UNIT 8: FILMS – TEST YOURSELF

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. recommend B. seatbelt C. vehicle D. investigate
2. A. performed B. approached C. advertised D. murdered
3. A. illegal B. sign C. critic D. direct
4. A. terrified B. entertained C. produced D. engaged
5. A. talked B. needed C. cooked D. booked
II. Find which word does not belong to each group.
1. A. terrifying B. entertaining C. frightening D. exciting
2. A. because of B. although C. despite D. in spite of
3. A. character B. audience C. actor D. actress
4. A. horror B. thriller C. plot D. document
5. A. feeling B. annoy C. enjoy D. like
III.Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.
1. A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an .
A. thriller B. comedy C. drama D. animation
2. Not many people went to see the film; , it received good reviews from critics.
A. however B. despite C. but D. although
3. he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
A. Even B. But C. Although D. Despite
4. Trung finds horror films really .
A. disgust B. disgusts C. disgusting D. disgusted
5. they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
A. However B. Nevertheless C. When D. Although
6. We didn’t find it funny it was a comedy.
A. in spite of B. despite C. although D. but
7. In Titanic, it Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, a poor artist.
A. directs B. shows C. acts D. stars
8. The end of the film was so that many people cried.
A. shocking B. moving C. exciting D. boring
9. I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday feeling very tired.
A. although B. in spite of C. but D. so
10. beginning with a terrible disaster, the film has a happy ending.
A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. However
11. I found the book so that I couldn’t put it down.
A. gripping B. boring C. tiring D. shocking
12. careful preparation, we have a lot of difficulties in making a new film.
A. With B. However C. Such D. Despite
13. The film has a silly plot. , many people enjoyed it.
A. Though B. Moreover C. Because D. Nevertheless
14. A is a film that shows real life events or stories.
A. Action B. documentary C. thriller D. comedy
15. I have never felt as as I did when I watched that horror film.
A. terrify B. terrified C. terrifying D. terrible
IV. Complete the sentences with “although/in spite of/because/because of”.
1. Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.
2. a. .... all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.
b. .... we’d phoned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
3. a. I went home early .... I was feeling unwell.
b. I went to work the next day .... I was still feeling unwell.
4. a. She only accepted the job .... the salary, which was very high.
b. She accepted the job .... the salary, which was rather low.
5. a. I managed to get to sleep .... there was a lot of noise.
b. I couldn’t get to sleep .... the noise.
V. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentence.
1. Horror films my younger sister. TERRIBLE
2. I don’t think it is good for young kids to see on TV. VIOLENT
3. We are going to the cinema to see an film. AMAZED
4. Although Titanic is a film, it has a sad ending. ROMANCE
5. He falls in love with a pretty girl. It’s a beautiful . ROMANTIC
6. His recent film received a lot of from the public. CRITIC
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 7. My favourite -fiction films have being from Mars. SCIENTIST
8. I don’t like horror films because they are too for me. FRIGHT
9. Dracula is the best film I’ve ever seen. IMPRESS
10. Do you know Daniel Day-Lewis? He has won three Oscars for ACT
Best .
VI. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
I like a lot of different actors, ( l ) my real favourites are Daniel Craig and Halle Berry.
Daniel Craig is British and he’s a really talented (2) . He’s been in a lot of different
kinds of films including action adventure, science fiction, and romantic drama, but he always gives an
excellent performance. He was brilliant in Tomb Raider as Alex West, but my (3) film is Casino
Royale, I think Daniel Craig is a (4) James Bond.
Halle Berry is American. She was a model, but then decided to (5) an actress, I like her (6)
she’s beautiful. She’s a good actress and I think she has a great sense of humour. I’m not
keen on some of her films, (7) as Catwoman, but her other films are excellent. My favorite is
X-men which is a science fiction film. She plays the (8) character Storm, who has the
ability (9) change the weather.
Daniel Craig and Halle Berry are both entertaining and talented actors. I love (10)
their films.
VII. Fill in the safely
blank with a suitable
called inword in the box.
acting production which
the to see because performed do

Modern cinema audiences expect (1) plenty of thrilling scenes in action films. These
scenes (2) are known as stunts are usually (3) by stuntmen who are specially trained to
dangerous things (4) . Anyone can crash a car, but if you are (5) in a film, you
have to be extremely precise, sometimes you drive and stop right in front of the camera and film crew. At
(6) early stage in the (7) , an expert stuntman is (8) to work out the action
scenes and form a team. He is the only person who can against the words of the director, (9)
he will usually only (10) this in the regards of safe.
VIII. Complete eachamusing/amused wordannoying/annoyed
sentence using a from the box: boring/bored
confusing/confused disgusting/disgusted exciting/excited
exhausting/exhausted interesting/interested surprising/surprised

1. He works very hard. It’s not surprising that he’s always tired.
2. I’ve got nothing to do. I’m .
3. The teacher’s explanation was . Most of the students didn’t understand it.
4. The kitchen hadn’t been cleaned for ages. It was really .
5. I seldom visit are galleries. I’m not particularly in art.
6. There’s no need to get just because I’m a few minutes late.
7. The lecture was . I fell asleep.
8. I’ve been working very hard all day and now I’m .
9. I’m starting a new job next week I’m very about it.
10. Steve is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very .
IX. Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.
1. I couldn’t sleep. I was very tired. (despite)
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2. They have very little money. They are happy. (in spite of)
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3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. (although)
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4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly. (in spite of)
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5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other. (despite)
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6. I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes. (even though)
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