PART II CLOZE
Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank.
Television —— that most pervasive and persuasive of modern (26)____, marked by rapid change and growth —— is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication and versatility, which (27)____ to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic (28)____, made possible by the (29)____of television and computer sciences. The word "television," (30)____ from its Greek (tele: distant) and Latin (vision: sight) roots, can (31)____ be interpreted as sight from a distance. Very simply (32)____, it works in this way: through a sophisticated system of electronics, television provides the (33)____ of converting an image into electronic impulses, which can be sent through a wire or cable. These impulses, when (34)____ into a receiver (television set), can (35)____ be electronically reconstituted into that same image. Television is more than just an electronics system, however. It is (36)____ of expression, as well as a (37)____ for communication, and as such becomes a powerful tool for reading other human beings. The field of television can be divided into two (38)____ determined by its means of transmission. First, there is broadcast television, which teaches the masses through broad-based airwave transmission of television (39)____. Second, there is nonbroadcast television, which provides (40)____ the needs of individuals or specific interest groups through controlled transmission techniques.
26. A) techniques B) skills C) developments D) technologies
27. A) suggests B) promises C) appears D) pledges
28. A) evolution B) innovation C) transformation D) revolution
29. A) marriage B) synthesis C) association D) unification
30. A) came B) stemmed C) derived D) resulted
31. A) accurately B) precisely C) exactly D) literally
32. A) said B) put C) expressed D) described
33. A) capability B) competence C) ability D) proficiency
34. A) feeding B) having fed C) feed D) fed
35. A) then B) now C) later D) shortly
36. A) a mean B) a means C) mean D) means
37. A) channel B) apparatus C) vehicle D) mechanism
38. A) classes B) sections C) categories D) groups
39. A) signals B) signs C) images D) pictures
40. A) for B) with C) to D) on
PART III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.
41. This is a most peculiar letter. What do you ____ of it?
A) gather
B) make
C) get
D) feel
42. Now that we've identified the problem, we must decide on an appropriate course of ____.
A) action
B) progress
C) solution
D) development
43. Since the couple couldn't ____ their difference, they decided to get a divorce.
A) reconcile
B) identify
C) adjust
D) coincide
44. We attended a ____ of the new manufacturing process.
A) demonstration
B) display
C) showing
D) manifestation
45. How many people do you think his car would ____?
A) occupy
B) hold
C) fit
D) load
46. It never ____ my mind that he might refuse the request.
A) passed
B) filled
C) crossed