TRS501 – MOCK TEST 2

A. VOCABULARY
Read the short text. Use one best CAPITALIZED WORD from the text to complete each
sentence.

People often turn to their favorite TV weather pundits for the latest weather forecasts
and updates, safe in their belief in their special climate-DIVINING gifts. Unfortunately,
there is a lot of BOGUS weather forecasting on television due to UNQUALIFIED
meteorologists or simply because predicting the weather can be a gamble. It seems as
though televised weather programming is more ENGROSSED in airing
SENSATIONALIZED forecasts aimed at gaining VIEWERSHIP rather than forecasting
truths based on evidence that would work to develop CREDIBILITY with the audience.
Reliable and accurate forecasts are a critical element of local televised newscasts, often
being the lone reason why people watch it. Regrettably, it could be argued that the
information they receive is moot. Despite the skepticism, people will continue to tune in
to get a slight inkling of anticipated weather phenomena.

1. Shelley didn’t get the job because she was __________ for the designing skills.

2. I don’t believe the salesman because he had a _________smile.

3. People often use _________ rods to find underground water.

4. Teen pop stars are often _________________ in the social media to attract the
viewers.

5. His sayings were doubted – nobody believed him – because he has no

__________ .

6. Lianne was so ___________ in her novel that she didn’t hear loud noise behind.

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