METU/SFL
D.B.E.
May 2017
Upper-Intermediate Group
Weekend Homework for May 08-12
I. CLOZE TESTS
Fill in the gaps with ONE word only. Then, check with the answer key.
I.
YOUNG ADULTS AND MEDIA
Tobacco and alcohol
Messages about tobacco and alcohol are everywhere in media. Kids and teens (1)__________________
characters on many medium of media smoking and drinking. They spot signs for tobacco and alcohol
products at concerts and sporting events. Advertising and movies send kids the message that smoking and
drinking (2)__________________ a person sexy or cool and that “everyone does it.” Advertising also sways
teens to smoke and drink. Teens (3)__________________ see a lot of ads for beer, wine, liquor, and
cigarettes admit that it influences them to want to drink and smoke. It is not by chance that in the US, the
three (4)__________________ commonly advertised cigarette brands are also the most popular ones smoked
by teens.
Advertisers of tobacco and alcohol purposely leave out the negative information about their products. As a
result, young people often do not know (5)__________________ the health risks are when they use these
products. Sometimes TV broadcasts and print articles do the (6)__________________ thing. For example, a
magazine might do a story about the common causes of cancer but not mention smoking as
(7)__________________ top one. Do the teens and children know (8)__________________? The answer
may be that the magazine publisher takes money to publish ads of alcohol products or even owns another
company that makes cigarettes.
Fatty foods and thin bodies
Media heavily promote unhealthy foods (9)__________________ at the same time telling people they need
to lose weight and be thin. Heavy media use can also take time away from physical activity.
Studies show that girls of all ages worry about their weight and they can’t stand (10)__________________
overweight. Many of them are starting to diet at young ages. Media can promote an unrealistic image of how
people look. Often, the thin and perfect-looking person on screen or in print is not even one whole person
(11)__________________ parts of several people! This “person” is created by using body doubles,
airbrushing, and computer-graphics techniques.
Violence
Children learn their attitudes about violence at a very young age and these attitudes tend to last.
(12)__________________ TV violence has been studied the most, researchers are finding that violence in
other media impacts children and teens in many of the same harmful ways.
• From media violence children learn to behave aggressively toward others. They are taught to use
violence (13)__________________ of self-control to take care of problems or conflicts.
• Violence in the “media world” may make children and teens more accepting of real-world violence and
(14)__________________ caring toward others. Children and teens seeing a lot of violence from
movies, TV shows, or video games may become more fearful and perceive the real world as a mean
and scary place. (15)__________________ the fact that the effects of media on children and teens
might not be apparent right away, these young people are being negatively affected. Sometimes
children may not act out violently until their teen or young-adult years.
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Media education basics
Parents need to set limits and (16)__________________ actively involved with the TV shows, computer
games, magazines, and other media that their children use. However, this is only one step in helping media
play a positive role in young people’s lives. Because media surround us and (17)__________________
always be avoided, one way to filter their messages is to develop the skills to question, analyze, and evaluate
them. This is (18)__________________ media literacy or media education.
A print-literate young person learns to be critical of the things s/he reads. In the same way, a media-literate
person should be able to do the same with moving pictures and sounds. The young adult can learn to
understand not (19)__________________ the obvious but also hidden messages in all media.
(20)__________________ learning media education skills, children and young adults will begin to ask
questions and think about the media messages they watch, read, and hear, and they usually will enjoy doing
it!
Following are basic media education points a young should know:
• It is the people who create media messages. Any media message, whether it’s a magazine article or a
TV talk show, is created (21)__________________ a team of people. Those people write it, decide
what pictures to use, and what to leave out. All of these things give the message a purpose.
• (22)__________________ media form uses its own language. Newspapers make head- lines large to
attract readers to certain stories. Media with sound may use music to make people feel a range of
emotions. When children learn about these techniques, they are able to understand how a message is
delivered instead of only being affected by it.
• (23)__________________ two people experience the same media message in exactly the same way.
How a person interprets a message depends (24)__________________ things unique to that person’s
life. These can include age, values, memories, and education.
• Media messages have their own values and points of view. (25)__________________ are built into the
message itself. Children and teens should compare the promoted values against their own values. It is
important for children to learn that they have a choice in whether to accept the values that are
being promoted in any media message or not.
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II. LANGUAGE REVISION
Mark the best choice.
