ART AND MEDIA (self assessment)

Choose the best options

1.A person's greatest piece of work is a......

2.It's an ancient ....., probably made by an alien race.

3.The time of the day when most people are watching TV is known as.....

4.The book has an ...... plot dealing with life during the Civil War.

5.A..... post an unkind reviewof your favourite singer's new CD.How do you respond?

6.........is something made or given shape by man, such as tool or work of art.

7.She was too ....... and distressed to talk about tragedy

8.I do the same things every day.My job is very.....

9.He... me this funny story about what happened to him on holidays.

10."I enjoyed the film yesterday"She said that she ........the film ........

11."We are not using the internet now" .The pupils said that they.......the internet....

12."Dont forget to post the letter"He ........to post the letter

II.Read the article and choose the best word to fill each space.

1 At 6pm on 14 November, 1922, Arthur Burrows read a 1)____ bulletin.  

2.Burrows read the bulletin twice, once fast and then slowly, so that listeners could take 2)____ if they wished.

3.It included a report of a train robbery and an 3)____ political meeting, some sport result, and weather 4)____.

4.It had a staff of just four and its mission was to 5)______, inform, and entertain.

5.By 1930, half the homes in Britain had a 6)______.

6.They could listen not only to the news, but also to dramas, classical music concerts, chart shows, children’s 7)_____, and live sports coverage.

7.When the Second World War began in 1939, BBC radio was a very important channel of news, and of 8)_____ to cheer people up in difficult times. ”.

8.During the War, it broadcasted in many different languages and had large numbers of European 9)______.

9.Today it broadcasts by radio, internet, and satellite in twenty-seven 10) ______.

10.Television 11)______ was suspended from 1 September 1939 to 7 June 1946, during the Second World War. When it returned in 1946, viewers could enjoy anything from Disney’s Mickey Mouse 12)_____ to coverage of the Olympic Games.

10.From its beginning to the 21st century, the BBC has played a 13)_____role in British culture. It has also been known as “The Beeb”, and “Auntie