A. Phonetics
1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words aloud.
1. A. animation B. female
C. safely D. Pavement
2. A. Critic B. direct
C. illegal D. sign
3. A. recommend B. seatbelt
C. vehicle D. investigate
4. A. cooked B. booked
C. talked D. naked
5. A. opened B. played
C. wanted D. filled
Answer:
- 1. A. animation 2. D. sign
- 3. C. vehicle 4. D. naked
- 5. C. wanted
2. Put the words in the box into three groups.
acted walked washed waited
lived watched terrified needed bored
departed amazed brushed cleaned
danced disappointed
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B. Vocabulary & Grammar
1. Find the odd one out A, B, C, or D.
1. A. cinema B. comedy
C. film D. cartoon
2. A. Actor B. actress
C. character D. audience
3. A. frightening B. exciting
C. terrifying D. entertaining
4. A. documentary B. romantic
C. science fiction D. animation
5. A. Enjoy B. like
C. feeling D. annoy
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2. Circle A, B, C, or D for each picture.
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3. Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentences.
1 …………. he spent much money on the film, it wasn't a big success.
A. Even B. But
C. Although D. Despite
2. I enjoyed the film on TV yesterday evening ………. nobody in my family liked it.
A. although B. yet
C. in spite of D. so
3. We didn't find it funny………..it was a comedy.
A. in spite of B. despite
C. although D. but
4. I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday ………… feeling very tired.
A. although B . in spite of
C. but D. so
5………….. careful preparation, we have a lot of difficulties in making a new film.
A. with B. However
C. Such D. Despite
6. Let's go to the Victor Cinema. I'm sure you'll find the film………….
A. excites B. excite
C. excited D. exciting
7. I have never felt as …………..as I did when I watched that horror film.
A. terrify B. terrified
C. terrifying D. terrible
8. We like the film very much. The…………. are unforgettable and the plot is gripping.
A. characters B. acting
C. style D. Action
9. The film was so …………… . However, my father saw it from beginning to end.
A. interesting B. exciting
C. boring D. fascinating
10. I was ………..to learn that the director of that gripping film has won the first prize.
A. interest B. interests
C. interested D. interesting
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4. Fill each blank with a word from the box.
amazing relaxed fantastic films
cinema awards section boring
successful interested
1. All the critics said the film was really ………… Nevertheless, I was so interested that I saw it from beginning to end.
2. Avatar is a big hit - the special effects are …………
3. I am very……….in watching TV late on Saturday evenings.
4. Kirsten Dunst's most…………. films are the Spiderman films.
5. What type of……….. do you like, Peter?
6. Have you been to the………… lately?
7. Spiderman 2 has a lot of……….action scenes.
8. I feel very………..when I see romantic comedy.
9. His film has won a lot of……
10. If you want to know which films are on at the cinemas, you should look at the film ………..of this magazine.
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C. Reading
1. Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.
Geoffrey Hampden has a lot of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admired him for his fine sense of humour, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a weeding reception. This is the sort of thing that Geoffrey loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the weeding with Jenny. He included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Geoffrey was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she didn't. Geoffrey asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
1. Why is Geoffrey very popular at parties?
A. Because he has a fine sense of humour.
B. Because he can make a good speech.
C. Because he has a lot of friends.
D. Because he is admired by everybody.
2. What was he invited to do one day?
A. To go to a wedding.
B. To make jokes at a party.
C. To make a speech at a wedding reception.
D. To prepare a speech.
3. What is Geoffrey interested in?
A. Going to weddings.
B. Making speeches at his friends' weddings.
C. Making jokes.
D. Teasing his friends.
4. How did Geoffrey feel when his daughter asked him to take her home after his speech?
A. Annoyed. B. Bored. C. Terrified. D. Disappointed.
5. What did Geoffrey's daughter really dislike?
A. Her father's speech. B. The way her father made jokes.
C. The wedding. D. Seeing people laughing at her father.
Answer:
- 1A 2C 3B 4D 5D
2. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.
