Test 1

A. These statements about a tennis player are wrong. Listen to a radio interview with her. Cross out the wrong word or words and note the correction as in the example. After you have listened to the interview, write correct statements.

1. Melissa is a Manchester University.

She was at Manchester University.

2. She is twenty.

She is nineteen.

3. She plays tennis in her spare time.

She is a professional player.

4. She's been a professional for almost a year.

She's been a professional for fourteen months.

5. She has won a lot of tournaments.

She has won two tournaments.

6. She is now number 32 in the world.

She is now number 413 in the world./ she is now number 32 in England.

7. Her parents are brilliant tennis player.

Her parents are not very good tennis players.

8. Melissa's sports teacher advised her to give up.

Melissa's sports teacher advised her to get a tennis coach.

9. Her parents couldn't afford a coach for Melissa.

Her parents paid for a coach for three years.

10. The government gave her money for her university studies.

The government gave her money for coaching.

B. Write the interviewer's questions.

1. He asked her how old she was. How old are you?
2. He asked her whether she was at university. Are you at a university?
3. He asked if hr. career was going well. Is your career is going well?
4. He asked her whether her family played tennis? Does your family play tennis?
5. He asked her how she had learnt to play. How did you learn to play?
6. He asked her what her parents had said about it. What did your parents say about it?

C. Here are some questions and answers from a later part of the interview. Write them as reported speech.

2. Brian: Do you prefer singles or doubles?

• Melissa: I like playing both.
• He asked her if she preferred singles or doubles.
• She said that she liked playing both.

3. Brian: When is your next tournament?

• Melissa: I'm playing in the UK Under-21 in April.
• He asked her when her next tournament was.
• She said that she was playing in the Under-21 in April.

4. Brian: What are your chances of success in that?

• Melissa: I hope to come in the top four.
• He asked her what her chances f success in that were.
• She said that she hoped to come in the top four.

5. Brian: When do you practice?

• Melissa: I do a couple of hours every morning.
• He asked her when she practiced.
• She said that she did a couple of hours every morning.

6. Brian: Have you played any other sports?

• Melissa: At school, I tried swimming and running.
• He asked her if she had played any other sports.
• She said that at school she had tried swimming and running.

7. Brian: Have you got a special ambition?

• Melissa: I want to win Wimbledon, of course!
• He asked her if she had any special ambition.
• She said that she wanted to win Wimbledon, of course!

Write a paragraph about "Satellite in our life". Write about (80-100) words.

Satellite in our life

• Satellite TV has both entertaining and educative value. With satellites, we can watch the latest news.
• They help us know what is happening in the farthest corner in the world.
• We can also receive TV programmers in the middle of the desert, in the mountains, or on small, faraway islands.
• We can watch movies, dramas, music and sports.
• Besides, they are used for distance learning. They widen our knowledge, help us to be acquainted with the cultures of different countries.
• We conclude that satellites have changed the way we watch television.
• They have opened the world and brought people close together.