SÜLEYMAN ŞAH UNIVERSITY
FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
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B2 Module
Worksheet 4
20th December 2013
PART I: LISTENING
A-You will hear five different people talking about a film they have seen. For questions 1-5
choose from the list (A to F) what each person thinks about the film. Use the letters only
once. There is one extra letter which you don’t need to use.
a)It was boring.
Speaker 1……………..
b)It was too short.
Speaker 2……………..
c)ıt was set in the wrong location.
Speaker 3……………..
d)the plot was too complicated.
Speaker 4……………..
e)It was too serious.
Speaker 5……………..
f)The acting was poor.
B-You will hear people talking in three different situations. For questions 1-3 choose the best
answer (A, B, C)
1- You overhear two people talking at the end of the day. Where are they?
A)in a shop
b)in an office
c)at home
2- You hear a man talking on the phone about a job he has been offered. How does it feel?
a)confused
b)relieved
c)surprised
3-You hear a woman talking on the radio about the job.What does he say about it?
a)It’s tiring.
b)It’s interesting.
3)It’s exciting.
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PART 2 READING
A-You are going to read an article about a female boxer. Seven sentences have been removed
from the article. Choose from the sentences A – H the one which fits each gap 16 – 21. There
is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).
A Millions saw Tyson, but now the main event was over, the cameras were switched off and
the crowd was going home.
B For the second time that night, Christy is left with only a handful of people to impress.
C As she prowls the ring, arms held high and punching the air, Christy Martin looks like a
woman on top of the world.
D Women’s boxing has never been taken very seriously by the almost exclusively male
boxing crowd.
E Christy might worry about her teeth getting knocked out.
F Since signing with him two years ago, Christy’s left blows are now worth thousands of
dollars.
G “Look,” she says, examining it closely, “I did break my nail.”
H “It does hurt my feelings that I work so hard and I don’t get mentioned,” she says.
The female Tyson
The crowd was jubilant. Mike Tyson had just beaten Buster Mathis Junior in the third round
in a cavernous stadium in Philadelphia, as everyone suspected he would. Fox Television had
transmitted the fight coast to coast. 0: _A_ This was a pity. They missed the only surprise of
the evening.
Dressed in her baby-pink robe, with her greased face and hungry look, Christy Martin
pounces into the ring later than scheduled. The straying crowd heading for the exit lingers.
Within 144 seconds Christy has floored her opponent. A seasoned ringside photographer
shakes his head and says, “She’s something else, isn’t she?” 1: _____
Back in the dressing room, she brushes her long hair and worries about her injury of the night.
2: _____
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Christy is 27 and has been fighting for just five years, yet some consider her to be the Tyson
of women’s boxing. And, like Tyson, she’s signed to the prince of all promoters, Don King –
the most powerful man in a multi-million dollar sport. 3: _____ I “I’ve gone from fighting
$25-a-round club shows to fighting in the best and biggest rings in the boxing world. We
spoke to all the promoters, but none of them was interested in having a woman fighter. Now
I’m glad because we were available when Don King had time to talk to us. King gives people
opportunities and I’m glad he gave me a chance.”
At the press conference after the fight, Christy waits respectfully as Mike Tyson talks to the
press. But as soon as he’s finished, they are off. 4: _____ From the stage Don King booms,
“Where are you all going? What’s the matter with you guys – are you discriminating?”
Like any professional woman struggling to make it in male territory, Christy gets overlooked.
5: _____ ”The other day, Don King was raving about me at a press conference, saying it was
the fight of the night. He even gave me a bonus for it. But the next day, there was not one line
in the papers to say I’d fought. Journalists are afraid to write about it, but as soon as one of
them says, ‘Yes, we rate Christy Martin’, then the rest follow suit.’ Almost on cue, a radio
boxing commentator interrupts to congratulate her on the fight.
6: _____ Until Christy came on the scene and Don King got involved, it was dismissed as
‘two women slapping each other about’. But in the cut-andthrust world of boxing, the only
thing that counts is a fighter’s ability, and Christy has earned her respect. Mention her name
in the after-fight bar and everyone agrees. “I used to say I didn’t want any women fighting in
my ring, full stop,” says match-maker Bobby Mitchell, “but I’ll never say it again. Christy
Martin shuts mouths and opens eyes.”
B-
You are going to read some information about the remote control. For
questions 1-7, choose the answer A, B, C or D which you think fits best according to the text.
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE REMOTE CONTROL
Oh sure, it’s easy being a couch potato now. Wondrous advances in technology, .particularly
during the 1990s, have made it easy and fun to ‘surf’ the television channels from the comfort
of your armchair. Remote controls offer everything from picture-within-a-picture technology,
to on-screen programming that doesn’t even require you to look at the remote control.
