KEY 8

I.

Listen to a man talking about the difficulties of being a journalist. Decide if the following statements

are true (T) or false (F).

According to the man,

STATEMENT

T

F

1.

Journalist may have chances to meet very important person.

T

2.

The wage of a journalist is below $20 per hour according to the 2010 statistic.

T

3.

Most journalists are paid straight hourly.

F

4.

Regularly TV and newspaper jobs can include 10 or more hours a day on the job, but

usually at normal hours.

F

5.

Journalists are rarely “under deadline.”

F

II.

Listen again and fill inn each blank the missing words.

1.

Journalist may work with CELEBRITY or a (POWERFUL) POLITICIAN.

2.

With the average income of a normal journalist, it is hard to buy a VACATION HOME

3.

Journalists spend a lot of time… and tracking down and RESEARCHING STORIES sources.

4.

Jounalists are constantly “UNDER DEADLINE”

5.

When a big event breaks, journalists have to be the first to produce a good news delivery, and puts

(TREMENDOUS) PRESSURE on them.

III.Find the word which has a different stress from the other words.

1.

A. stimulate

B. organise

C. efficient

D. terminal

2.

A. challenge

B. promote

C. affect

D. machine

3.

A. discover

B. addiction

C. fantastic

D. habitat

4.

A. wildlife

B. afford

C. mountain

D. passport

5.

A. magnificence

B. geography

C. expedition

D. accommodate

6.

A. expecdition

B. excursion

C. geography

D. forbidden

7.

A. terminal

B. contradict

C. business

D. agency

8.

A. reserve

B. seaside

C. luggage

D. touchdown

9.

A. resort

B. checkout

C. region

D. tourist

10. A. tropical

B. rainforest

C. continent

D. excursion

IV. Choose the best answer.

1.

The Titanic sank on it maiden ……………… from Southampton to New York.

A.

Adventure

B. trip

C. expecdition

D. voyage

2.

It was a long and difficult……………… across the mountains.

A.

Voyage

B. journey

C. development

D. climb

3.

Most people enjoy………………aboard and having the chance to stay in some exotic cities.

A.

Travel

B. to travel

C. traveled

D. travelling

4.

I’d like to become a………………because I can travel everywhere and show tourists around.

A.

Explorer

B. tour guide

C. flight attendance

D. holiday maker

5.

Every time my father slies to America, he gets really bad………………

A.

Jet lag

B. journey

C. touchdown

D. mix - up

6.

Have you ever been to the……………… discovered Son Doong Cave, one of the most beautiful caves in

Viet Nam?

A.

Just

B. new

C. newly

D. recent

7.

Do you think cycling from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City with some friends is ………………?

ENGLISH 9 – UNIT 8: TOURISM

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