Modern cinema audiences expect to see plenty of thrilling scenes in action films. These scenes, which are (1)………….as stunts, are usually………….. by stuntmen who are specially trained to do dangerous things safely. (3) ……. can crash a car, but if you're shooting a film, you have to be extremely (4) ………….. , sometimes stopping (5) ……………in the in front of the camera and film crew. At an early (6) …………. production, an expert stuntman is (7) ……….. in to work out the action scenes and form a team. He is the only person who can go (8) ……… the wishes of the director (9) ………… he will usually only do this in the (10) ………….of safety.
1. A. Remarked B. known
C. referred D. named
2. A. Performed B. given
C. made D. displayed
3. A. Everyone B. Someone
C. Anyone D. No one
4. A. detailed B. plain
C. straight D. precise
5. A. right B. exact
C. direct D. Strict
6. A. period B. minute
C. part D. stage
7. A. led B. taken
C. drawn D. called
8. A. Over B. against
C. through D. Across
9. A. Despite B. so
C . although D. otherwise
10. A. interests B. needs
C. purposes D. regards
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D. Writing
1. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given.
Example: Titanic / moving / film
=> Titanic is a moving film.
1. Mickey Mouse / my / favourite / character / cartoons /.
=> ......................................................................
2. there / various / kinds / films / such / as / science / fiction / horror / romantic / comedy / thriller /.
=> ......................................................................
3. audience / was / irritated / by / delay / performance.
=> ......................................................................
4. we / all / amused / by / his / funny / stories /.
=> ......................................................................
5. this / film / tells / exciting / story / about / murder /
=> ......................................................................
Answer:
- 1. Mickey Mouse is my favourite character in cartoons.
- 2. There are various kinds of films such as science fictions, horrors, romantic comedies and thrillers.
- 3. The audience was irritated by the delay of the performance
- 4. We are all amused by his funny stories
- 5. This film tells an exciting story about a murder
2. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given.
1. This film made a strong impression on me. (impressed)
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2. Horror films terrify my younger sister. (terrified)
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3. His new film is really surprising me. (surprised)
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4. I found the film exciting. (excited)
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5. The film bored us so we left halfway through it. (boring)
=> ......................................................................
Answer:
- 1. I was strongly impressed by this film
- 2. My younger sister is terrified of horror films
- 3. I am surprised at his new film
- 4. I was excited about the film
- 5. I was excited about the film
3. Can you correct the passage? Write the correct version.
Dear marry
How are you i am writing to tell you about the great film i saw last week at the cinema I went to see titanic with my sister
Titanic is a romantic film which was directed by james cameron however it's also about a disaster it stars leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet
The film is about the sinking of the ship titanic on its first voyage the main characters are jack dawson and rose dewitt bulkater jack saves rose from killing herself during the journey on board the ship although they are from different social classes and rose is already engaged they fall in love the film has sad ending the titanic sinks and more than a thousand people die in the disaster including jack
Titanic is a very sad film nevertheless many people really love it go and see it if you have free time
Have you been to the cinema recently what did you see write back and tell me
Yours Mai
Answer:
- Dear marry,
- How are you? I am writing to tell you about the great film. I saw last week at the cinema. I went to see titanic with my sister.
- Titanic is a romantic film which was directed by James Cameron. However, it's also about a disaster. It stars Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet.
- The film is about the sinking of the ship titanic, on its first voyage. The main characters are Jack Dawson and Rose Dewitt Bulkater. Jack saves rose from killing herself during the journey on board the ship. Although they are from different social classes and rose is already engaged, they fall in love. The film has sad ending: the titanic sinks and more than a thousand people die in the disaster, including jack.
- Titanic is a very sad film. Nevertheless, many people really love it. Go and see it if you have free time.
- Have you been to the cinema recently? What did you see? Write back and tell me.
- Yours,
- Mai