Short Test 10

Choose the correct word(s) to complete the sentences.

1 You can read stories about celebrities in the gossip         [column, article].

2 I don't want to see this film. It had a very bad        [critic, review] in yesterday's newspaper.

3 Young people are more influenced      [by, from] their friends than parents.

4 Most celebrities would do everything for attention and           [publicity, privacy].

5 I am not interested in star signs so I don't read the                [horoscopes, advertisements].

6 His job is very stressful - he has to work        [on, under] pressure all the time.

7 Did you read the sports         [news, stories] yesterday? England beat Germany 4-0!

8 Could you leave me alone, please? I need some           [publicity, privacy].

9 I love the                [cartoons, advertisements] in the Sunday papers. They are really funny.

Write in the missing letters to complete the words in each sentence.

1 I enjoy reading human i******t          stories.

2 The **v***        of Spielberg's latest film was really good. I'm definitely going to see it.

3 Some famous people complain about the paparazzi. But I think they **s***e         what they get.

4 Research shows that parents have a strong i***u****           on children's food preferences.

5 I like reading the **t****         to the editor section in the daily newspaper.

6 Many celebrities are desperate for *t******n           and would do anything to get it.

7 Have you ever read the letters to the *d****        section of the New York Times?

8 The film star accused the **d**       of making up stories about her.

9 I don't really like political ca****n*          in the newspaper. I don't find them funny.

10 I think newspapers and magazines ****t       lies - I don't believe half of what I read.

11He's been very stressed recently because he works under a lot of *r**s***          .

Choose the best word a, b or c to complete the sentences.

1.She said they were going to the cinema              [that evening, tonight, this evening].

2. Sue       [said, told, asked]me that she didn't want to go to university.

3. The boy said he would come again                                [the next day                  ,  tomorrow    , the previous day   ].

4. My brother said     [he, she, I]didn't want to play chess with me.

5.The teacher       [said, told, asked] if we were happy with our test results.

6.Jack told me that he had called Ron several times                [yesterday, the day before, the next day].

7. She       [asked, told, said]that she was going to be a bit late.

8.Pete told me that he wanted to cook dinner         [myself, himself, herself]