Lesson One

TV or no TV ?
I. Comprehension

A. Read the following sentences and choose the correct answer :

1. In some countries , people can choose between as many as forty different channels, so in these countries
people.......................
a) have a wide choice. b) can't watch different programs
c) should watch all programs. d) can watch just a few TV channels

2. For families with children, a big problem is getting the children away from the television to do their
homework. It means that .............. .
a) children are not interested in watching TV b) getting children away from TV is difficult
c) children prefer doing homework to watching TV d) families like to do their children's homework

3. There are many cinemas and theaters in very big cities . In these cities people …… .
a) have a wide choice b) don't have any choices
c) have to choose a few cinemas to go d) don't have any theaters to watch

B. Cloze test :

Fill in the blanks with the best choice : & $% !"#

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To find out an unusual ……4…….. was done recently . A group of forty four families were
…….5……… not to watch TV for one month . Some of families who were studied believed that
family life couldn't ……..6…….. without television . They …….7…….. to have a television back in
their homes and they never ……8….. their lives are influenced by television in ……9……. .

4. a) movement b) experiment c) punishment d) agreement

5. a) helped b) worried c) planned d) asked
6. a) continue b) behave c) record d)allow
7. a) repeated b) repaired c) received d) required
8. a) build b) stop c) enjoy d) permit
9. a) past b) present c) future d) soon

The changes in the twentieth century have not all been good ones. The two great wars .....10.....
hunger, illness, sad and death to millions of people all …11..... the world. Men will never be able to
enjoy ……12..... that life has to offer unless they can learn to live at ….13..... with each other.

10. a) taken b) caught c) brought d) lost

11. a) from b) along c) within d) over
12. a) happiness b) basis c) health d) honesty
13. a) plain b) pace c) piece d) peace
II. Vocabulary

A. Fill in the blanks with the words given : & !"# ' ( ') ) *

choice – allow – effect – channel – relaxed – observations – struggle – average - experiments

14. Do your family members ............... on TV programs? Yes, they do it.

15. The ......... age of the students in this class is fifteen.
16. Can TV be harmful? Yes, it can have bad ......... on our eyes.
17. What are the researchers doing in the lab? They're doing some .............. on monkeys.
18. Which house are you going to buy? I'm not sure. It's hard for me "to make a good ............. .
19. He was bored by the television program, so he changed to a different............. .
20. Among those who successfully didn't not use this drug several interesting …… were reported .
21. I think they don't …………… them to bring their young children into the meeting .

B. Complete the sentences with your own words : & ) " *+ %,

22. A doctor who repairs or pulls out our teeth is called a/an.......... .. .
23. A person who watches television programs is called a TV............ .
24. 1 have finished high school and my ... ..... is 18.75.
25. It is a place in which films are shown. It is a / an .......... .
26. The book that helps you to find the meanings of the words is called a ……… .

C. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in parentheses :
& %- &" ) * &.( !"#

27. A good swimmer has ................ arms and legs. ( power )

28. The weather isn't ………… . Do you like to stay at home or go out ? ( sun )
29. Gardens are ....... in spring and summer. (color)
30. My friend is too ......... with his money . ( care)
31. Although his aunt is very old but her ……. of eyesight is wonderful . ( power )
32. In some countries there's only one TV channel so people don't have a wide …… . ( choose )

D. Choose the correct answer :

33. One of the bad ……. of the illness is that the skin turns yellow .
a) periods b) effects c) cases d) choices

34. This university …….. on the danger of smoking was done in the early 1980s .
a) record b) reward c) research d) request

35. She ended her education at that college ……… and now is looking for a job .
a) secretly b) really c) suddenly d) successfully

36. People's …….. usually becomes weak as they grow older .

a) eyesight b) interest c) feeling d) endeavor
37. Did they permit him to take part in the competition ? " permit " means …….. .
a) encourage b) force c) attract d) allow

38. Housewives spent a lot of time on watching TV . They are the biggest group of ……
a) researchers b) winners c) viewers d) passengers

