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(1)ONTHIONLINE.NET - Ôn thi tr c nự ế UNIT 13: FILMS AND CINEMA
PART 1: VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS
I Write the phonetic script and Vietnamese meaning of the following words.
Phonetic script Vietnamese meaning
1 audience (n) /……… / ………
2 existence (n) /……… / ………
3 character (n) /……… / ………
4 develop (v) /……… / ………
5 adventure (n) /……… / ………
6 cartoon (n) /……… / ………
7 disaster (n) /……… / ………
8 century (n) /……… / ………
9 detective (n) /……… / ………
10.luxury (n) /……… / ………
II A Write the missing parts.
Vocabulary Part of
speech Vietnamese meaning
1 exist
→ existence → existent
Pronunciation: / f/ - / v /
Grammar and vocabulary:
1 Adjectives of attitude
(2)2 rapid → rapidly appear
→ appearance → disappearance history
→ historical → historian thrill → thrilled → thrilling read generosity → generous tragic → tragedy discover → discovery 10 adventure → adventurer
B Complete these sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses.
1 Do you believe in the ……… … of ghosts (exist)
2 The work is progressing ………… …… (rapid)
3 The sudden ……… … of a policeman caused the thief to run away (appear)
4 You must place these events in there………… … context (history)
5 This is the most ……… ……… race that I’ve ever taken part in (thrill)
6 I like ……… detective stories very much (read)
7 I was ……… of you to share your food with me (generosity)
8 It’s a ……… … for this country that such a great musician died so young (tragic)
9 Researches in this field have made some important new ……… …… (discover)
10.He’s a romantic at heart, a born ……… …… (adventure)
III Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.
1 The history of cinema began _ the early 19th century.
2 Sound was introduced to the film the end of 1920s
3 I prefer science fiction films detective films
(3)5 The film is _ two women who drive across America
IV Choose the one or phrase that best completes each sentence.
1 Actors are those who appear in front of a camera and take part of the characters in a film
a persons in a film b scriptwriters c cinematographers d directors
2 Film have been around for more than a century, however it is not long compared with other arts like painting and sculpture
a ten years b one hundred years c one thousand years d one million years
3 He chose a suitable position to put his camera so that he could take the best photographs
a gesture b promotion c place d change
4 She shows considerable talent for performing so she has become famous rapidly a excitedly b interestedly c thrillingly d quickly
5 Titanic used to be the most luxury liner which sank due to an iceberg in its first voyage
a projector b film maker c large ship d motion
pictures
6 Films are made not only to show to _ in a movie theater but also be used for many other purposes
a film makers b audiences c TV viewers d supporters
7 Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with a cameras b musical instruments c vehicles d actions
8 A film crew is a group of people hired by a film company for the purpose of producing a _
a motion picture b script c poem d character
9 The main _ is played by Nicole Kidman
a actress b character c director d film maker
10.There’s a love story in it, and it’s very funny I suppose you’d call it a _ a horror film b detective film c romantic comedy d thriller
11.Thanks to many _ discoveries and inventions, we can enjoy more and more exciting films with a lot of wonderful scenes
a science b scientific c scientist d scientifically
12.They are making a film based on the _ events that happened in 1975
a history b historical c historian d historically
13.Theses films cannot be _ You had better have the photographer retake them
a develop b development c developer d developed
14.That film is only 90 minutes _ length but it is very interesting
a on b at c with d in
15.The film is _ a beautiful princess, who had had a long sleep before a prince came and woke her up
(4)PART 2: PHONETICS
I Write the sound for the underlined letters in the following words.
1 film …… listen …… 15 scene
……
2 of …… character …… 16 detective
……
3 plough …… 10 achieve …… 17 photographs
……
4 enough …… 11 rough …… 18 makers
……
5 century …… 12 high …… 19 dived
……
6 picture …… 13 laugh …… 20 replaced
……
7 actor …… 14 audience ……
II Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group
1 a film b of c feeling d fiction
2 a plough b enough c cough d laugh
3 a century b picture c cinema d centre
4 a actor b violent c story d listen
5 a character b change c cheerful d achieve
6 a high b though c weight d rough
7 a audience b laugh c August d taught
8 a scene b detective c century d adventure
9 a films b cinemas c makers d photographs
10 a dived b stopped c replaced d cooked
III Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest.