DNA, the Keeper of Life's Secrets, Starts to Talk
Fifty years ago, on Saturday, February 28, 1953, two young scientists _____(1)_____ into the Eagle, a dingy
pub in Cambridge, England, announcing to the lunchtime crowd that they _____(2)_____ the secret of life.
_____(3)_____ the chemical structure of DNA, the archive of life, James D. Watson and Francis Crick had
discovered how the molecule could encode information in the ample quantities necessary to program a living
cell.
Years later, Dr. Crick's wife, Odile, admitted _____(4)_____ him that day. The reason _____(5)_____ this
was simple: her husband kept _____(6)_____ similar things. However, on that occasion the claim was true,
and it started a revolution that _____(7)_____ to guide the world of science to this day.
Today, Crick and Watson expect to see new medical treatments and diagnostic tests _____(8)_____ on a
thorough understanding of DNA for cancer, heart disease and other long-lasting maladies. Yet, like any
powerful technology, it is certain that DNA will _____(9)_____ disturbing choices. One of these is whether
or not to modify the human genome with inheritable genes that can eliminate disease and enhance desired
qualities. The second one is the possibility that DNA techniques will _____(10)_____ to make new biological
weapons.
1. a)
b)
c)
d)
walking
walked
were walking
had been walking
2. a)
b)
c)
d)
uncovering
uncovered
have uncovered
had uncovered
3. a)
b)
c)
d)
Not to find
Found
By finding
Not having found
4. a)
b)
c)
d)
having believed
not believing
to believe
not to believe
5. a)
b)
c)
d)
of
why
as
for
6. a)
b)
c)
d)
coming home and saying
to come home and say
came home and said
was coming home and saying
7. a)
b)
c)
d)
will continue
has continued
continue
can continue
8. a)
b)
c)
d)
based
are based
which based
being based
9. a)
b)
c)
d)
bring
have been bringing
have brought
be brought
10. a)
b)
c)
d)
use
be using
have used
be used
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FRIDA KAHLO
Frida Kahlo’s life began and ended in Mexico City, in her home _____(1)_____ as the Blue House. She gave
her birth date as July 7, 1910 but her birth certificate shows July 6, 1907. At age 6, Frida _____(2)_____
with polio*, which caused her right leg to become much thinner than the other. It was to remain that way
permanently.
When Frida entered high school, she became the ringleader of a rebellious group of mainly boys
_____(3)_____ trouble all the time. It was in this school that Frida first came in contact with her future
husband, the famous Mexican muralist, Diego Rivera. He _____(4)_____ a mural (a wall painting) in the
school's auditorium.
_____(5)_____ in a serious bus accident on September 17, 1925, at about age 18, Frida Kahlo was left with
a broken spinal column, a broken collarbone, broken ribs, a broken pelvis, and 11 fractures in her right leg.
In addition, her right foot _____(6)_____, and her shoulder was out of joint. For a month, Frida was forced
to stay flat on her back, encased in a plaster cast and enclosed in a boxlike structure.
Frida's enormous strength and will to live _____(7)_____ a remarkable recovery. She began painting shortly
after the accident because she was bored in bed. This became her lifelong profession.
Although Frida's recovery was miraculous (she regained her ability to walk), she did have relapses of
tremendous pain and fatigue throughout the rest of her life, _____(8)_____ for long periods of time,
bedridden at times. She once joked that she held the record for the most operations. Frida underwent about
30 in her lifetime. She also turned to alcohol, drugs, and cigarettes _____(9)_____ the pain of her physical
suffering.
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1. a)
b)
c)
d)
known
was known
to have been known
having known
2. a)
b)
c)
d)
had been infected
was infected
infected
being infected
3. a)
b)
c)
d)
caused
that caused
who had caused
that causing
4. a)
b)
c)
d)
chose for painting
was said to choose painting
had been chosen to paint
would have been chosen to paint
5. a)
b)
c)
d)
To involve
Involving
Having involved
Involved
6. a)
b)
c)
d)
dislocated and crushed
was dislocating and crushing
was dislocated and crushed
dislocating and crushing
7. a)
b)
c)
d)
allowing to survive and make her
allowing her to survive and make
to allow her to survive and make
allowed her to survive and make
8. a)
b)
c)
d)
9. a)
b)
c)
d)
to ease
having eased
easing
so as to be eased
that caused her to hospitalize
causing her to be hospitalized
having caused her to be hospitalized
caused her to hospitalize
polio : a serious infectious disease that can cause permanent inability to move
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Some time after her accident, Frida started going out. A short while after _____(10)_____ to the artistic crowd
of Mexico, she started to live with one of the men at the party — Diego Rivera. Diego and Frida were married
on August 21,1929. Their marriage _____(11)_____ the union between an elephant and a dove, because Diego
was huge and very fat, and Frida was small (a little over 5 feet) and slender. Their relationship consisted of
love, affairs with other people, creative bonding, hate, and a divorce in 1940 that lasted only for one year. The
reason for the divorce was _____(12)_____ an affair with Frida's sister! Frida was shocked _____(13)_____
by the two people she loved most, and she filed for a divorce.
