At the beginning of the film, Paul meets Jenifer in a bookshop and they fall in ______. | |||
A. trouble | B. love | C. problem | D. scene |
Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing the story for the film may take many weeks. Filming the story being acted - or shooting the film, as it is called - often takes at least six months. Actors and cameramen work from very early in the morning until late at night. Each scene has to be acted and reacted, filmed and refilmed, until it is just right. Sometimes the same scene may have 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, houses, castles and forests are all built of wood and cardboard. Several hundred people work together to make one film. Some of these people are the actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is the most important person in a film studio. He decided how the scenesshould 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 films very real. People feel that they themselves are among the people in the film.
1. 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
2. Which of the following is compared to a factory?
A. The film studio
B. The indoor stage
C. The scenery
D. A poor film
3. The director of a film.................
A. Is always an actor. B. The indoor stage
C.is a film star. D. Says how scene should be filmed.
I. Read the conversation, and then answer the questions.
Susan: Sorry, guys, the Batman film’s sold out. Which film will we see instead?
Susan: How about this? It’s called Girl of my Dreams. It’s about a young man who dreamt about a perfect girl. The next day he went to the bookshop where he met a girl called Nina.
Nick: That’s a love story. No, thank you!
Paul: What about Journey into Space? It’s about some spacemen who go to Mars.
Linda: Mm. It doesn’t sound very exciting. Is there anything else on?
Susan: How about The Pyramid? It’s a horror film about a monster in an Egyptian pyramid which comes alive.
Paul: OK, that’s better. Shall I get the tickets?
Susan: Yes, but let’s hurry. It’s half past five. The next performance starts in five minutes.
1. Which film do they want to see at first?
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2. Why can’t they see it?
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3. Which films do Linda, Paul, and Susan suggest that they see?
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4. What types of film are they?
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5. Which film do they agree to see?
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I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question.
Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing 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 very early in the morning until late at night. Each scene had to be acted and reacted, filmed and refilmed, until it is just right. Somtimes the same scene has to be acted twenty or thirty times.
The film studio is like a large factory and the indeed. Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio; churches' castles and forests areb all built of wood and cupboard. Several hundred people are actors and actresses. The director of 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
B. at least six months
C. many weeks
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 B. The indoor stage
C. The scenery D. A poor film
4. The director of a film _____.
A. is always an actor
B. makes 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 B. seems very real
C. takes a long time to make D. is made by a good director
Read the conversation, and then answer the questions
Susan: Sorry, guys, the Batman film's sold out. Which film will we see instead?
Linda: How about this? It's called Girl of my Dreams. It's about a young man who dreamt about a perfect girl. The nest day he went to the bookshop where he met a girl called Nina.
Nick: That's a love story. No, thank you!
Paul: What about Journey into Space? It's about some spacemen who go to Mars.
Linda: Mm. It's doesn't sound very exciting. Is there anything else on?
Susan: How about The Pyramind? It's a horror film about a monster in an Egyptian pyramid which comes alive.
Paul: OK, that's better. Shall I get the tickets?
Susan: Yes, but let's hurry. It's half past five. The next performance stars in five minutes.
1. Which film do they want to see at first?
2. Why can't they see it?
3. Which films do Linda, Paul, and Susan suggest that they see?
4. What type pf film are they?
5. Which film do they agree to see?
VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer
Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing 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 very
early in the morning until late at night. Each scene has to be acted and re-acted, filmed and re-filmed, until it is
just fine. Sometimes the same scene has to be acted many 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, houses, and forests are all built of wood and cardboard. Several hundred people work
together to make one film. Some of these people are the actors and actresses. The director of the film, however,
is the most important person in a film 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 are 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 films very real;
people feel that they themselves are among the people in the films.
1. Shooting a film often takes………………….
A. less than six months B. at least six months
C. many weeks D. from early in the morning until late 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 B. The indoor stage
C. The scenery D. A poor film
4. The director of a film…………………
A. is always an actor B. makes 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 B. seems very real
C. takes a long time to make D. is made by a good director
6. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Writing the story for the film is a part of making a film. B. The indoor stages in the film studio are very
big.
C. All of the people in film making are actors and actresses. D. Shooting the film often takes many months.
7. The best title for the passage is "________ ".
A. Writing the Story B. Actors and Actresses C. A Director D. Making a Film
Read the film review, and then answer the questions.
