Test_1_Semester_1

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from that of the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• beautify

• fantasy

• comedy

• reality

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from that of the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

• musical

• sitcom

• western

• science

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the others three in the position of stress in each of the following questions.

• convincing

• embarrassing

• gripping

• confusing

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the others three in the position of stress in each of the following questions.

• spectacular

• imaginative

• unrealistic

• exciting

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. How _____ times have you heard a mobile phone ring while you were watching a film?

• much

• many

• some

• a lot of

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. I'm afraid I don't have _____ patience with these rude people.

• a lot

• some

• much

• many

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. And if you forget, you _____ answer your phone because the person can leave a message on your voicemail.

• mustn't

• needn't

• don't

• should

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. They don't _____ to go to the cinema to see a film.

• must

• have

• needn't

• mustn't

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. We are always reminded to turn off our mobiles before the film starts, so there really aren't _____ excuses.

• lots

• a lot

• any

• some

(1)Read the following text and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks. WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING Binge-viewing-watching several episodes of a TV series in one sitting-is getting more and more popular. And it isn't hard to see why. In the past, viewers had to wait (1) _____ between episodes of their favorite TV series, because they were usually broadcast only once a week. Each episode finished with a moment of suspense called a 'cliffhanger', and fans were often left for seven whole days wondering what (2) _____ next. But all of this has changed with the technology of streaming. For a monthly subscription, viewers can choose films or programmes from an online streaming service, (3) _____ they can view on their TV, laptop, tablet or media phone.

• nervous

• nervously

• nerve

• nerveless