Test "A DAILY, A WEEKLY, A MONTHLY..." form 8 (copy)

Listen to the text “Magazines” and choose one correct answer (A, B or C) to each space 1-8. there is only one correct answer.

There are magazines on (1)_____            [already to, just about, refer to] you can think of. Just walk into a big bookstore and see the hundreds (2)____                  [different kinds, different genres, different types] of magazines. There are magazines for men, magazines for women, for children, for bankers, stamp collectors (3)____                [even French, even Ukrainian, even English] students. They’re quite amazing when (4)____                  [I think about, You think about, They think about] it. There’s so much information in them. It must take a long time (5) __         [make, is made, to make]magazine. And they are such great value for money. I like reading magazines that I would never (6) _____             [have bought, bought, usually buy]. This happens when I’m in a waiting room. I like (7) ____          [flicking, look, watch] through the magazine rack and looking through the magazine. I don’t care (8) ___            [as it is, if it is, when it is] in another language. The pictures are interesting.

*magazine rack – стійка для журналів

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advertisement

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headline

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привертати увагу

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якість

Match the word with its definition.

Match a definition with a name of a newspaper column.

1. a competition or a game in which people try to answer questions to test their knowledge                                   [a horoscope, a TV programme, a quiz, an advertisement for job]
2. something that people watch on television                          [a horoscope, a TV programme, a quiz, an advertisement for job]
3. a description of what is going to happen to somebody in the future, based on the position of the stars and the planets when the person was born                          [a horoscope, a TV programme, a quiz, an advertisement for job]
4. a notice, picture or film telling people about a job                          [a horoscope, a TV programme, a quiz, an advertisement for job]

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I don't like reading articles ... politics and finance.

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French newspapers were ... the first newspapers in the world.

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The growing use ... computers dramatically changed newspapers' production.

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Newspapers and magazines have changed ... their readers.

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He spent much time in the library.

Match the sentences.

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She hadn't woken up by six o'clock.

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He visited a lot of famous Asian landmarks when he was younger.

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Have you eaten anything today?

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This scarf will keep you warm in winter.

Mark incorrect sentences.

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I was writing an essay when the telephone rang.

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Я приготувала сніданок до того, як вона повернулася.

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Вона розбила склянку і порізалася.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Dad       (take) a walk with the dog every afternoon.

2. I can't reach my manager. He               (travel) in North America at the moment.

3. Tom              (not / come) to the office yesterday because he     (be) ill.

4. His flat was really dirty. He obviously                 (not / clean) it for weeks.

5. It was a wonderful morning and the sun             (shine) brightly when I     (get) up.