Despite their stormy relationship, Diego was of great help to Frida. He suggested _____(14)_____ the
traditional Mexican clothing, which consisted of long, colorful dresses and exotic jewelry. This, along with
Frida's thick, connecting eyebrows, became her trademark. He also loved her work and was her greatest
admirer. Frida, in turn, was Diego's most trusted critic, and the love of his life.
Frida let out all of her emotions on a canvas. She painted her anger and agony over her stormy marriage, the
painful miscarriages, and the physical suffering _____(15)_____ because of the accident.
Frida, despite all of the hurt in her life, was an outgoing person whose vocabulary was filled with 4 letter
words. She loved tequila and sang off color songs to guests at the crazy parties she hosted. She also loved
_____(16)_____ everyone around her. Frida amazed people with her beauty and everywhere she went, people
_____(17)_____ in wonder. Men were fascinated with her, and because of this, Frida had numerous,
scandalous affairs.
Frida only had one exhibition in Mexico and it was in the spring of 1953. Her health was very bad at this time
and doctors _____(18)_____ her exhibition. However, minutes after guests were allowed into the gallery,
sirens were heard outside. The crowd went crazy for outside there was an ambulance accompanied by a
motorcycle escort. Frida Kahlo _____(19)_____ from it into her exhibition on a hospital stretcher! The
photographers and reporters were shocked. She was placed in her bed in the middle of the gallery. The mob of
people went to greet her. Frida told jokes, entertained the crowd, sang, and drank the whole evening. The
exhibition was an amazing success.
During the same year as her exhibition, Frida _____(20)_____ below the knee due to a gangrene infection.
This caused her to become deeply depressed and suicidal. She attempted suicide a couple of times. On July
13, 1954, Frida died. No official autopsy was done. Rumor has it that she committed suicide.
10.
a)
b)
c)
d)
introducing
to be introduced
being introduced
was introduced
11. a)
b)
c)
d)
was called
12.
had called
will be calling
having been called
13.
a)
b)
c)
d)
to deceive
being deceived
having been deceived
to have been deceived
14. a)
b)
c)
d)
that Frida should begin wearing
Frida to begin wearing
Frida’s having begun to wear
to Frida that she would begin wearing
15.
a)
b)
c)
d)
that she would have undergone 16. a) be told dirty jokes and shocked
which she would undergo
b) telling dirty jokes and shocking
she underwent
c) to have been told dirty jokes and shocked
for which she had undergone
d) having to tell dirty jokes and shock
17.
a)
b)
c)
d)
stopped staring
stopped to stare
stopping staring
stopping to stare
18. a)
b)
c)
d)
not telling her to attend
told her not attending
didn’t tell her to attend
told her not to attend
19.
a)
b)
c)
d)
had carried
was carrying
had to carry
was being carried
20. a)
b)
c)
d)
had to have her right leg cut off
having had to cut off her right leg
has had to have her right leg cut off
had cut off her right leg
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a)
b)
c)
d)
that Diego has had
Diego’s having
having Diego
Diego to have
III. DIALOGUE COMPLETION
Complete each dialogue with ONE sentence or question. Write your answers in the blanks provided.
1.
A: We need to consult Mark before we make our final decision.
B: Mark had an operation two days ago, so he won’t come to work this week.
A: He did? _______________________________________________________
B: Better late than never. Why don’t you call him now?
2.
A:
B:
A:
B:
Which of the two candidates should we hire for this position?
I think we should offer the position to Stephen.
Why? ___________________________________________________________
In terms of qualifications, yes. But I think Stephen has a lot more experience than Daniel.
