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Revision Test 13 - 15

Listening (10 marks)


You will hear four people talking about a film. Listen and match the four
speakers with the statements a-e. There is one extra statement which you
do not need to use.

Which speaker...
a. did the make-up for the film? Speaker 1
b. directed the film? Speaker 2
c. acted in the film? Speaker 3
d. designed the costumes for the film? Speaker 4
e. composed the music for the film?

Reading (10 Marks)


Read the text below and choose the most suitable summary sentence from
the list a-e for each paragraph (1-5) of the text.

a. Viewers showed great interest in what went on in people’s lives behind closed
doors.

b. Viewers are entertained by watching normal people fighting against nature.

c. Reality TV has been around for a long time.

d. People on reality TV shows behave unnaturally.

e. Reality TV shows are interactive and reveal a lot about people’s behaviour.

REALITY TV

Some people say it’s rubbish, while others say it’s great because it’s original.
What are they going on about? Reality TV, of course! Whether it brightens up
your day or bores you to death, reality TV is here to stay. What is it anyway?
Well, consider it real-life television. It’s like watching your favourite series, only
with real people, not actors.

1. Reality TV is no new phenomenon. It all started in 1948


with Candid Camera, a show that caught people in the act
of being themselves. Then, in 1973 the Loud family opened
up their ho and life to the TV cameras in a documentary serial called
An American Family.

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2. Big Brother is an example of a reality show that has taken


the world by storm. Big Brother started in the Netherlands in
1999, when nine volunteers were locked up in a house without
any contact with the outside world. They were filmed 24 hours
a day for a hundred days. Within a month, the show became
such a hit that it was rated one of the country’s top shows.

3. Big Brother’s rival, Survivor, shows ordinary people on a


desert island trying to survive in the wilderness. It was first
broadcast in Sweden and it became so successful that the idea
was used by many television stations worldwide.

4. Some people believe that reality TV provides useful


information about people’s actions and feelings. It shows how
people act in real-life situations, so the viewers can analyse the
participants’ personalities and can vote to kick out the people
they don’t want on the show.

5. However, not everybody shares the same enthusiasm about


reality TV. Some argue that cutting people off from the real
world and asking them to perform silly tasks is not a real-life
situation. Besides, it’s hard to really be yourself in front of all
those cameras.

Use of English (30 marks)

1. Read the text below and choose the best word a, b or c for each blank.

With the introduction of the Internet the speed of (1) between people is
much quicker (2) and also far more (3) than ever before. In fact,
few people can (4) the importance of the Net since it has caused a `
(5) in most people's lives. Its (6) can be seen everywhere all
over the world. There's no (7) that there will be an even greater
(8) in the number of Internet users over the next five years. That's mainly
because different people can use it for a number of different reasons. For example, the
most important world (9) can become known in seconds. On the other hand,
people who are interested in more general information can look it up on the Net. At the
same time people can buy things from the Net, especially those who find traditional
shopping more (10) . So, who knows what's in for us on the Net in the next
few years?

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1. a. occupation b. communication c. assistance


2. a. nowadays b. fortunately c. all in all
3. a. numerous b. uneventful c. accurate
4. a. refuse b. remind c. deny
5. a. revolution b. connection c. damage
6. a. influence b. nature c. reason
7. a. demand b. doubt c. disadvantage
8. a. section b. increase c. development
9. a. events b. programmes c. gigs
10. a. time-consuming b. powerful c. limited

2. Complete the text below with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.

bring up be over give up turn out deal with bump into

Two months ago I had an argument with my best friend Catherine. She must have been
very angry because she (1) ringing me. Just when I thought our
friendship (2) , I (3) her in the street
yesterday. To tell you the truth, I was very happy to see her and it
(4) that she was happy, too. We apologised to each other and
both admitted that, if we had (5) the problem earlier, things would
have been much better. Anyway, we promised never to (6) the
subject again.

3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence using the words given. You must use between two and five words,
including the word given.

1. She didn't go to the party because she didn't receive an invitation.


If she , she would have gone to the party. received
2. The party was very boring and everybody left early.
The party was everybody left early. so
3. The room was very dark, so we couldn’t see anything.
It was we couldn’t see anything. such
4. “I’ll deal with this matter later”, said Mr Miles.
Mr Miles said that matter later. that
5. “Do you really have to go?” Linda asked.
Linda asked me to go. if
6. I can’t type very fast but I would like to.
I very fast. wish

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4. Choose a, b or c to complete the sentences.

1. Being an actress is a very interesting .


a. profession b. activity c. aspect

2. On 1st January 2000, a lot of people celebrated the new .


a. anniversary b. incident c. millennium

3. clothes are more expensive than factory made clothes.


a. Lightweight b. Handmade c. Practical

4. I find TV very annoying. I prefer to watch films without a break.


a. classified ads b. commercials c. facilities

5 Although I like Beckham, I am not a(n) of Manchester United.


a. idol b. applicant c. fan

6 She me she would be late for work.


a. said b. told c. told to

7 I wish I writing the test so quickly. I made so many mistakes.


a. didn’t finish b. hadn’t finished c. don’t finish

8 Come on, children. It’s time you to bed.


a. went b. had gone c. go

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writing (10 marks)

You recently bought a portable CD player that you saw advertised in a magazine,
but you had some problems with it. Look at the advertisement and the notes you
have made. Then write a letter of complaint to the company selling the product,
covering the points in your notes and adding any relevant information. Your letter
should be between 120 and 150 words.

Z3 Super Discman

Batteries included No
Perfect sound quality Very poor
only £73 including delivery I paid £80. Why?
comes with free headphones Not in the box

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