As we rush towards ever greater technological advances, let us not forget the difficulties
experienced by the millions who have come before us. For years they struggled with remote
controls that changed channels or muted the volume unpredictably. Though proclaimed as
technological marvels in their day, today those devices look extremely funny.
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So come with us as we flash back to the 1950s. The decade may have been the Golden Age of
television, but in the evolution of the remote control, it was the Stone Age.
The most primitive of the remotes was developed in 1950 by Zenith Electronics which
decades later would win an Emmy for its pioneering work in remotecontrol technology.
Zenith’s first creative idea was the clever ‘Lazy Bones’, a control with a cable that connected
the television to the device. Just by pushing buttons on the remote, viewers could turn the
television on and off and change channels.
‘Prest-o! Chanqe-o!’ cried a magazine ad introducing the product. ‘Just press a button … to
change a station!’ The problem? ‘Trip-o! Fall-o!’ Customers complained that the cable,
besides being unsightly as it snaked across the living room floor, tripped many an
unsuspecting passerby.
In 1955 Zenith came up with a wireless remote. Zenith engineers invented the Flashmatic,
which worked by firing a beam of light. First-generation couch potatoes accepted the new
technology eagerly, but there was a glaring problem. It reacted to any kind of light, channels
changed unpredictably and the sound mysteriously came and went. “So if the sun set glaringly
and came through the living room window, it would hit the set and cause problems,” says
Zenith engineer Robert Adler. Also, viewers who weren’t as technologically aware as they are
today, had trouble remembering which button controlled which function.
It was Adler, an Austrian born immigrant, who fathered the remote-control that would
dominate the industry for the next quarter of a century. Ironic when you consider that Adler,
by his own admission, to this day watches no more than an hour of television a week.
In 1955 Adler came up with the concept of a remote based on ultrasonics – that is, highfrequency sound beyond the range of human hearing. Adler’s invention which Zenith
introduced in 1956 and named the Space Commander 400, would react to any number of
metallic noises similar to those produced by the transmitter. For example, the family dog
could change channels just by furiously scratching its back legs, thereby causing its dog tags
to jingle. A ringing telephone or jingling keys would have the same effect.
Today, in the Golden Age of the remote control, some 99 percent of TV sets and all video
cassette recorders sold in the United States come with remote controls. So do many other
electronic components, such as compact disc players, and satellite dishes. ‘Universal’
remotes, which have been around since the mid-’80s, allow you to operate several products –
say, for example, the TV, the VCR and CD player – with just one transmitter rather than three
separate units. Even common household functions – switchinq on a light or turning off a
ceiling fan – can be performed today by remote control. In an industry that is continuously
introducing amazing new gadgetry, who knows where couch-potato technology will go from
here?
1- Why is it easy to be a ‘couch potato’ nowadays?
A potato chips have been invented
B advances in technology have made it possible
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C armchairs nowadays are very comfortable
D the climate is perfect for growing vegetables
2- What is the second paragraph about?
A the technological developments in remote controls
B the money spent on technology
C the problems of early remote controls
D the marvels of early remote control technology
3- What was the main problem with ‘Lazy Bones’?
A The cable tripped many people.
B The cable was too long.
C The control was difficult to use.
D The control was too slow.
4- What was the main problem of the ‘Flashmatic’?
A The channels changed even with other kinds of light.
B It had a mysterious use.
C Some sets did not react to its beams.
D It broke loose easily.
5- What was another problem with it?
A It was bad for someone’s memory.
B It wasn’t technologically advanced.
C It was technically complex for the time.
D It didn’t have enough functions.
6- What does ‘it‘ in line 33 refer to?
A the living room window
B the sun
C the remote control
D the beam fired by the Flashmatic
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7- What was the problem with the remote based on ultrasonics?
A It reacted to other noises, too.
B Even the family dog could use it.
C You could not hear other sounds like the phone ringing.
D It made too much noise.
8- What does the writer call ‘universal’ remotes?
A The kind used all over the world.
B The kind used for common household functions.
C The kind which is very expensive.
D The kind used to operate several appliances.
PART 3 VOCABULARY
A-Put the following words into the blanks making changes when necessary:
Consequence- resident- statistic- vehicle-resource- outbreakProhibited- accelerated – as long as – increase
1-……………………….you study hard, you will be successful in school.
2-It is ……………………….. to smoke in the cafe.
3-According to government ……………………..the population of Istanbul has increased by
5%.
4-I’m Brittish but now I’m a ………………………… of Turkey.
5- There was a sudden …………………………. Of cholera in Africa. 300 people died.
6- Threre was a huge accident on the E5 motorway involving 20………………………..
7- Natural ……………………… are in danger of disappearing.
8-It was very cold last year in Istanbul. As a ………………………….. it snowed.
9-Global warming will melt the ice at an ………………………..rate.
