Part 1: Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. 1. It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ................... . A. a revision B. a control C. an investiagation D. a check-up 2. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall have a better ................... . A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop 3. When the starter gave the ................... all the competitors in the race began to run round the track. A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show 4. ................... from Bill, all the students said they would go A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate 5. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ................... new procedures to save time and money. A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore 6. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not .................... your television set. A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch 7. The crowd at a football match are often ................. . A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitement 8. I'm very .................... in the information you have given me. A. concerned B. surprised C. bored D. interested 9. I saw a thief take Peter's wallet so I ran ................... him, but I didn't catch him. A. into B. after C. over D. near 10. If it's raining tomorrow, we shall have to................... the match till Sunday. A. put off B. cancel C. play D. put away Part 2: Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Kids watch more TV A study into children's television (0) viewing habits reveals VIEW that children whose parents have a high level of (1) _________________ EDUCATE tend to watch less television than children from less educated family(2) ________________ . The report also suggests that a high rate of BACK TV watching among children in poorer (3) _________________ areas SUBURB and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centre, is often due to (4) _________________ and a lack of other kinds of POOR (5) _________________ in the area. Disco, cinema, theatre and sports ENTERTAIN (6) ________________ offer children in urban centre a wider range ACTIVE of pastimes, which leads to far (7) ______________ hours being spent FEW in front of the box. (8) ______________, comedies and adventure films COMMERCE are children's (9) _______________ programmes, while twenty per cent FAVOUR of children said they preferred (10) _______________ films and thrillers.