PART 1.
PHONETICS
1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. Read the words
aloud.
1. A. picked B. promised C. delivered D. clicked
2. A. long B. boring C. shocked D. comedy
3. A. jumped B. washed C. liked D. loved
4. A. thread B. bread C. beam D. breath
5. A. actor B. acting C. address D. action
6. A. other B. among C. potato D. nothing
7. A. thumb B. shoulder C. poultry D. slow
8. A. thorough B. tomato C. drunk D. bus
9. A. window B. drunk C. bowl D. grow
10. A. naked B. talked C. walked D. booked
2. Put the words with the underlined part in the box into three groups.
bushed washed stopped needed
volunteered touched matched tagged
moved fascinated shocked appeared
raised laughed convinced interested
treated pleased looked decided
/t/ /d/ /id/
3. Give the names of the following films then read the words aloud.
a. e.
b. f.
c. g.
d. h.
PART 2: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
1. Match the film titles and their plots (1-6) with the film types (a-h).
a. an animation b. a western c. a horror film d. a biopic
e. a romantic comedy f. an action film g. a sci-fi h. a thriller
1.Paranormal 4.The character first
investigators Ed and appeared in the daily
Lorraine Warren King Features comic trip,
work to help a Thimble Theatre, on
family terrorized by January 17, 1929.
a dark presence in
their farmhouse.
2.Armed with a super-suit with the 5.A cryptic message from Bond’s past
astonishing ability to shrink in scale but sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister
increase in strength. organization.
3. A lonely doctor who 6. Harvard student
once occupied unusual Mark Zuckerberg
lakeside home begins creates the social
exchanging love letters
networking site that
with its former
resident, a frustrated would become known
architect. as Facebook, but is
later sued by two
brothers.
2. Find one odd word A, B, C or D.
1. A. terrifying B. thrilling C. fascinating D. delicious
2. A. fresh B. convincing C. believable D. interesting
3. A. excellent B. interesting C. amusing D. bad-tempered
4. A. fantastic B. wonderful C. brilliant D. lazy
5. A. dramatic B. funny C. beautiful D. boring
3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. It's an film and I'm every time I start watching it. (interest)
2. It was in the lesson because our teacher is in history. (bore)
3. My father is very with my Math examination because of the mark.
(amaze)
4. My friend is a very sort of person, but he hates doing activities.
(relax)
5. Working all day is very . I get when I enter my factory. (tire)
6. We were all very about the school trip, but it wasn’t an trip at all.
(excite)
4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in the box.
bore excite interest
tire interest bore
1. I wish this book weren't so ; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it.
2. "Do you think football is ?"- "Oh, I don't think so. I find table tennis is a
most suitable sport for myself."
3. I'm right now. Last night I had a terrible nightmare?
4. The film was . Nothing happened.
5. Thomas was very about his new bicycle as a birthday present. He had woken up at
5 a.m. and rode the bicycle around the street.
6. This is a very book about the history of the cinema. I'm learning a lot.
5. Complete the sentences, using words in the table. Sometimes, two answers are
possible.
although despite in spite of however nevertheless
1. it was raining heavily; he went out without a raincoat.
2. I heard the telephone ring, I didn't answer it.
3. I like the outdoors. , I don't like bugs and dirt.
4. her fear, she wrapped her arms around him.
5. The sky was grey and cloudy. , we went to the beach.
6. Nevertheless, many and serious shortcomings, the long series of Depretis
administrations was marked by the adoption of some useful measures.
7. We have not yet won; , we shall keep trying.
8. And yet, her feelings, any relationship with him was potentially dangerous.
9. the issue was not discussed, it was far from out of her mind.
10. all Kutuzov's efforts to avoid that ruinous encounter, the massacre of the
broken mob of French soldiers by worn-out Russians continued at Krasnoe for three days.
11. It looks like they're going to succeed their present difficulties.
12. being able to bench press two of her, the men actually listened.
13. she had said the words "I love you," several times, he had not uttered them.
14. Deidre felt no pity for him, the circumstances.