IV. RESPONSE TO A SITUATION
Respond to the situations provided in ONE statement or question. Write your response in the blank
provided.
1.
You are going to give a presentation. Though you are well-prepared, you fear that if someone asks you
a question during the presentation, you might be distracted and get confused. You won’t mind
answering any questions provided your classmates ask them after the presentation, so before you start,
you state your preference:
______________________________________________________________________________
2.
You are in class. The teacher has asked you to read a text and make notes. She has insisted that you
should not write full sentences while making notes. While you are doing the task, you realize that the
student sitting next to you is trying to write full sentences, so you say to him / her:
______________________________________________________________________________
3.
You see an old lady who is carrying a couple of heavy shopping bags. You have decided to offer
help, so you say:
4.
5.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Your best friend has taken some pills without asking a doctor and now she feels bad. You criticize her,
so you say:
_____________________________________________________________________________
You have a doctor’s appointment at 4 o’clock and you want to leave the class ten minutes early. You
need to ask for your teacher’s permission, so you say:
_____________________________________________________________________________
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V. LOGICAL SEQUENCE & PARAGRAPH COMPLETION
Mark the best choice that follows most logically.
1. Nowadays, various individuals and groups are looking for an alternative lifestyle to consumerism. One
of their movements is "eco-conscious shopping." According to this, consumers should make the
maximum effort to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment. To illustrate, ____________.
a) they should reject the use of extra packaging to avoid more waste
b) in order to keep the economy alive, they shouldn’t stop spending money
c) they should follow the discounts so that they can save up some money
d) they should eat organic food in order to keep healthy and fit
2. Thorstein Veblen was an economist and sociologist who criticized the excessive spending habits of
society. His family was highly successful and placed great emphasis on good education and hard work.
As a result, ______________. Yet, instead of appreciating this, Veblen disapproved of all these efforts,
claiming that it was a waste of money.
a) they encouraged him to criticize the bad spending habits of societies
b) they wanted their son to be a successful economist in the future
c) they didn’t hesitate to spend huge sums of money on his education
d) they did not interfere with his decisions about his own career
3. The assembly line is a system in which workers in a factory are assigned specific tasks to finish a product
in a shorter time. Each worker works at one stage of production, and they repeat the same task throughout
the day. Although the assembly line has made mass production faster and easier, it has some
disadvantages. One disadvantage is the boredom that many workers feel due to _________. Another
complaint is about the workers being prohibited from speaking, which causes the feeling of alienation.
a) getting lower salaries than they deserve for what they do
b) the repetition of doing the same specialized task all day long
c) the pressure of hard physical work which sometimes makes them sick
d) the time-consuming production process’ becoming shorter and fast
4. In 2009, following a huge survey, an article on the "female economy" was written. It pointed out that
women are the drivers of economic growth all over the world, but retailers have been painfully slow to
meet their needs. Women felt vastly underserved. In total, women represent a growth market more than
twice the size of China and India combined and deserve more attention. However,_______________.
a) women usually seem to be spending more than men all around the world
b) it is female buyers that define the economic ups and downs in the world
c) men have never been good at shopping even for their basic needs
d) the women who were surveyed felt that retailers didn't take them seriously
5. Mass production of fakes is a growing industry. The popular bag producer Mulberry is one of the sufferers
of this problem. Contrary to popular belief, not all the bags are made in England anymore. The Mulberry
factory is extremely busy and running at full capacity;____________. The rest of the bags are made in
other countries, mainly China and Turkey, which makes it more difficult to stop the production of fakes
in those countries.
a) therefore, only 30% of production is actually in England
b) however, it is able to produce fewer bags this year
c) on the other hand, other companies don’t have factories abroad
d) thus, flawed products are inevitable due to fast production
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VI. SUPPORTING SENTENCES
Mark the choice that does NOT support the following statement.
1.
Although it is not possible to identify the cause of every unethical action in business, there are some
major factors that lead to unethical conduct.
a) Some managers feel pressured to sacrifice their personal ethical standards to reach certain corporate
objectives.
b) Some firms slip into questionable business practices as a way to keep pace with competitors and to
steal customers.
c) Companies on the edge of bankruptcy may employ any means possible to retain customers who can
make the difference between survival and failure.
d) Following ethics in business creates a dilemma because an action that is simply natural to one
manager may be unethical to another.
2.
