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Yousef Mohamed Salah (AI) I. Choose which one of the following statements is correct in the context of the passage. 1. Psychologists a. believe that television causes juvenile delinquency b. think that television programmes are harmless c. cannot find much evidence of a direct connection between tel...

Yousef Mohamed Salah (AI) I. Choose which one of the following statements is correct in the context of the passage. 1. Psychologists a. believe that television causes juvenile delinquency b. think that television programmes are harmless c. cannot find much evidence of a direct connection between television and juvenile delinquency. 2. Parents who write letters of complaint to television companies a. do not like adult programmes b. are afraid their children will be harmed by seeing adult programmes. c. think cartoon films are too violent. 3. The television programmes that frighten children are those that a. include scenes of violence b. deal with unpleasant subjects c. contain cruelty or violence in a context they associate with their own situation. 4. The television series mentioned is healthy because a. the children are shown as brave and confident b. it is unreal c. the only bad character is adult. Words Choose the word or phrase from the alternatives given which is closest in meaning to the words in italics in the context of the passage. 1. a great deal of a. a large number of b. a lot of c. many 2. few a. not many b. little c. some 3. share a. agree with b. have a part of c. belong to Yousef Mohamed Salah (AI) 4. had no inhibitions about a. were not prevented from b. were not stopped from c. were not worried about 5. a large number of a. a lot of b. a considerable amount of c. a few 6. the fact is a. this is true b. what matters is c. the truth of the matter is. 7. as every parent knows a. like each parent believes b. as all parents know c. as all fathers know. 8. cannot stand the sight of a. do not like the look of b. cannot bear to look at c. are afraid of the view of. 9. sensible a. having refined feelings b. having common sense c. understanding 10. cannot help a. are unable to assist in b. are incapable of assisting in c. are unable to avoid. Patterns: 1- Change the sentences below, replacing a lot of with the correct alternative form and then put them all in the negative. a. 1- He earns a great deal of money in his new job. 2- He doesn't earn much money in his new job. b. 1- There were a large number of people at the wedding. Yousef Mohamed Salah (AI) 2- There weren’t many people at the wedding. c. 1- He has done a great deal of work this year. 2- He hasn’t done much work this year. d. 1- She has a large number of friends. 2- She doesn't have many friends. e. 1- A large number of people believe that television has a harmful effect on children. 2- Not many people believe that television has a harmful effect on children. 2- Substitute the correct alternative form in the following sentence for the words in italic type. a. He has little time for study. b. There’re few players who can beat him. c. I’ve a few photographs at home that might interest you. d. His aunt left him a little money when she died, which is enough for him. e. I’ve brought you a few flowers for your birthday. f. There is a little point in arguing with her. g. Few television programmes are as popular as this one. h. I need a little help. Will you hold this ladder? i. He has few friends. j. Come here! I want to give you a little advice. Yousef Mohamed Salah (AI) 3- Change the no form to not any in the following sentences. a. He doesn’t have any money. b. It won’t do him any harm. c. There aren’t any simple answers to the problem. d. I don’t have any complaints. 4- Substitute any for the phrases in italics in the following sentences: a. He is so fond of television that he looks at a program of any kind that is on. b. You can take any train. They all stop at London Bridge. c. A programme of any kind that includes unnecessary violence may be bad for children.