A Kid in King Arthur's Court is directed by Michael Gottlieb. The main character in the film is a teenager called Calvin Fuller. Calvin is played by Thomas Ian Nicolas. This film is a modern retelling of Mark Twain's classic book Connecticut Yankee. Calvin lives in Calfornia, USA. He is a very shy boy and he is not very good at sports. At the begining of the film, Calvin is playing baseball when there is a terrible earthquake. A hole opens in the ground and Calvin falls through it. He lands in the past, in the time of King Arthur. Calvin meets King Arthur and Merlin, the wizard. King Arthur is played by Joss Ackland and Merlin is played by Ron Moody. They think that Calvin is amazing because he plays them modern music on his CD player and he shows them how to make rollerblades and a mountain bike. Calvin is trained to be a knight and he becomes more confident. Calvin helps King Arthur to beat his enemy, Lord Belasco, and then Merlin sends Calvin back to the future. Calvin finds himself back in the baseball game, but this time he wins the game. The special effects in A Kid in King Arthur's Court are very good. Michael Gottlieb is a great director and the actors' performances are good. The film is funny and exciting. It's a comedy, a drama, and an action film all in one.
Read the passage, and then answer the questions
Have you seen the film School of Rock? It’s about a rock musician who became a teacher. The film is based on a real music school which is run by Paul Green. Paul Green started the first School of Rock in 1998 in Philadelphia in the USA. He gave students rock music lessons after school, but he wanted to do more. Now he gives them the chance to play in rock concerts. “Some of our students have never played in front of a real audience before. We teach them how to do it,” he says. He has already taught hundreds of young people to be rock performers, and now there are over 30 schools of rock in different towns in the USA.
1. How many schools of rock are there in the USA?
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2. What is the film School of Rock about?
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3. When did Paul Green start his first rock school?
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4. What does he teach his students to do?
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5. How many students has he taught?
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Complete the sentenses with a suitable adjective
1. There were too many fights in the action film. It's .....................
2. The film was so ................... that we fell asleep at the beginning.
3. 'Weekend Meeting' is very .................... All of my family members laugh from beginning to end.
4. At the camp site, Minh told us some ghost stories. They were so ..................... that many student screamed at that night.
5. The romantic comedy was so .................... that a lot of people cried at the end.
I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. 1. A. brainstorm B. sailing C. railway D. captain 2. A. plane B. safety C. traffic D. station 3. A. vehicle B. mention C. enter D. helicopter 4. A. happy B. house C. here D. hour 5. A. maps B. papers C. cats D. books 6. A. started B. decided C. worked D. waited 7. A. played B. closed C. filled D. needed 8. A. frightened B. amazed C. disappointed D. terrified 9. A. thread B. beam C. breath D. stead 10. A. naked B. booked C. worked D. walked II.Choose the correct answer to complete each following sentence by circling A, B, C or D. 1. Linda used to ________ morning exercise when she got up early. A. did B. does C. doing D. do 2. My mum __________the bus to work every day, but I cycle. A. catches B. drives C. goes D. runs 3. You should look right and left when you go ________the road. A. down B. across C. up D. along 4. Bus is the main public ________in Viet Nam. A.travel B. tricycle C. transport D. vehicle 5. The play was so boring. ________, An saw it from beginning to end. A. Therefore B. Despite C. However D. Although 6. She’s sure that they will find the film_________. A. entertaining B. entertain C. entertainment D. entertained 7. – “ Do you like seeing a film?” – “_________________” A. No, I don’t like it at all B. Sure. What film shall we see? C. Who is in it? D. I’m sorry, I can’t. 8. ____________ being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much. A. In spite B. Despite C. Although D. Nevertheless 9. ____________ is La Tomatina celebrated? – Every August. A. Where B. Why C. When D. Which 10. My father liked the ____________ of that singer. A. perform B. performer C. performance D. performing 11. Does your bike ever ________ down on the way to school. A. break B. take C. do D. turn 12. I __________go on foot when I was in primary school. A. used to B. break C. can D. may 13. Give a________ before you turn left or right. A. signal B. turn C. sound D. sign 14.In the party last night, she looked in a red dress. A. love B. lovely C. loving D. lovelily 15. Is Minh with the final semester‘s result? B. Satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. be satisfying 16. The ending of the film is All audiences are very sad. A.disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied 17. This is a film and it makes me cry a lot. A.funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited 18. he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean. A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of 19.This is a(n) on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945. A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary 20.He the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year. A. wins B. acts C. performs D. directs 21. She is hard working , she isn‘t lucky in examinations. A.Therefore B. But C. However D. So 22. She decided to quit this job the low salary. A.because of B. despite C. because D. although 23. Minh used to jigsaw puzzles in his spare time. A. do B. does C. doing D. did 24. Public in this city is quite good, and it‘s not expensive. A. vehicle B. travel C. transport D. journey 25. It‘s about 2 kilometers ………………my house school. A. between/and B. from/to C. between/to D. from/ and III. Put the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1.Nam often ( play) ________________________ soccer in the afternoon. 