I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
A. animation B. female C. pavement D. safety (a)
A. sign B. critic C. illegal D. dislike (i)
A. filled B. wanted C. played D. opened (ed)
A. recommend B. seatbelt C. vehicle D. investigate (e)
A. cooked B. talked C. booked D. naked (ed)
A. delivered B. clicked C. promised D. picked (ed)
A. needed B. developed C. wanted D. included (ed)
A. liked B. washed C. loved D. jumped (ed)
A. acting B. actor C. address D. action (a)
A. comedy B. boring C. shocked D. long (o)
A. wished B. gripped C. loved D. liked (ed)
A. excited B. enjoyed C. bored D. amazed (ed)
A. laughed B. ended C. shocked D. missed (ed)
A. advertised B. murdered C. Performed D. approached (ed)
A. produced B. terrified C. entertained D. engaged(ed)
II. Put the words into the correct column.
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shocked looked moved needed laughed decided
raised played watched volunteered appeared wanted
fascinated stopped starred convinced interested washed
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III. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
1. I was __________ to learn that the director of that gripping film has won the first prize.
A. interest
B. interests
C. interested
D. interesting
2. The film was so __________. However my father saw it from beginning to end.
A. interesting
B. exciting
C. boring
D. fascinating
3. We were __________ with the latest film of that director.
A. satisfied
B. satisfactory
C. satisfying
D. satisfy
4. __________ he spent too much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
A. But
B. Even
C. Despite
D. Although
5. I have never felt as __________ as I did when I watched that horror film.
A. terrify
B. terrified
C. terrifying
D. terrible
6. Not many people went to see the film; __________ it received good reviews from critics.
A. although
B. but
C. despite
D. however
7. Let’s go to the Victor Cinema. I’m sure you’ll find the film __________.
A. excites
B. excite
C. excited
D. exciting
8. I found the book so ____________ that I couldn’t put it down.
A. gripping
B. shocking
C. tiring
D. boring
9. We found the plot of the film__________.
A. bored
B. boring
C. interested
D. acting
10. Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a _____________ film – I was laughing from beginning to the end.
A. moving
B. scary
C. violent
D. hilarious
11. __________ careful preparation, we have a lot of difficulties in making a new film.
A. Such
B. However
C. Despite
D. With
12. A___________ is a film that shows real life events or stories.
A. documentary
B. thriller
C. comedy
D. action
13. I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday __________ feeling very tired.
A. although
B. so
C. in spite of
D. but
14. The end of the film was so _____________ that many people cried.
A. boring
B. shocking
C. exciting
D. moving
15. We didn’t find it funny __________ it was a comedy.
A. but
B. although
C. despite
D. in spite of
16. A ___________ is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.
A. sci-fi
B. documentary
C. comedy
D. horror
17. I enjoy the film on TV yesterday evening __________ nobody in my family liked it.
A. so
B. because
C. although
D. in spite of
18. They were very disappointed ___________ her acting.
A. of
B. with
C. in
D. on
19. A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an_________
A. thriller
B. comedy
C. drama
D. animation
20. _____________beginning with a terrible disaster, the film has a happy ending.
A. In spite
B. Despite
C. Although
D. However
VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
The world's first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and AugusteLumlere. Although it only (1)________of short, simple scenes, people loved it and films have (2)____________popular ever since. The first films were silent, with titles on the screen to (3)___________the story.
Soon the public had (4)___________favourite actors and actresses and, in this (5)_________the first film stars appeared. In 1927, the first "talkie", a film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public (6)_______only accept this kind of film.
Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (7)_______produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in the 1950s,(8)_________people went to see films, but in (9)_____________years cinema audienceshave grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influence film-making and there are currently (10)_____________national film industries.
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1. A. consisted
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B. contained
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D, held
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2. A. gone
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D. kept
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3. A. join
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B. read
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C. explain
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D. perform
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4. A. your
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D. their
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5. A. reason
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B. way
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C. method
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D. result
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6. A. should
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B. would
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C might
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D. will
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7. A. who
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B. where
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C. when
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D. which
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8. A. other
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B. each
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C. fewer
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D. any
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9. A. recent
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B. now
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C. modern
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D. present
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10. A. many
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B. lots
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C. much
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D. plenty
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VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
The world's first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and AugusteLumlere. Although it only (1)________of short, simple scenes, people loved it and films have (2)____________popular ever since. The first films were silent, with titles on the screen to (3)___________the story.
Soon the public had (4)___________favourite actors and actresses and, in this (5)_________the first film stars appeared. In 1927, the first "talkie", a film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public (6)_______only accept this kind of film.
Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (7)_______produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in the 1950s,(8)_________people went to see films, but in (9)_____________years cinema audienceshave grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influence film-making and there are currently (10)_____________national film industries.
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C. belonged
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D, held
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D. kept
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3. A. join
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B. read
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C. explain
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D. perform
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4. A. your
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D. their
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5. A. reason
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B. way
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C. method
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D. result
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6. A. should
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B. would
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C might
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D. will
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7. A. who
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B. where
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C. when
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D. which
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8. A. other
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B. each
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C. fewer
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D. any
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9. A. recent
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B. now
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C. modern
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D. present
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10. A. many
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D. plenty
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VII. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question
My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one. I was taken there by some friends when I was only seven years old. At first there were bright lights and music and I felt quite happy. When the lights went out, I felt afraid. Then I saw a train on the screen.. The train was coming towards me. I shouted out in fear and got down under my seat When my friends saw me, they started to laugh. I felt ashamed and sat back in my seat. I was very glad when the film ended.
1. Who took the writer to the cinema for the first time?
A. His father
B. His parents
C. His parents'friends
D. His friends
2. How did he feel at first?
A. excited
B. unhappy
C. sad
D,quite unhappy
3. He was frightened when,
A. there was music
B. the cinemas had no light
C. the train ran
D. his friends saw him
4. Where did he hide when he saw the train coming towards him?
A. under the seat
B. on the screen
C. on his friends' back
D. under the train seat
5. How did he feel when the film finished?
A. very sad
B. very unhappy
C. quite happy
D, quite right
VIII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
a) It was so late that nothing could be done
It was too late t….o do anything/ late for anything to is done
b) I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.
“Please (can/ could/would you) wake me at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning,” I said to the hotel porter.
c) They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.
The date of the meeting will have to be changed again
d) The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
We are going to have/ get the car repaired
e) The bus takes longer than the train.
The train doesn’t take as long as the bus /takes shorter time than the bus
f) John has not had his hair cut for over six months.
It is over six months since John had/ got his hair cut
g) My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station.
If my wishes (that) she had been put / they had put her in a higher class
h) Would you like me to finish the work tonight
I’ll finish the work tonight if you like/you want me to
i) You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.
In case you get hungry, you’d better/ should/ ought to take some sandwiches.
IX. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. I was very _______________ in the lesson because our teacher is very _______________ in history. (interest)
2. My friend is a very _______________ sort of person but he hates doing _______________ activities. (relax)
3. Studying for exams is very _______________ I get _______________ when I open my school books. (tire)
4. We were all very _______________ about the school trip but it wasn’t an _______________ trip at all. (excite)
5. It’s a _______________ book and I’m _______________ every time I start reading it (bore)
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