ESCOLA BSICA DO 2 E 3 CICLOS D.

DOMINGOS JARDO
Mark:
English Test Reading/ Writing
Name:_____________________________________________ No.: ____ Class.:
Teacher:
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Date: ______________________________________________________________________

A. Read the text and find out the role radio plays in these peoples lives.

Hi! Im John Simpson and I assure you radio is my life. Im kind of a middleroad-listener as Im always tuned when Im driving my truck, night and day.
Radio is a sort of escape and my favourite station is my second home. It keeps
me informed, entertained and awake!
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Hi! Im Steve Lowe. If I couldnt listen to the radio, I would feel that
something was missing in my life. Radio makes my intellect grow and it helps
me in my job. Every day when Im driving to meet a client, I learn new
marketing arguments that I often use with my clients. Radio helps me to sell
things, as it keeps me in a good mood.

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Hello, Im Jane Kiel. I grew up listening to the radio when I was at home. My
mother couldnt do the housework without listening to her favourite radio
programmes. Now Im addicted to it as much as she is. Im always listening to
the newest hits. It doesnt matter if Im cycling, jogging, relaxing in the tube,
doing my homework or in the school break. I bet youve already guessed who

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my best friend is...

Hello, Im Tom Smith. Radio plays a major role in many listeners lives. I can
see this when I drive people to work. Some of them talk about their radio
station as if it was an integral part of their everyday lives, even a close friend.

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Hi! Im Sue Anderson. There are numerous reasons to listen to the radio.
Radio is a source of companionship. It gives energy and stimulates our
intellect. At the same time, it is a source of relaxation and escape. Thats
why I tell my depressed patients that radio can be a good therapy.
Source: Profile 8, Texto Editores (abridged and slightly adapted)

B. Choose the right option to complete each sentence, according to the

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text.
1.

John Simpson _______

when hes driving his
truck.

2.

The Radio ____ in

Steve Lowes life.

3.

plays an important role

b) doesnt play such
an important role
c) doesnt mean anything
a)

a)
b)
c)

never turns on the

radio
never turns off the
radio
always turns off the
radio at night

Jane listens to the

radio _____.
everywhere
b) only when shes at
home
c) only when shes doing
one of her hobbies
a)

5. Tom Smith can see

the impact radio has on
6. Sue Anderson can
peoples lives ___.
name ____ to listen to
4. Jane sees ____ as her
the radio.
a) while working
best friend.
b) while hes off duty
a) no reasons
c) when he looks through
a) her mother
b) very few reasons
the window of his car
b) her favourite radio
c) many reasons
programme
c) the radio

C. Write the NAME of each character in the text according to their jobs.
1.

Salesman _________________________________

2.

Doctor _________________________________

3.

Truck driver _________________________________

4.

Student _________________________________

5.

Taxi driver _________________________________

D. Now give complete answers to these questions on the text.

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1.Why is the radio so important in John Simpsons life?

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2.How does listening to the radio help Steve in his job?
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3.When did Janes mother listen to the radio?
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4.In Sue Andersons opinion, what are some of the benefits that listening to
the radio can bring to depressed people?
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E. Find opposites for the following words in the text from line 12 to
line 19.
1. never _________________________________

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2. oldest _________________________________
3. worst _________________________________
4. minor _________________________________
5. distant _________________________________

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A.Write sentences (affirmative, negative and interrogative) about the

FUTURE.
1. Radio /recover / its importance / in the future

(?)

_______________________________________________________________________
2. grandchildren / not listen to the radio / in the year 2050

(-)

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3. students /probably / study / on the internet

(+)

_______________________________________________________________________
4. life on the moon / show / Satellite TV

(?)

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5. teachers / in the year 2050 / be holograms

(+)

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B.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1.
We ___________________ (stay) at home if it ___________________ (snow)
tomorrow.

If we ___________________ (earn) enough money, we ___________________ (buy)

a new hi-fi system.
3.
What ___________________ (Jane, do) if she ___________________ (fail) the
university entrance examination?
4. If Emma ___________________ (not, feel) better tomorrow, she ___________________
(see) the doctor.
5. My parents ___________________ (buy) me a new MP3 player if I
___________________ (pass) my final exams.
6. If my team ___________________ (lose) the match, it ___________________ (fall) to
the second division.
7. If the concert ___________________ (finish) earlier, I ___________________ (take) the
10.30 bus.
2.

GD WRK!