TEST FOR UNIT 13 I. PRONUNCIATION . A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differed" from that of the others. 1 . a. audience b. laugh c. August d. taught 2. a. silent b. film c. thriller d. situation 3. a. century b. picture c. fiction d. question 4. a. enough b. tough c. cough d. thou gh 5. a. scene b. detective c. century d. adventure B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differentl y from that of the others. 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. a. cartoon b. fiction c. terrify d. interest II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION Choose the word or phrase - b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 1. Chaplin's movies captivated throughout the world. a. scientists b. musicians c. directors d. audiences 2. 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 3. Steven Spielbera is one of the famous . He has made lots of films including jaw, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, etc. a. stars b. directors c. actors d. script 'writers 4. The film is two Women who drive across America a. on b. of c: about d. over 5. The main is played by Nicole Kidman. a. actress b. character c. director d. film maker 6. Silence of the Lambs is a film. It makes the audience scared. a. disaster b. science fiction c. action d. horror 7. The film is the 1940s, during the Second World War. a. made for b. based on c. set in d. occurred in 8. Phantom of the Opera is a popular musical written by AndreLloyd Webber. 0 a. play or film in which there are a lot of songs 1 b. part of the story performed by musicians 2 c. series shown on television or the radio 3 d. play performed by singers and orchestra 9. The movie Schindler 's List was on the novel Schindler c Ark written by the Australian write Thomas Keneally. a. based b. depended c. played d. performed 10. Charlie Chaplin is considered as the greatest comic actor of the a. musical cinema b. commercial film c. romantic comedy d. silent cinema. III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE A. Choose the word or phrase a, b, c, or d - that best completes sentence. 1. She thought the film far to children. a. violent enough to show b. so violent that not to show c. too violent to snow. d. too violent not to show 2. There's an film on at the local cinema. a. interest b. interesting c. interested d. interesting;. 3. We went to last night. a. a awful film b. an awful film c. the awful film d. awful film 4. They've just started a film of the novel. a. shoot b. shot c. shooting d. being shot 5. The film after weeks of protest by religious groups. a. was finally released b. finally released c. finally have released d. was released finally who the music was by. 6. We stayed for the film credits a. for seeing b. in order see c. seeing d. to see 7. Frank works as . a. a security guard at a film studio. b. a security guard at film studio. c. the security guard at the film studio. d. security guard at a film stud. 8. This film tells the remarkable story of actor. a. a disabled b. the disabled c. disabled d. an disabled 9. The movie was so that we couldn't sleep last night. a. thrill b. thrilling c. thrilled d. thriller 8. It's hard to tell with Alice. Her mood are always very a. surprise b. surprised c. surprising d. being surprise: 9. There isn't airport near where I live. nearest airport is -miles away. a. a/ The b. an/ The c. the/ The d. the! A 10. This young director four films so far. His recent film Oscar for Best Director. a. made/ won b. has made/ has won c. made/ has won d. has made/ 11. 'You look when you see ine.'"Yes.1 think you are in China.' a. astonish b. astonishing c. astonished d. astonish 14. 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 14. The actress couldn't attend the awards ceremony so she had a representative the award for her. a. accept b. accepted c. accepting d. acceptance B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D 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 he A B C plays D 2. We're always amazing by John's incredible travel stories. A B C D 3. Moviemaker combines several separate processes. A B C D 4. The comedian worked hardly to entertain the children in the hospital. A B C D 5. The critic's description of the film made it sound very appealed. A B C D 6. Part of the entertainment of seeing a movie is understanding how the director combination a range A B C of different styles to attain an artistic goal. D 7. The movies are one of the most popular forms of entertainment. A B C D 8. It was not until they had seen the movie stars the crowd outside the movie would not disperse. A B C D 9. The film's representation of world poverty through the character of hungry child was quite A B C moving D 10. The actors left the hotel separately in order avoid attracting a lot of attention. A B C D IV. SPEAKING Choose the most appropriate phrases or sentences that best complete the conversation. A: (1) B: No, I don't like them very much. I think they're so violent. (2) A: They're OK. (3) B: Well, I like romantic films and science fiction films. A: (4) B: Well, it's difficult to say. But I suppose I prefer romantic films. A: (5) B: Julia Robert. I really like her. A (6) B: He's OK. But my favorite .actor is Mel Gibson. A Me too. There's a new Mel Gibson movie at the Elmwood Theater. (7) B: Great! 1 . a. Do you like films? b. Do you like action films? c. Which film do you like? d. How do you like action 2. a. Do you? . b. Like you? c. How are you? d. How do 3. a. What film do you like best? b. What would you like? c. What kind of film do you like? d. What sort of film you like? 4. a. Do you prefer romantic films or science fiction film? b. Which you like best: romantic films or science fiction film? c. Which do you prefer' romantic films or science fiction film? d. Do you like romantic films or science fiction film? 5. a. Who's your favorite actress? b. Who are the best actress? c. Which actress you like best? d. What's your favorite actress? 