1 a history b audience c cinema d existence
2 a develop b discover c introduce d prepare
3 a disaster b voyage c luxury d character
4 a adventure b detective c disgusting d violent
(5)PART 3: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
I Choose the correct adjective.
1. I was disappointing/ disappointed in the movie I had expected it to be better 2. Are you interesting/ interested in soccer?
3. The soccer game was quite exciting/ excited I had a great time
4. It’s sometimes embarrassing/ embarrassed when you have to ask people for money 5. It was really terrifying/ terrified experience Afterwards everybody was very shocking/
shocked.
6. I had never expected to get the job I was really amazing/ amazed when it was offered to
me
7. Why you always look so boring/ bored? Is your life really so boring/ bored 8. I didn’t find the situation funny I was not amusing/ amused
9. I thought the program on wildlife was fascinating/ fascinated I was absolutely
fascinating/ fascinated.
10. Did Tim feel frightening/ frightened when he saw the snake at his feet?
II Rewrite the following sentences, using“It was not until….that ”
1 I didn’t get up until half past ten
→
2 She weren’t allowed to open her presents until her birthday
→
3 We didn’t have any holiday until last summer
→
4 She didn’t stop learning German until the age of 24
→
(6)→
6 I didn’t sleep until midnight
→
7 They didn’t pay the bill until the electricity was cut off
→
8 I couldn’t comment further until I had all the information
→
III Complete the sentences with “an, a, or the”.
1 I bought ……… hat and pair of shoes at ……… mall Unfortunately ……… shoes are……… wrong size I’ll take them back tomorrow
2 A Where are ……… children?
B. They are in ……… yard
3 My sister’s ……… teacher in ……… school near Seattle She has three children, two girls and ……… boy ……… girls are in her class at school, but ……… boy isn’t old enough for school yet
4 A. Where are my shoes?
B On ……… floor in……… kitchen
5 I went to ……… restaurant last night
6 What’s ……… name of the restaurant we went last night?
7 When you come to bed, can you put……… cat out and turn off ……… lights?
8 She spends about ……… hour ……… night doing the housework
9 My brother plays ……… violin and my sister plays ……… guitar
10 Look outside! ……… sky is getting very dark I hope there isn’t going to be ……… storm
IV Choose the one or phrase that best completes each sentence.
1 “Look outside sky is getting very dark” “I hope there isn’t going to be a storm.”
(7)2 I’d like to invite him to dinner next week, if that’s OK with you
a a b the c Ø d an
3 “I’m going out for a walk Have you seen my shoes?” “Yes, they’re on _ floor in kitchen.”
a a / the b the / the c a / a d the / a
4 “Would you like ice cream? There’s one in fridge.” “Thanks.”
a an / the b an / a c Ø / the d a / the
5 “We’d better go We’ve been here for hour.” “That was _ fastest hour I’ve ever spent.”
a a / the b an / the c an / a d Ø / Ø
6 Don’t forget we’re meeting on Friday for lunch
a a /a b an / Ø c Ø / the d Ø / Ø
7 “I’ve got headache I’ve had it all day.” “Why don’t you go to _ health centre? It’s open until six.”
a a / a b Ø / the c a / the d a / Ø
8 “I’ve got some problems with my phone bill Can I see someone about it?” - “Yes, go to fifth floor lift is along the corridor.’
a the / A b the / The c Ø / A d the / Ø
9 “Excuse me I’d like to rent new game.” “Here you are Sega Genesis Please take it to cashier over there.”
a a / the b the / the c Ø / the d a /a
10.The movie was so that we couldn’t sleep last night
a thrill b thrilling c thrilled d thriller
11.“I think the way Jessica behaved was quite .” “Yes, I think so.’
a shock b shocked c shocking d shockingly
12.“How does Jane like her new car?” “She’s with it.”
