EXERCISE: Put the verbs in brackets in the present progressive , be going to. 1. Tell me your plan, Tom. What you (do) ______ this Sunday evening? 2. Look at the sky! It (be) ______ a lovely day today. 3. I feel terrible. I think I (be) ______ sick. 4. My parents (come) ______ tomorrow to stay with me for a few days. 5. It’s cloudy and windy. It (rain) ______ soon. 6. Peter (not/ play) ______ volleyball this afternoon. 7. Tell me about your plan, Lan. What ______ (you do) this Saturday evening? 8. His sister (have) ______ a wedding party next week. Would you like to come? 9. The sky is brighter. It (be) ______ a nice afternoon. 10. It’s already 12oC. It (be) ______ very cold today. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 11. A. climb B. popularize C. wild D. magazine 12. A. media B. television C. scene D. secret 13. A. heavy B. reading C. headline D. weather 14. A. famous B. face C. take D. catch 15. A. family B. sky C. type D. clarify Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 16. A. channel B. media C. cartoon D. comment 17. A. documentary B. advantage C. magazine D. popularity 18. A. newspaper B. encourage C. responsible D. effective 19. A. beautiful B. television C. Internet D. interfere 20. A. enjoy B. relax C. recommend D. intend Choose the one word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentence. 21. ________ the heavy rain, he went out without a raincoat A. Although B. In spite C. Despite D. Because of 22. Television can make things________ because it presents information in an effective way. A. memory B. memorial C. memorable D. memorably 23. Martha Thomas was an educator who stood for equal_____ rights for women A. educated B. educational C. educating D. educationally 24. He came in and didn’t say anything, _______worried all of us.' A. that B. who C. he D. which 25. _________is a film or a play that is intended to be funny, usually with a happy ending . A. A comedy B. A documentary C. A cartoon D. A drama 26. A ________is a film with factual information, often about a problem in society. A. series B. soap opera C. documentary D. drama 27. There was a report ________ The Independent ________ this new law. A. on/ for B. in/ to C. in/ about D. on/ in 28. __________ is a system connecting millions of computer worldwide. A. The television B. The Internet C. The media D. The phone 29. The scheme allows students from many countries________ with each other. A. communicate B. to communicate C. communicating D. communicates 30. Nobody venture outdoors______ the hurricane warnings A. despite of B. in spite of C. Because of D. although 31. This is the fifth time you ________ me the same question. A. ask B. asked C. are asking D. have asked 32. When I arrived at the party, Lucy________ home. A. has already gone B. had already gone C. already went D. already was going 33. English people spent 18 hours per week ________ TV. A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. for watching 34. She has lived in a small house near the coast ________1990. A. from B. since C. in D. for 35. She left home in 1993 and ________ since. A. hasn't seen B. didn't see C. hasn't been seen D. wasn't seen 36. This is the fifth time you _____ me the same question. A. ask B. asked C. are asking D. have asked 37. Since Mr Hassan ________ president, both taxes and unemployment ________. A. has become/ increased B. became/ increased C. became/ have increased D. has become/ have increased 38. ________ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself. A. Although B. In spite of C. Because D. Instead of 39. Some television programs ________ A. may make children to be violent. B. make children be violent. C. may make children violent. D. make children being violent. 40. We receive information from radio through ears. A. orally B.visually C.aurally D.usually