The work of American author Don Bentley was profoundly influenced by the women in his life.
a) Gilda King, an early sweetheart of Bentley's, was the model for his most famous female character,
Daisy, the heroine of Gone With the Sin.
b) Gilda King is said to have persuaded Bentley to leave his fiancée, Dorothy, and to move into a
house with her in San Diego.
c) Bentley's wife, Amy, was the inspiration for the lovely and neurotic Nicole in the book Country
Grammar.
d) Amy's indifference to people, bitter sarcasm and love of luxury were common themes in many of
Bentley's novels.
3.
Although they are frequently forgotten, many women made important contributions to American
Literature.
a) Dorothy Parker used her famous sense of humor to write some very good short stories and poems.
b) Lillian Hellman's plays dealt with social problems other people were afraid to mention.
c) Willa Cather wrote beautiful short stories and novels about what it felt like to be an outsider in
America.
d) Sylvia Plath, famous poet and novelist, suffered emotional breakdown and committed suicide
while living in London.
4.
In the sixties and seventies, many Americans believed that they had discovered a new life style and
began experimenting with communal living; in fact, they didn't know such experiments had a long
history.
a)
In the fire that broke out in Crimson Farm, a community founded in 1859 by a group of Irish
immigrants, 37 people including children were burnt alive.
b) Between 1790 and 1850, thousands of Americans joined communities of different beliefs and life
styles.
c) In 1825, Robert Owen founded New Harmony, a communal experiment that did not end
successfully.
d) Brook Farm, a communal experiment established in 1841 by George Ripley, was supported by
several leading American writers.
5.
6.
There are a number of styles and techniques, which are used in a job interview.
a) Some companies prefer online interviews when interviewee mobility is a concern.
b) Some firms conduct group interviews to choose potential leaders.
c) Maybe the most common type is one-to-one interview with the manager.
d) Appraisal interviews are like check points for employer and the employee.
Integration of art education into school curricula facilitates learning.
a) Students need reduced hours of physical training.
b) Students develop problem solving skills.
c) Students have aesthetics appreciation and judgments.
d) Students improve critical thinking skills.
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ANSWER KEY
I. CLOZE TEST
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
see/watch
make
who/that
most
what
6. same
7. the
8. why
9. while
10. being
11. but
12. Although/While
13. instead
14. less
15. Despite
16. be/get
17. cannot
18. called
19. only
20. After/Upon/On
21. by
22. Each
23. No
24. on
25. These/They
II. LANGUAGE REVISION
DNA, the Keeper of Life's Secrets, Starts to Talk
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
b
d
c
b
d
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Frida Kahlo
a
b
a
a
d
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
a
b
b
c
d
6. c
7. d
8. b
9. a
10. c
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
a
b
d
a
c
16. b
17. b
18. d
19. d
20. a
III. DIALOGUE COMPLETION
1.
2.
I would have called him if I had known (about it). / I wish I had called him.
(I think) Daniel is as good as Stephen / better than Stephen. / Don’t you think Daniel is as good as /
better than Stephen? / Isn’t Daniel good / better?
IV. RESPONSE TO A SITUATION
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
I’d rather answer your questions at the end of the presentation / I’d rather you asked your questions at
the end of the presentation. / If you have any questions, please keep them to the end of my presentation.
/ Can / Could / Will you wait until the end for your questions, please?
You shouldn’t / aren’t supposed to write full sentences. / The teacher has asked us not to write full
sentences.
Can I help you? / Shall I help you? / Shall I carry your (shopping) bags?/ Would you like me / Do
you want me to help you? / Would you like me / Do you want me to carry your (shopping) bags? / I
can help you / carry your (shopping) bags if you like / want. / Do you need (any) help (with the shopping
bags)?
You should have asked a/your doctor before taking (the / those / any /some) pills. / You shouldn’t
have taken (the / those / any) pills without asking a / your doctor. / It was wrong of you to take (the /
those / some) pills without asking a/your doctor.
Can / May / Could I leave (the classroom) ten minutes early / earlier? / Is it alright / Do you mind
if I leave (the classroom) ten minutes early / earlier? / Would you mind if I left (the classroom) ten
minutes early / earlier?
V. LOGICAL SEQUENCE & PARAGRAPH COMPLETION
1. a
2. c
3. b
4. d
5. a
VI. SUPPORTING SENTENCES
1. d
2. b
3. d
4. a
5. d
6. a
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