Practice SVIP

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest.

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I hate ____ newspapers; they're just full of gossip, scandal and lies!

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The ____ involves TV, radio and even electronic forms of communication such as the Internet.

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How many means of ____ do you use on a regular basis?

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Husband: Is there anything worth watching on the telly tonight?

Wife: ____________.

Choose the word whose meaning is CLOSEST to the underlined part in the sentence.

Media plays a significant role in keeping everyone updated about what is happening around the world.

Choose the word whose meaning is CLOSEST to the underlined part in the sentence.

Children addicted to computers are being sent on camping holidays designed to help them kick the habit.

Choose the word whose meaning is OPPOSITE to the underlined part in the sentence.

Innovative electronic devices have been developed to meet users' ever-changing needs.

Choose the word whose meaning is OPPOSITE to the underlined part in the sentence.

Can you turn down the volume, please? I cannot make out what they are talking about.

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1. Her latest book came

2. Most people rely

3. I haven't seen Gary

4. Students living on campuss usually use the library's computers to get access

5. A survey carried

Find a mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.

1. I wanted to say goodbye to Jerry, but he has been already left.

2. When we got to the airport, I realized that I had been leaving my passport at home.

3. We were both very excited about the visit, as we didn't see each other for ages.

4. It's nice to be back here, in Paris. It's the third time I am coming here.

5. Hey Daniel, what have you been doing far so?

Read and complete the text.

REALITY TELEVISION
Reality television is a of television programming which, it is claimed, presents unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people rather than professional actors. It could be as a form of artificial or "heightened" documentary. Although the genre in some form or another since the early year of television, the current explosion of popularity dates from around 2000.
Reality television covers of television programming formats, from games to quiz shows which resemble the frantic, often demeaning programs produced in Japan in the 1980s and 1990s, to surveillance - or voyeurism - focused products such as Big Brother.
Critics say that the term "reality television” is somewhat of a misnomer and that such shows frequently portray a modified and influenced form of reality, with participants put in exotic locations or abnormal situations, sometimes coach to act in certain ways by off-screen handlers, and with events on screen manipulated through editing and other techniques.

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How many minutes before show time does the box office open?

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For a sixteen-year-old, how much does a ticket cost for the 4:15 p.m. showing of Go for the Gold.

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All tickets are $2.00 on _____.

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The movie theater is located downtown at 1313 South ____ East.