Midterm test II on Discourse Analysis for the 2nd

Could you tell me how much it costs?  

 a)a boss to a secretary   c)a visitor to a company   

 b)a customer to a sales person    d)a policeman to a prisoner

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    Could you say that again please? I didn't understand.
    

a)a boss to a secretary    c)a visitor to a company

b)customer to sales person       d)somebody whose English is not perfect

VOCABULARY. Choose the appropriate words to complete the idioms. (15 points)

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   Look at the clues, and use them to help you rearrange the letters in bold in the samplesentences. The first letter of each word has been underlined. You will find a lot of the answers in the clues to the other sentences. (5 points)
   

1. To bring out a book or a newspaper for sale.

They were asked not to bliphus the book, but went ahead anyway.

2. A TV or radio show.

Last night we watched a rammrogepon life in 17th century France.

3. A collection of related pages on the internet, created by a company or individual.

If you want to know more about Bloomsbury books, visit their siwteeb at www.bloomsbury.com.

4. A journalist who writes reports of events for a newspaper or TV programme.

The BBC sent a pterorer to cover the earthquake.

5. Important events (often political) that are happening now.

A lot of children study ctreurn faafirs as part of their educational curriculum.

6. To explore websites on the Internet in no particular order.

Most people furs the internet as a way of relaxing.

7. A radio or TV programme, or a verb which means 'to send out on radio or TV'

The programme will be tbacroasd on Monday at 8 o'clock.

8. A newspaper with a small page size.

The Sun is the most widely-read dloatbi in Britain.

9. A collective word for newspapers.

You shouldn't believe everything you read in the rpses.

10. A person who writes for newspapers or other periodicals.

The aojurtlisn asked the police chief some difficult questions.

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