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UNIT 10: COMMUNICATION
9. My passport last month, so I will have to get a new one

A. elapsed B. expired C. ended D. terminated
10. I am never free on Tuesday evening as I have a arrangement to go to the cinema with
a friend.

A. long-standing B. long-lived C. long-range D. long-lasting
11. These suggestions are to be accepted by the majority of members.
A. unlikely B. impossible C. undoubtedly D. inconceivable

12. receipt of your instructions, I immediately sent a telex message to Algeria.
A. On B. In C. With D. By
13. What the smoke and the noise, the party made me feel quite ill.

A. because of B. through C. owing to D. with
14. Enough money has been raised to the hospital‟s survival.
A. ensure B. endow C. enable D. empower

15. The burglar‟s presence was betrayed by a floorboard.
A. cracking B. crunching C groaning D. creaking

16. Please from smoking until the plane is airborne.
A. refrain B. exclude C. resist D. restrain
17. Owing to the fog, his flight from Tokyo was

A. belated B. overdue C. unscheduled D. unpunctual
18. When we went to Egypt he knew no Arabic, but within six months he had become
extremely fluent.
A. entirely B. virtually C. barely D. scarcely

19. The old lady‟s savings were considerable as she had a little money each week.
A. put by B. put in C. put apart D. put down
20. The police a good deal of criticism over their handling of the demonstration.

A. came in for B. brought about C. went down with D. opened up

III. Read the passage and complete the sentences.
One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events through out the world is the
newspaper. The purpose of newspaper is to inform the public of political, social, economic and
entertainment happenings, among other things. Generally, there are three types of newspapers.
Daily newspapers publish at least one edition every weekday. Most dailies also have a weekend
edition. Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts, and entertainment, business,
and classified advertising. Weekly newspapers print once a week and cover news of interest to
readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper. They focus on local happenings rather than
national or international events. Special-interest newspapers may publish daily, weekly, monthly,
or even less frequently. They generally disseminate news of interest to a particular group of
readers of feature news about a specific topic.
Thanks to the development of Internet, we can now get access to electronic newspapers. To
some extent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world.
1. The purpose of newspapers is to ..............................................................................................

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