1. It was a comedy. Almost audience fell asleep.

(ALTHOUGH)
……………………………………………………………………………….

2. The film was made twenty years ago. Many people have enjoyed seeing it.
(HOWEVER)

……………………………………………………………………………….

3. She has been nominated for Best Actress five times. She has never won once. (IN
SPITE OF)

……………………………………………………………………………….

4. This is his first role. His acting is excellent. (NEVERTHELESS)

……………………………………………………………………………….

5. The film didn’t receive good investment. The film was a great success. (DESPITE)
……………………………………………………………………………….

I. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.

1. The movie on TV last night was………………

A. bore B. boring C. bored D. Boredom
2. They were very disappointed ………….. her acting.
A. of B. with C. in D. on
3. We are really …………about going to the cinema tonight.
A. excited B. interested C. amused D. pleased
4. The cinema changed completely at ………. end of ………1920s.
A. an-the B. the - o C.- the-o D. the -the
5. I ………. thrillers to action films.
A. like B. prefer C. would rather D. enjoy
6. A film in which strange and frightening things happen is called a/an…….
A. thriller B. comedy C. drama D. animation
7. Trung finds horror films really…………..
A. disgust B. disgusts C. disgusting D. disgusted
8. In Titanic, it ….......Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawnson, a poor artist.
A. like B. prefer C. would rather D. enjoy
9. ………beginning with a terrible disaster, the film has a happy ending.
A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. However
10. The film has a silly plot. ……………., many people enjoyed it.
A. Though B. Moreover C. Because D. Nevertheless
II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

The world’s first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and
Auguste Lumiere. Although it only (1)…………of short, simple scenes, people loved
it and films have (2) ……….popular ever since. The first films were silent, with titles
on the screen to (3)………..the story.

Soon the public had (4) ………..favorite actors and actresses and , in this
(5) ……….., the first film stars appeared. In 1927, the first “talkie”, a film with
sound, was shown and from then on, the public (6) ………..only accept this kind of
film.

Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (7)

………..produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in the 1950s,
(8) ………..people went to see films, but in (9) ………..years cinema audiences have
grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influence film-making
and there are currently (10) ………..national film industries.

1. A. consisted B. contained C. belonged D. held

2. A. gone B. been C. made D. kept
3. A. join B. read C. explain D. perform
4. A. your B. his C. our D. their
5. A. reason B. way C. method D. result
6. A. should B. would C. might D. will
7. A. who B. where C. when D. which
8. A. other B. each C. fewer D. any
9. A. recent B. now C. modern D. present
10.A. many B. lots C. much D. plenty
III. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.
My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one. I was taken there by some
friends when I was only seven years old. At first there were bright lights and music
and I felt quite happy. When the lights went out, I felt afraid. Then I saw
a train on the screen. The train was coming towards me. I shouted out in fear and got
down under my seat. When my friends saw me, they started to laugh. I felt ashamed
and sat back in my seat. I was very glad when the film ended.
1. Who took the writer to the cinema for the first time?
A. His father C. His parents’ friends
B. His parents D. His friends
2. How did he feel at first?
A. excited B. unhappy C. sad D. quite unhappy
3. He was frightened when …………..
A. There was music C. the train ran
B. The cinemas had no light D. his friends saw him
4. Where did he hide when he saw the train coming towards him?
A. Under the seat C. on his friends’ back
B. On the screen D. under the train seat
5. How did he feel when the film finished?
A. Very sad B. very unhappy C. quite happy D.quite right
IV. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct
it.
Example There isn’t two chairs in the living room.

0. The children felt very terrifying when they watched that horror film.
1. Lots of people enjoy Titanic despite it has an unhappy ending
2. We found the film bored, so we left halfway through it.
3. Although his old age, Mark performed excellently in his latest film.
4. Almost people were shock by the way the film star behaved.
V. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first
sentence.
1. In spite of having to work the next day, Tom watched films on DVD till
midnight.
 => Even though……………………………………………………………

2. The ending of the film was quite disappointing.

=>We……………………………………………………………………….

3. Although she performed well, she didn’t receive good comments

from critics.

=>Despite her……………………………………………………………

4. We were so interested in the comedy that we laughed from beginning

to end.

=>The comedy……………………………………………………………..

5. I’m frightened by horror films; however, I enjoy watching them.

=> In spite…………………………………………………………………..

I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each
line. (1p)
1.A. page B. information C. pavement D. transport
2.A. turned B. crossed C. described D. terrified
3.A. celebrated B. danced C. discussed D. pronounced
4.A. bread B. great C. instead D. spread
5.A. combine B. vocabulary C. doubtful D. boring
II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to finish the sentences. (2p)
1……………is only a short walk from my house to the cinema.
A. There B. It C. This D. That
2. There are far more opportunities for young people than there ……………
A. was B. use C. used D. used to be
3. Cyclists must ……………for pedestrians when they are cycling along the
country lane.
A. set off B. look out C. avoid D. observe
5. In Britain there is an enormous market for ……………pizzas.
A. freeze B. freezing C. froze D. frozen
6. The new film has good audience figures ……………poor reviews in the
press.
A. despite B. in spite C. although D. nevertheless

