Bank Soal 5

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The weather forecast, the story about the candidates, and the movie reviews are examples of messages from the media. A communication medium is a means of communicating a message. Examples of media are televisions, radios, newspapers, books, and telephones. The media that can reach many people at once are called mass media.
         It is not difficult to think of other messages we receive through the mass media Every day we get hundreds of them Think about advertisements, for example. We see and hear these messages almost everywhere we go. Advertisements are important messages, even though they are sometimes annoying. They help us compare and evaluate products.
         Most of us get information from the media than from the classroom. Think for a moment about how you Team about local news and events. Do you depend on other people or media? What about international news? What is the most important source of information for you? People who am asked these questions usually answer 'Television".
         We use the information we get from radios, televisions, newspaper and other media to make decisions and opinions. That is why the mass media are so important. Editorials and articles in newspapers help us decide how to vote. Consumers' reports on television help us decide how to spend ow money, and international news on the radio or TV makes us think and form opinions about questions of war and peace.
         With each improvement in the media, audiences become larger and larger. Thanks to the communication satellite, television audiences have become international. More than 500 million people watched the first walk on the moon, for example. And more than 1 billion watched the events of the recent Olympic Games.

1.	You can get the following information from television, EXCEPT .......
	A. events B. editorials C. local news D. messages E. international events

2.	What means of communication is the text focussing on .......
	A. Newspapers B. Mass Media C. Telephones D. Radios E. Books

3.	The information obtained from mass media is important because it enables us .......
	A. to write editorials B. to build up opinions C. to decide how to advertise D. to make television reports E. to ask about war and peace

Sailing may seem like a difficult sport. But it is really not hard. You do not need to be strong, but you need to be quick. And you need understand .....(4)..... basic rules about the wind.           First, you must ask .....(5)..... "Where is the wind coming from ? Is it coming from .....(6)..... or behind or from the side ? You must be thinking about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail.

4.	A. a few B. a tiny C. a little D. a minor E. a slight

5.	A. it B. us C. him D. them E. yourself

6.	A. front B. ahead C. before D. previous E. advanced

The money lent to the customers comes from the .....(7)..... who invest it in bank and from profit made by private businesses and individuals. They are demanded deposits, and tune deposits. Depositors get .....(8)..... from the use of their money in the banks, and the interest is .....(9)..... by the government.

7.	A. owners B. cashiers C. creditors D. managers E. stockholders

8.	A. profit B. budget C. capital D. interest E. cheque

9.	A. paid B. kept C. taken D. drawn E. regulated

10.	Father  : Andri, you'd better mow the grass first before you paint the fence. Andri   : .......? Father  : I'm afraid not. The smoke may make our neighbours feel annoyed.
	A. May I burn the rubbish B. May I gather the rubbish C. May I smoke while working D. May I sweep the yard afterward E. May I throw the rubbish in the back yard