General English 1

1. Television ------elderly people who can"t often leave the house.

        a. benefits             b. gets benefit from  c. is benefit       d. is beneficial

2. ------, there are several serious disadvantages to TV.

        a. On the other hand                           b. Despite the fact that

        c. In the meantime                              d. In other words

3. TV provides -----a pleasant way to relax.

        a. with us              b. us with              c. us for                 d.for us

4. Many children ------at a TV screen for more than hours each day.

        a. take a look at    b. glance                c. stare                   d. view

5. Another effect of TV on the human brain is that it seems-----poor concentration.

        a. causes                b. is causing          c. cause                 d. causes

6. Another disadvantage of TV is that it often causes people to become ----their own lives.

        a. dissatisfied with                              b. dissatisfied from     

        c. addicted to                                      d. dependent on

7. -----many people, TV becomes more real than -----.

        a. For/reality         b. To/reality          c. To/a habit          d. For/a habit

8. Having viewed several thousand murders on the tube , the child might believe that there is nothing strange about----.

        a. TV commercial                               b. violence

        c. laziness                                            d. a break

9. In "transatlantic", the prefix " trans-"means-----/

        a. opposite            b. against               c. far                      d. across

10. In "transport" , the stem "-port" means----.

        a. carry                  b. vehicle              c. public                follow

Answer Key:

1) a      2) a   3)b   4)c   5)d   6)a   7)b    8) b   9) d    10) a