7. Sales are poor now. There may, ……………be an increase before

Christmas.
A. however B. although C. even if D. but
 8. “……………did you first meet Kaye, Khanh?
- “In Da nang last summer”
A. Where B. Why C. What D. How
9. He became ……………when a journalist asked him questions about his
private life.
A. embarrass B. embarrassed C. embarrassing D. embarrassingly
10.……………do the buses run? – Every ten minutes.
A. How B. How many C. How often D. What time
III. Who are these notices for? Mark A, B, C or D for your answers. (1p)
1. Roadwork ahead
A. Drivers B. Workers C. Customers
2. First class ticket holders only
A. People at a museum
B. People in a cinema
C. People on a train
3. Please fasten your seatbelt.
A. Students B. Airline passengers C. People in a theatre
4. Please do not talk to the driver
A. In your car B. In a shop C. On a bus
5. Tires changed here
A. At a garage B. at the cinema C. at a supermarket
IV. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question. (1p)
Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writng the story for the
film may take many weeks. Filming the story, or shooting the film, often takes at
least six months. Actors and cameramen work from every early in the morning until
late at night. Each scene had to be acted and reacted, filmed and refilmed, until it is
just right. Sometimes the same scene has to be acted twenty or thirty times.
The film studio is like a large factory and the indoor stages are very big indeed.
Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio; churches, castles and forests are

all built of wood and cupboard. Several hundred people work together to make
one film. Some of these are actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is
the most important person in a studio. He decides how the scenes should be filmed
and how the actors should act.
Most people go to see a film because they know the film stars in it. Sometimes
the film may be very poor. It is best to choose a film made by a good director. Some
famous directors make their film very real. People feel that they themselves are
among the people in the film.
1. Shooting a film often takes……..
A. less than six months C. many weeks
B. at least six months D. from early in the morning until late at night.
2. Some scenes have to be filmed many times because…….
A. it takes a long time to make a film
 B. it is often difficult to make them just right
C. many people work together
D. the film is poor.
3. Which of the following is compared to a factory?
A. The film studio C. The scenery
B. The indoor stage D. A poor film
4. the director of a film ……………..
A. is always an actor
B. make the scenery
C. is a film star
D. says how each scene should be filmed
5. We should choose a film which…………………….
A. has actors we know c. takes a long time to make
B. seems very real D. is made by a good director
V. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the passage. (1p)
Traffic Lights
Traffic lights only became necessary in the 19th century, when traffic began to
increase. A traffic signal (1)……………by J O Knight, a railway signaling engineer,
was installed outside the Houses of Parliament in London in 1868. It looked like a
railway signal of the time but a few weeks later it blew up, and a

signal of this type were no (2)……………used. The modern traffic light is an

American invention, the first red and green lights, set up in Cleveland in 1914
followed a few years later by three-colour lights in New York. These new lights
didn’t arrive in Britain (3)………..1925. A year later, the first automatic lights were
installed at a road junction in Wolverhampton, where they remained in (4)
……………for the next 42 years. At the beginning of the 1930s, the first vehicle-
activated lights were set up in London. Since these early days, traffic light design has
developed to cater for (5)……………types of road user.

1. A. done B. discoveredC. invented D. manufactured

2. A. any B. longer C. doubt D. sooner
3. A. during B. until C. since D. after
4. A. use B. play C. performance D. display
5. A. distinct B. similar C. different D. separate
VI. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
(2p)
1. The plane’s (depart)……………was delayed because of (mechanic)
……………difficulties. The passengers (tell) ……………that they would have
to wait for three hours.
2. What a (love) ……………painting. Your daughter must be very (art)
……………, Mrs Green.
3. Harvest festival was the occasion for the (express) ……………of the
community’s beliefs and values.
4. The traffic in some cities now is so (chaos) ……………that it is difficult to
see any (solve) ……………
5. Madonna’s (perform) ……………in the film is praised by many (critic)
……………
VII. Complete the following passage with these words. (1p)
“Carnaval” is the most famous holiday in Brazil, and the biggest carnival in the
world. Except for industrial production, retail establishments such as malls, and
carnival-related businesses, the country stops completely for almost a week and (1)
…………take place, day and night, mainly in coastal cities. These are lots of street
(2) ……………with amazing decorated lorries (called floats) are people dressed in
colourful (3) …………… Everything you go there are samba bands playing and
people (4) ……………Right through the night the festivities continue with more
dancing and music and (5) ……………displays which light up the night sky. The
carnival attracts millions and millions of people, including foreigners, every year.

VIII. Use the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that
it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. (1p)
1. The film was boring, wasn’t it? (INTERESTING)
=>The film………………………………………………………………
2. We often played these games when we were small. (USED)
=> We…………………………………………………………………..
3. What was the price of first class ticket? (PAY)
=> How…………………………………………………………………
4. What is the distance between from the village to the beach? (IT)
=> How……………………………………………to the beach?
5. The teacher was not satisfied with Tam’s essay. (SATISFYING)
=> Tam’s essay ……………………………………………………………

1. He opens the door. -

2. He steal my money -
3. We set the table. -
4. She pays a lot of money. -
5. I draw a picture. -
6. They wear blue shoes. -
7. They don't help you. -
8. He doesn't open the book. -
9. You do not write the letter. -
10. Does your mum pick you up? -
11. Does the police officer catch the thief? -