. Read the questions below and choose
the correct answers A–D.
6352 Olivia started to teach members of the public about journalism because
a she was a professional journalist for a large national newspaper.
b she got the idea through Facebook.
c people wrote to her about how little they were able to change politics.
d people had asked her to train them on Twitter.
6353 Among the skills Olivia believes a citizen journalist needs is
a to be able to publish their stories as quickly as possible.
b to know how to interview people about their past.
c to have written a lot of articles already.
d to able to use the information given by people about what they saw.
6354 What does Olivia refer to as "double sourcing"?
a The practice at some newspapers of misinforming their readers on purpose.
b The journalistic practice of searching for information from multiple sources.
c The fact that reporters are often unreliable as a source of information.
d The requirement for newspapers to provide the source they got their information from.
6355 Olivia says that
a local newspapers don't print enough citizen journalist articles
b too much money is invested in citizen journalism
c citizen journalists have more time for writing articles than professional journalists
d it is a shame some citizen journalists are sometimes involved with the police and courts
6356 Olivia's view of citizen journalism is that
a it is truthful and uncensored.
b it should be supported financially by the government.
c it is not as reliable as professional journalism.
d it is not as democratic as it should be.

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Reading
8 Read the text and match the headings with the paragraphs. There are two extra headings
you won't need.
1 ____
Welcome to our blogging community site. Here you can read what is currently happening in the media world,
including TV news, the national papers, and updates from our correspondents and citizen journalists. You can
also find an overview of new articles and topics with our suggestions for further reading.
2 ____
A new TV show called Break the News is to be shown on Channel 3 later this month. The show makes fun of
the world 24-hour rolling news channels, showing fictitious news stories with actors playing the parts of
various news correspondents in news flashes and reports. The producers believe that the show will soon
become popular, with viewing figures set to rise steadily throughout the series. To watch a preview of the
show, visit the Break the News website.
3 ____
Make an Impact is a new national media watch group and anti-censorship organisation which already has a
large number of members from all over the UK. It aims to monitor comprehensively what is published in the
media, carefully analyse events and the opinions of various correspondents, and offer criticism of any
misinformation that the media might be spreading. The large number of professional journalists who are
members of Make an Impact try to give the public a wider context for what is published in the media and help
them build a picture of what is truly happening in the world. For more information, visit the Make an Impact
website.
4 ____
In some countries, UFO stories regularly make front page news in the press, with pictures, more often than not
sent in by members of the public, appearing in both tabloid and even the more serious broadsheet papers. Such
articles, together with various documentary series shown on TV, can be so convincing that they can make
people who had previously rejected the idea of the existence of extra-terrestrial life change their beliefs. Even
though some eyewitness accounts come from extremely unreliable sources, some TV programmes, news blogs
and articles will carry on publishing them, therefore influencing public views. UFO sightings are commonly
used in sensational news reports, and prove just how powerful the media can be in manipulating what we think
and what we believe in. To read more about the power of media, visit mediapower.co.uk.
5 ____
John Leeroy, an active news blogger, has launched a new human-interest article site. Being an active online
journalist himself, he invites anyone to join the site and post human-interest stories on any topic and from any
part of the world. This is another of his ideas to democratise journalism and create an interesting community
journalism site. If you wish to contribute, please visit John Leeroy’s blog.

A Fighting lies
B Why not become a journalist? – The cons
C Keeping up to date
D Building up a picture of the real media
E Popular news items
F Laugh at the news
G Become a citizen journalist
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Writing
9 Write a review of a film (200-250 words) that surprised you. Include the following points in
your review:
 Describe the plot
 Describe the characters
 Describe the main message of the film
 Say why it suprised you

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