10- With the ………………………….. of population in the cities more housing will have to
be built.
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B-Match the words with the definitions:
1-disrupt:……………………………..
a)a possible result
2-implication:………………………….
b)to slowly pass into
3-infiltrate:…………………………….
c)an effect on something
4-collectively:…………………………
d)TV, radio , magazines
5-Dispose of:………………………….
e)to prevent from occuring normally
6-concentrated:…………………………
f)happening once a year
7-impact:……………………………
g)together as a group
8-annually:…………………………
h)a lot in one place
9-media:……………………….
i)throw away
10-severe:………………………..
j)very harsh
PART 4 USE OF ENGLISH
A-Choose the correct relative clause:
1Q: Frank Smith, ____ son works for us, can provide an estimate.
who/ which/ whose
2Q: You should speak to Peter ____ is responsible for company relations abroad
who/ whose/ whom
3Q: He came for the weekend wearing only some shorts and a t-shirt, _____ was a stupid
thing to do.
that/ who/ which
4Q: Smith House, _____ was built in 1756, is an important local monument.
that/ which/ who
5Q: They attended Peterson University in Four Square _____ the population is less than
50,000.
who/ which/ where
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B-Combine the sentences using a relative clause. Use relative pronouns only where necessary.
Note that you have to use commas in some of the sentences.
A holiday in Scotland
1.We spent our holiday in Scotland last year. Scotland is in the north of Great Britain.
Last year we ……………………………………………………………………………………
2.People live in Scotland. They are called Scots.
The people …………………………………………………………………………………
3.We first went to Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.
We first …………………………………………………………………….
4.Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh. He wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Arthur Conan Doyle ……………………………………………………………………………
5.Then we visited a lake. It is in the Highlands.
The lake …………………………………………………………………………………..
6.Loch Ness is 37 km long. People know it for its friendly monster.
Loch Ness
7.There we met an old man. He told us that he had seen Nessie.
An old man …………………………………………………………………………….
8.We then travelled to a mountain. The mountain is near the town of Fort William.
We then …………………………………………………………………………………….
9.The mountain is the highest mountain in Great Britain. It is called Ben Nevis.
The mountain …………………………………………………………………………….
10.I sent you a postcard. It was written on the summit of Ben Nevis.
The postcard ……………………………………………………………………………….
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C- For questions 1-15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.
Use only one word in each space. Use these words:
Could-but-began-more-not-problem-used-has-own-like-how-very-for-their-was
THE MASTER OF YOUR DOMAIN
Be prepared: you may have to go to the ends of the World (Wide Web) to achieve it.
All Iwanted to (O) ..do .. was to get an Internet domain name of my (1) ….. – the part of an email address to the right of the ‘@’ and the part of the World Wide Web address that
typically follows www. The (2) ….. is that Lewis is a (3) ….. common name and Lewis.com
(4) ….. already taken.
So, (5) …..millions of Internet users before me, I (6) ….. looking elsewhere (7) …… a
domain I could call home – the Internet equivalent of 40 acres, where I (8) ….. grow
electronic mail, raise a small herd of web pages and maybe someday open a little electronic
collage industry of my own.
It (9) ….. to be technically difficult for average computer users to get (10) ….. own personal
Internet domain names. (11) ….. if you could figure out (12) ….. to do it, registering a domain
name was free and good names were plentiful.
No (13) …..! The Internet is now the world’s fastest growing economy, and the
commercialisation of the Internet (14) ….. created a frenzy for domain names. An Internet
domain name is (15) ….. just an equivalent of a telephone number and mailing address but
also a status symbol.
D-Sentence transformation, For questions 1 – 10, complete the second sentence so that it has
a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.
You must use between two and five words, including the word given. There is an example at
the beginning (0).
Example:
0 They published this book in England.
came
This book …..came from…. England.
1.- Can you understand what this paper means?
sense
Can you …………………………… this paper?
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2.- It wasn’t necessary to meet me at the airport yesterday.
needn’t
You ……………………… me at the airport yesterday.
3.-It was unkind of you to talk to her like that.
not
You ……………………………… to her like that.
4.-I saw the film although I strongly dislike thrillers.
spite
I saw the film in …………………… of thrillers.
5.-It’s not possible to play tennis because of the rain.
makes
The rain ………………………………. to play tennis.
6.-I’ve never tasted such good food before.
ever
It is the ………………….. tasted.
7.-Do your parents allow you to watch TV late at night?
let
Do your parents ……………………. TV late at night?
8.-”Did you write a note for Anna?” I asked my mother.
she
I asked my mother ………………………. a note for Anna.
9.-He gave me the money first, and then he left.
after
He left …………………………………….. the money.
10.-I don’t find it difficult to get up early any more.
used
I ………………………………………. up early.
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