a delighted b delighting c delight d delightful
13.“This handmade cloth is beautiful.” “To see such quality is .”
a pleasing b please c pleased d so pleasantly
14."Do you think Margaret will take the job you offered her?’ “I don’t know She seemed _ in it, however.”
a interest b interesting c interested d interestingly
15.“The students all went to the circus yesterday.” “I heard it was really .”
a amused b amusing c amuse d amusingly
16.“I was that Jan couldn’t come to the party.” “Her boss made her work overtime.”
a disappointing b disappointedly c disappoint d disappointed
17.“How we are to hear that you got the scholarship!” “Thank you It was really a surprise.”
a pleasing b pleased c pleasingly d please
18.“I can’t believe that Jim is marrying the vice-president’s daughter.” “That they would get married is .”
a surprised b surprisingly c surprising d surprise
19.“The cabaret was amusing.” “Claire was certainly She couldn’t stop laughing.”
(8)20.There’s an film on at the local cinema
a interest b interesting c interested d interestingly
21.“You look nervous.’ ‘This thunder makes me .”
a scary b scare c scaring d scared
22.It was not until we entered the theatre
a that we had handed the usher our tickets b that we handed the usher our tickets c and we handed the usher our tickets d so we handed the usher our tickets
23.It was not until they have to find a job that they learned English a They learned English until they had to find a job
b They had learned English before they had to find a job c None of them learned English until they had to find a job d None of them did not learn English until they had to find a job
24.It was not until one was found the search for a star
a will stop b would stop c didn’t stop d wouldn’t stop
25.You should not sign the contract until you have studied its provisions carefully a It is not until you have studied its provisions carefully that you should sign the contract
b It is not until you have studied its provisions carefully that you should not sign the contract
c Although it is until you have studied its provisions carefully that you should not sign the contract
d It is not until you have studied its provisions carefully when you should not sign the contract
V Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
1. Some movie fans can’t separate fantasy from reality and confused an actor with the character
a b c
he plays
d
2. We’re always amazing by John’s incredible travel stories
a b c d
3. The comedian worked hardly to entertain the children in the hospital
a b c d
4. The critic’s description of the film made it sound very appealed
a b c d 5. Part of the entertainment of seeing a movie is understanding how the director
combination a
a b
range of different styles to attain an artistic goal
c d
6. It was not until they had seen the movies stars the crowd outside the movie would not disperse
(9)7. “Did you see that film on television in Saturday?” Susan asked me
a b c d
8. She checks the company accounts very efficient
a b c d
9. Because of the parade, we weren’t allow to park in the High Street
a b c d
10. The actors left the hotel separately in order avoid attracting a lot of attention
a b c d
VI Read the passage, and then choose the correct answer
Originally, all films were made to be shown in movie theatres The development of television has allowed films to be broadcast to larger audiences, usually after the films are no longer being shown in theatres Recording technology has also enabled consumers to rent or buy copies of films on video tapes or DVDs, and Internet downloads may be available and have started to become good sources for the film companies Some films are now made specifically for TV movies or direct-to-video These films are often considered not to be as interesting as films that are shown in theatres And indeed, some films are not enjoyed The movie theatre pays an average of about 55% of its tickets sales to the movie studio, as films rental fees Actually, when the film is shown on the first days the theatre has to pay higher price to the movie studio and then the money is decreased after the duration of the film’s showing According to a study made in 2000, about 26% of Hollywood movie studios’
worldwide income came from box office ticket sales; 46% came from DVD sales to consumers; and 28% came from television broadcast
1 Films _
a are only shown on TV b are only shown in movie theatres c cannot be seen in family d are broadcast to larger audiences on TV
2 Film viewers
a cannot enjoy a film at home b have to go to the theatre to enjoy a film
c can enjoy a film through the Internet d cannot enjoy a film through the Internet
3 Consumers can rent or buy copies of films on video tapes or DVDs thanks to
a recording technology b television
c the invention of the Internet d Internet downloads
4 Films made specifically for TV movies or direct-to-video are often considered films that are shown in theatres
a not to be as interesting as b to be as interesting as c to be much more interesting than d to be more interesting than