I. Television is an invention of the 20th century. It has been so (1) ………. that now we can’t imagine what life would be like if there was no television. Television is a major mean of (2) ………. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. Television (3) ………. can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands. Television widens our knowledge by introducing us to new ideas which may lead us to new hobbies and recreations. In addition to the news, television (4) ………. us with a variety of programs that can satisfy every taste. Most people now seem to like (5) ………. their evenings watching television. It is more convenient for them to stay at home watching television than to go out for amusement elsewhere. 1. A. popular B. inconvenient C. fast 2. A. information B. communication C. connection 3. A. seers B. audience C. viewers 4. A. provides B. to provide C. provide 5. A. spend B. spent C. spending II. Christmas is the biggest festival of the year (1) _________ Britain. Before Christmas, people send Christmas (2) _________ to their family and friends showing traditional Christmas symbols such as Santa Claus, angels, holly and snowmen. Shops are decorated for the festival from September and in the weeks before Christmas people do their Christmas (3) _________, buying Christmas presents for friends and family. A few days before Christmas, families decorate a Christmas tree, a fir tree (4) _________ with lights and colorful decorations, in their home. Many people go to church on Christmas Eve. Young children believe that Santa Claus will bring them presents during the night and they usually wake up to find a stocking, a long sock filled with small presents, by (5) _________ bed. 1. A. at B. in C. on D. from 2. A. books B. magazines C. cards D. letters 3. A. shopping B. washing C. cleaning D. gardening 4. A. celebrated B. wrapped C. covered D. shared 5. A. his B. her C. our D. their III. It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most environmentally desirable form of transport (26)______ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so (27)______. It has none of the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling so you are more cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour. The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: “But isn’t it (28) ______ dangerous?” It would be foolish to deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (29) ______ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records (30) ______ that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum. 26. A. in B. at C. to 27. A. boring B. careful C. enjoyable 28. A. expectedly B. strangely C. terribly 29. A. size B. number C. deal 30. A. point B. indicate C. display