TEST 3 I. PRONUNCIATION : Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. history b. film c. file d. various 2. a. awareness b. nation c. date d. face 3. a. pulse b. popular c. shut d. runner 4. a. cooked b. stopped c. finished d. visited 5. a. contribute b. use c. bull d. due II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION : Choose the most suitable word or phrase. 1. Marilyn was a popular film star. a. disliked and unknown b. liked and admired c. hated and admired d. unknown and liked 2. Persons who make a film are called ________. a. film doers b. film tellers c. film makers d. film workers 3. Most of us like motion pictures. a. chess b. cards c. plays d. films 4. A ________ is a person who uses a camera to take the pictures of a film. a. cinematographer b. photographer c. philosopher d. geographer 5. ________ is well developed in this country. a. industry b. industrial c. industrialize d. industrious 6. Boys are more ________ than girls. a. act b. actor c. active d. action 7. The authorities are trying to cause the improvement of women employment. a. bring in b. bring out c. bring up d. bring about 8. He used to drive a truck. He was a _______. a. truck driver b. truck drive c. drive trucker d. driver truck 9. I like _____ films better than _____ plays. a. the / the b. the / no article c. no article / no article d. no article / the 10. Not all films are made to be shown _______ cinemas. a. at b. in c. for d. on III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE : Choose the best word, phrase or sentence. 1. “No matter what happens, I will support you.” Means __________ a. Do what happen, you will be supported ? b. Whatever happens, I will support you. c. However matters happen, I will support you. d. I will not support your matters. 2. She rarely expresses her ideas in class. _______, she is very good at every subject. a. Actually b. Moreover c. And d. Therefore 3. ““Titanic” is one of my favourite films.” means _________. a. Among my favourite films are “Titanic”. b. Among my favourite films is “Titanic”. c. All my favourite films were “Titanic”. d. All my favourite films are “Titanic”. 4. Billy Crystal is ______. a. more famous than among the comedians. b. most famous in the comedians. c. the most famous among the comedians. d. the more famous among the comedians. 5. Educational films _______ in schools. a. should shown b. should be shown c. show d. showed 6. Mary is not _______ to see this film. a. as old enough b. enough old c. enough old as d. old enough 7. Tom Cruise, _______, has just got one hundred million dollars in a new film. a. one of American’s top actors b. is one of American’s top actors c. that is one of American’s top actors d. All are correct 8. I _______ this film twice. a. see b. saw c. will see d. have seen 9. Peter never minds helping everybody. _______ he is willing to do it. a. Although b. Despite c. Indeed d. Whatever 10. I would rather _____ a film than _____ a book. a. to see / to read b. see / read c. seeing / reading d. saw / read IV. READING COMPREHENSION : A. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers. Most of the people who like films are only interested in the leading actor or actress when they enjoy a film. It seems to them that it is only the actors or actresses that have made the film successful and interesting. They always pay attention to the actors’ or actresses’ appearance, performance, and fashion. There are many film viewers who have no awareness of the other people’s work to make a film. A finished film, actually, is the result of the collaboration of many persons, and the most important among them are the scriptwriter, the cinematographer, the film editor, the actor, and the director. Especially, in some thrilling scenes, the roles of the stuntmen are very important. They are always in danger when they are acting, some of them are even badly hurt or dead. But what a pity, many film viewers rarely appreciate their work. 1. To many film viewers, _______. a. the director is the most important. b. no one is more important than the leading actor or actress. c. the stuntmen play the most important role. d. the most important person is the cinematographer. 2. Many film viewers always pay attention to _______. a. the director’s name and appearance. b. the pictures taken by the cinematographer. c. the leading actor’s or actress’ family. d. the actors’ and actresses’ appearance, performance and fashion. 3. A finished film is the result of the collaboration of _______. a. many persons b. the leading actor and the director c. the actors and actresses d. film viewers and the directors 4. There are _______ most important individuals in making a film. a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 5. The work of stuntmen are _______. a. secure b. dangerous c. interested d. thrilled B. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. “Shakespeare in love” was one of the most (1) _____ films in 1999. It (2) _____ the “99 Oscar’s Prize”. The film lasted (3) _____ 113 minutes. The leading actor and actress were Joseph Friennes and Gwyneth Paltrow. It was (4) _____ by John Madden. Mare Norman and Tom Stoppard, the (5) _____, wrote it. 1. a. boring b. popular c. tiring d. unknown 2. a. won b. beat c. hit d. earned 3. a. in b. at c. about d. of 4. a. led b. instructed c. explained d. directed 5. a. directors b. cinematographers c. scriptwriters d. actresses . TEST 3 I. PRONUNCIATION : Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently. of the most (1) _____ films in 1999. It (2) _____ the “99 Oscar’s Prize”. The film lasted (3) _____ 1 13 minutes. The leading actor and actress were Joseph Friennes and Gwyneth Paltrow. It was. make a film are called ________. a. film doers b. film tellers c. film makers d. film workers 3. Most of us like motion pictures. a. chess b. cards c. plays d. films 4. A ________ is a person