39. A: How …………. should you go to the dentist ? B: Twice a year

a) long b) often c) far d) high

40. Your English has improved a lot this year . "Improved" means ……… .
a) became better b) took place c) changed into d) got worse

41. Nobody was ……….. how the accident had happened .

a) certain b) angry c) sufficient d) worried

Learn about synonyms and antonyms :

type = sort = kind weak # powerful

skill = ability single #plural
struggle = fight = quarrel harmful # useful
almost = nearly struggle # peace
behave = treat end # start
probably = possibly = perhaps continue # end
allow = let = permit relaxed # worried
choose = select unusual # usual
continue = keep on = go on
end = finish
improve = become better
influence = affect
powerful = strong
relax = rest
research = studying carefully
unusual = strange
single = one
recent = new

II. Grammar :
1.Noun Clause
2. Future tense with " be going to "

B. Put the words in the right order : ,/ * 0 *

42. to – her – am – call – going – I – up – today - .

43. went – the seaside – how – they – on Friday – do – to – know – you – ?

B. Complete the following sentences based on the sentence given :

& 12 ' ( ') ) 34 %

44. Where does your friend work?"

I don't know ................................................................... .
45. " Why did your sister like that job?"
They really know ............................................................. .

46. " Whose book did your brother borrow ? "

I don't know …………………………………… .

47, " When will the guests arrive the party ? "
Can you tell me ……………………………………. ?

C. Look at the picture and answer the question : 5) 64 - 7 84 % 9

48. What am I going to do ?

49. How is he going to travel to Tabriz ?

D. Choose the correct answer :

50. We …………… a house when we've saved enough money .

a) have bought b) bought c) were buying d) are going to buy

51. Should I buy some more bread ? I don't know how much bread …. in the kitchen .
a) is it b) there is c) it is d) is there

52. That man doesn't know where ………. the book .

a) buy b) do I buy c) that buy d) to buy

53. My son often has a headache and doctors don't know ………….. .
a) what the cause is b) the cause is what c) what is the cause d) the cause what is

54. "When does she leave home?" " We don't know when ......... home."
a) she leaves b) did she leave c) she left d) does she leave

IV . Language Function

Match the groups of sentences : 5) : %; .

55. How often do you have biology? a) I'm sorry , I don't .

56. Who wrote this poem? b) That's a good idea.
57. Do you remember what she said ? c) Two weeks ago .
58. I like to go to the dentist every six month ? d) Hafez , I think .
e) Twice a week .
V. Pronunciation
B. Which word is different according to the pronunciation of " s " or" es " ?
@ A4 B C ? s / es > < * %= , *

59. a) teachers b) cages c) watches d) finishes

60. a) foes b) pens c) books d) hotels
61. a) uses b) teaches c) goes d) places
62. a) schools b) rooms c) keeps d) fans
63. a)dogs b) cats c) maps d) roofs
64. a) learns b) buys c) looks d) doors
65. a) glasses b) oranges c) tables d) dishes
66. a) faces d) mosques c) coughs d) photographs

VI. Reading Comprehension

Read the passage and answer the questions : 5) 64 - D 84 B A2) $

Dick smith was sixteen years old. He had been at the same school for five years and he had always
been a very bad student. He was lazy, he fought with other students , didn't respect his teachers and
didn't obey the rulers of the school. His headmaster tried to make him work and behave better, but he
was never successful. As Dick grew older he a bad influence on the younger boys. Finally Dick left
school. He tried to get a job with a big company and the manager of the company wrote to the
headmaster to get some information about Dick. The headmaster wanted to be honest, but he also
didn't want to be too hard, so he wrote , " if you can make Dick Smith work for you, you will be very
lucky."

67. Did Dick have good behavior at school?

68. what did Dick do when he left school?

69. Why did the manager write to the headmaster?

70. Dick had come to this school when he was eleven?

a) true b) false
71. The headmaster answered the letter cleverly.
a) true b) false