6. a. Have you ever seen Tom Cruise? b. Do you like Toni Cruise? c. Is Tom Cruise the actor you like'? d. How about thinking of Tom Cruise? 7. a. Why not to go to the cinema? c. What about tonight? b. Let's et) to see it tonight. d. Do you like to see it tonight? V. READING COMPREHENSION A. Choose the correct words or phrases that best complete the passage. The popularity of the movies began early in the 20th century and continues today. People of all ages find movies (1) Movies are a worldwide phenomenon, as the internationalism of movie distribution has helped to (2) ideas around the globe. One movie can quickly influence other movies. But why are movies so popular'? Movies are a kind of storytelling. They try to describe an idea or record an observation about our- culture. These (3) are recorded using moving visual images. Some movies portray the situation accurately and realistically, whereas other movies find visual symbols to (4) those situations. On the most simple level, movies are a secession of (5) images. These successive mages are captured on film. Directors film a wide of shots long, medium, and close up - to create a visual composition. The visual images, along with plot, characterization, and sound, produce the desired narrative: The shots are joined together in any number of combinations in a (7) called editing. Making a film is a massive, complex, and expensive task that (8) art and 'bossiness. Making a movie the talents of hundreds, and some-times thousands, of artists, producers, and business people. It can take months, even years, for a film to be (10) into a movie theater. 1. a. thrilling b. entertaining c. terrifying d. amusing 2. a. break b. change c. disperse d. show 3. a. descriptions b. combinations c. observations d. introductions 4. a. influence b. record c. replace d. represent 5. a. move b. moving c. moved d. movement 6. a. row b. range c. series d. line 7. a. process b. product c. progress d. project 8. a. connects . b. describes e. combines d. contains 9. a. involves b. developes c. attains d. touches 10. a. released b. moved c. delivered d. sent B. Choose the correct answers. Up to about 1915, movies were short and programs were Made up of several works. Then, D. W. Griffith and others began to make longer films that provided the same powerful emotional appeal as did melodrama and presented spectacles far beyond what the theater could offer. Consequently, after World War I increasing numbers of spectators deserted the theater for the movies. This trend was accelerated in the late 1920s as a result: of two new elements. In 1927 sound was added to the previously silent film, and thus one of the theater's principal claims to superiority vanished. In 1929 a serious economic depression began. Since audiences could go to the movies for a fraction of what it cost to see a play, theater going became a luxury that few could afford, especially as the depression deepened. By the end of World War II, the American theater had been reduced to about thirty theaters in New York City and a small umber of touring, companies originating there. 1. One thing that movies could do better than the theater was to a. provide longer programs. b. provide emotional appeal. c. provide more melodrama. d. provide greater spectacle. 2. Up to the 1920s one objection to film was that a. they were too short. b. they were silent. c. they were too expensive. d. they did not tell a complete 3. One thing that made people choose the movies over the theater was a. World War I. b. the fact that films were less expo c. the fact that films were silent. d. the fact that films were shorter. 4. By the end of the World War II, a. theater had become entertainment for the masses. b . . the theater was no longer considered a luxury. c. professional theatrical performances were confined mainly to New York d. There were no theatrical performances outside of New York City. 5. When the author of this paragraph says 'this trend was accelerated in late 1920s% he means that a. many more people went to the theater than to the movies. b. the shift away from the movies to the theater was slowed down. c. the popularity of the theater was gradually increasing. d. the shift away from the theater to the movies was speeder up. VI. WRITING Choose the sentence which has a similar meaning to the sentence printed before, 1. The film's ending is dramatic. a. The end of the film is a drama. b. The film has a dramatically c. The film ends dramatically. d. The end is filming dramatic- 2. The clown amused the children. a. The clown had the children amusing. b. The children found the clown c. The clown made the children amuse. d. The children were amusing the clown. 3. The film didn't come up to my expectation. a. The film wasn't as good as I expected. b. I expected the film to be longer. c. The film didn't end as I expected. d. I expected the film to be released sooner. 4. The film excited us all a lot. a. The film had a lot excitement. b. We were exciting about all of the film. c. The film made all of us feel a lot of excited. d. All of us were excited about the film. 5. It doesn't matter to them which film they go to,. a. They never go to the movie whatever film is shown. b. They don't mind which film they go to. c. They like seeing every film they go to. d. Which film they go to matters more than the cost. . TEST FOR UNIT 13 I. PRONUNCIATION . A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differed". of protest by religious groups. a. was finally released b. finally released c. finally have released d. was released finally who the music was by. 6. We stayed for the film credits a. for seeing. entertainment for the masses. b . . the theater was no longer considered a luxury. c. professional theatrical performances were confined mainly to New York d. There were no theatrical performances