2.My father used to (go) _____________________swimming when he was a child. 3.What about ( go) ____________________ to the zoo on Sunday evening ? 4. Tien Dung goalkeeper ( live ) _____________________ Thanh Hoa city since 1997. 5.I used to ( go) ____________________ to the zoo on Sundays when I was a child. 6.Xuan Truong footballer ( play) ________________________ soccer beautifully last Saturday. 7.Nam used to (go) _____________________fishing when he was a child. 8.They (learn ) _____________________ English for five years. 9.How about ( go) ____________________ to the zoo on Sunday evening ? 10.Quang Hai footballer ( play) ________________________ soccer beautifully last Saturday. 11.I ( meet ) ______________________ her at the movie theater last night. 12.He ( go ) ___ to the English club every Sunday. But last Sunday he ( not go ) ________ there, he went to the City’s museum. 13.Two years ago, she ( teach ) ______________________ at a village school. 14.What __________you (do) ____________ yesterday morning? 15.We ( travel ) ______________________ to Hue next month. 16.My mother ( not like ) ______________________ riding a motorbike. 17.When my father was young, he (drink ) _____________________ a lot of beer. 18.Nam ( study ) ______________________ homework in the living room now. 19.Be careful ! The car ( come ) ______________________ . 20.My mother ( go ) ______________________ to the supermarket yesterday evening. IV. Find and correct a mistake in each sentence 1. Use roads careful so we may be able to use them for a long time. 2. I saw some cars stop by the police. 3. The car was too expensive for him buying. 4. My father is a careful driver and he doesn’t drive too fast or dangerous. 5. On the way we passed, there were many interested sights. 6. The old house in the end of the road has been sold. 7. Despite of taking a taxi, he arrived late. 8. The gate are closed so that the children can’t run into the road. 9. The train had just left when I arrive at the station. V: Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences. 1. I couldn't sleep. I was very tired. Despite I couldn't sleep despite being vey tired. 2. They have very little money. They are happy. In spite of ....................................................................................................................................... 3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village. Although ........................................................................................................................................ 4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly. In spite of ....................................................................................................................................... 5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other. Despite .......................................................................................................................................... 6. I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes. Even though .................................................................................................................................. VI. Rewrite sentences with In spite of / Despite /because / because of 1. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well. In spite of _______________________________________________________________ 2. Mary could not go to school because she was sick. Because of _______________________________________________________________ 3. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time. Despite _______________________________________________________________ 4. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home. Because of _______________________________________________________________ 5. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job. Although_______________________________________________________________ 6. He is so young. His acting is excellent. Although___________________________________________________________________ 7. The film poster is fascinating. I don't want to see this film. In spite of___________________________________________________________________ 8. Although our plan is careful, we made some mistakes. Despite______________________________________________________________ VII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing 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 very early in the morning until late at night. Each scene has to be acted and re-acted, filmed and re-filmed, until it is just fine. Sometimes the same scene has to be acted many 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, houses, and forests are all built of wood and cardboard. Several hundred people work together to make one film. Some of these people are the actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is the most important person in a film 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 are 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 films very real; people feel that they themselves are among the people in the films. 1. Shooting a film often takes…………………. A. less than six months B. at least six months C. many weeks D. from early in the morning until late 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 B. The indoor stage C. The scenery D. A poor film 4. The director of a film………………… A. is always an actor B. makes 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 B. seems very real C. takes a long time to make D. is made by a good director 6. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Writing the story for the film is a part of making a film. B. The indoor stages in the film studio are very big. C. All of the people in film making are actors and actresses. D. Shooting the film often takes many months. 7. The best title for the passage is "________ ". A. Writing the Story B. Actors and Actresses C. A Director D. Making a Film
