Bài tập kiểm tra từ vựng chủ đề truyền thông đại chúng (Mass Media)

PRACTICE EXERCISES

Bài tập

Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question   11:   The   mass  media  are           of communication, such as books, newspapers, recordings, radio, movies, television, mobile phones and the Internet

A. models. B. means C. parts D. types

Question 12:            , data superhighway, multimedia - for those who have seen the future, the linking of computers, television and telephones will change our lives.

A. Cyberspace B. Cyberattack C. Cyberbully  D. Cyberbullying Question 13: The mass media are means of communication, such as books, newspapers, recordings, radio, movies, television, mobile phones and the Internet, that can               a large audience.

A. approach B. reach C. illustrate D. transmit

Question 14: Most apps are fun and people use them all the  time  - to  chat  with friends, play  games, get               , check the weather forecast, read news and books, and a lot more.

A. guides B. directions C. attentions D. help

Question 15: TV companies          their programmes across the country or even across the world.

A. broadcast B. refresh C. connect D. publish

Question 16: While a sports match has spectators and radio has listeners, television has           

A. audience B. witnesses C. viewers D. commentators

Question 17: Mobile security apps are designed to protect and secure smartphone and tablet devices, in cases of theft or               of data.

A. loss B. stolen C. robbed D. persecuted

Question 18: I hate          newspapers; they're just full of gossip, scandal and lies!

A. online B. daily C. tabloid D. rubbish

Question  19:  Television  can make things           because it presents information in an effective way.

A. memory B. memorial C. memorable D. memorably

Question  20:  There's a great show on BBC1 tonight. Contestants have to race through a

supermarket as quickly as they can, filling up their trolleys as they go.

A. talk B. game C. quiz D. live

Question 21: On some TV channels, a(n) be.

tells you what the next programme is going to

A. journalist B. commentator C. announcer D. producer

Question 22: That's a          , isn't it? I think I saw it about a fortnight ago.

A. repeat B. second C. copy D. return

Question 23: They've spent a lot of money on          and they're beginning to see the results.

A. advertise B. advertising C. advertisement D. advertised

Question 24: Although the first printed books had appeared long before in China, the term "mass media" we  use today was               with the creation of print media, which started in Europe in the Middle Ages.

A. developed B. covered C. coined D. separated

Question 25: Since the mid-twentieth century new technologies have been developed, which helped to diversify mass media and make them an               part of our lives.

A. inseparable B. inexpensive C. intentional D. separable

Question 26: The role of the mass media is not only to entertain and amuse the but also to provide information and news about events in different parts of the world as they occur.

A. massive B. masses C. public D. crowd

Question 27: The            involves TV, radio and even electronic forms of communication such as the Internet.

A. telecommunication B. mass

C. network D. press

Question 28: There’s a(n)           in the paper about the Reality Television in Vietnam.

A. feature B. article C. essay D. announcement

Question 29: Educating people about their rights and responsibilities is another               of mass media.

A. mission B. work C. task D. function

Question 30:  Until  recently,  mass  media  forms  were  classified  into  six  categories  according  to  the               of their advent: print, recordings, cinema, radio, television and the Internet.

A. advantage B. sequence C. order D. importance

Question 31: In the early 21st century, with the            of mobile communication technology, the

mobile phone has emerged as a new and unique media channel.

A. invention B. discovery C. development D. explosion

Question 32: Video and computer games have also developed into a mass media           

A. type B. kind C. form D. method

Question 33: The Internet and mobile communication is now the most popular means of receiving information and               with people through email, instant messaging, apps, search engines, blogs.

A. interacting B. updating C. contacting D. keeping

Question 34: Each form of mass media has had an important impact on society, for example, books have helped people to educate themselves while newspapers have               daily events.

A. reported B. repeated C. recorded D. retold

Question 35: I always get the news from my local radio            

A. place B. site C. studio D. station

Question 36: New digital media forms are more personal and social as they allow people to connect each other and               their experiences.

A. personal B. persona C. personalize D. personify

Question 37: Are you thinking of a career in           ?

A. journal B. journalism C. journalist D. journalistic

Question 38: It is not always easy to          the difference between fact and opinion.

A. make B. say C. do D. tell

Question 39: The issue          question is more complex than you think.

A. in B. from C. on D. at

Question 40: A(n)             sends reports from a particular part of the world or on a particular subject.

1. editor B. correspondent C. columnist D. proprietor

Exercise 4: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 41: In my view, freedom of the press must be maintained.

1. mind B. sight C. opinion D. thought

Question 42: Watch out for words like "so-called" in articles as they express the writer’s bias.

A. Look B. Make C. Take D. Bring

Question 43: The public health infrastructure of this country is poorly prepared for the

emerging disease problems of a rapidly changing world.

A. widespread B. appearing C. serious D. minor

Question 44: Most people rely on the mass media as their main source of information.

A. depend on B. try on C. put on D. hold on

Question 45: It was the advent of television that really transformed sportsmen.

A. coming B. going C. increasing D. falling

Question 46: The pie chart shows the preferred forms of communication recorded in a survey conducted in Intel Secondary School in August 2014.

A. carried out B. carried on C. carried away D. carried up

Question 47: I’m amazed that the tabloids which are full of rubbish have such big circulations.

1. the movement of blood inside the