Did you read that ___________ of The Chainsaw Massacre at Halloween? It said the film was so gripping!

Vanilla Sky ___________ Tom Cruise, Pénelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz.

I like the film very much! The characters are unforgettable and the ___________ is gripping.

The film was so boring. ___________, Jack saw it from beginning to end.

In spite of having a happy ___________, the film begins with a terrible disaster.

I'm sure you'll find the film ___________.

Avatar is a 3D big hit - the special ___________ are amazing.

– 'Do you feel like seeing a film?' – '___________ '

If you want to know which films are on at the cinemas, you should look at the film ___________ of this newspaper.

It stars Marlon Brandon as the Godfather. He won an Oscar for his ___________ as the boss.

EX1. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

1. I was __________ to learn that the director of that gripping film has won the first prize.

A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting

2. The film was so __________. However, my father saw it from beginning to end.

A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating

3. We were __________ with the latest film of that director.

A. satisfied B. satisfactory C. satisfying D. satisfy

4. It is a __________ game. It makes me bored.

A. boring B. bored C. bore D. boredom

5. I have never felt as __________ as I did when I watched that horror film.

A. terrify B. terrified C. terrifying D. terrible

6. Not many people went to see the film; __________, it received good reviews from critics.

A. although B. but C. despite D. however

7. Let’s go to the Victor Cinema. I’m sure you’ll find the film __________.

A. excites B. excite C. excited D. exciting

8. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early ___________ being very tired.

A. because of B. although C. despite of D. in spite of

9. ____________ they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.

A. Nevertheless B. However C. When D. Although

10. Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a _____________ film – I was laughing from beginning to the end.

A. moving B. scary C. violent D. hilarious

11. __________ careful preparation, we have a lot of difficulties in making a new film.

A. Such B. However C. Despite D. With

12. A___________ is a film that shows real life events or stories.

A. documentary B. thriller C. comedy D. action

13. I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday __________ feeling very tired.

A. although B. So C. In spite of D. but

14. The end of the film was so _____________ that many people cried.

A. boring B. shocking C. exciting D. Moving

15. We didn’t find it funny __________ it was a comedy.

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1. When I was a child, I used _________ (dream) of being an astronaut.

2. I'm terribly nervous. I'm not used ___________ (speak) to a large audience.

3. It took us ages to get used _________ (live) in an apartment house.

4. Lots of trains used ___________ (stop) here, but not many do now.

5. Didn't Nick use _________ (work) on a building site?

6. I'll have an orange juice, please. I'm not used ___________ (drink) alcohol.

7. David doesn't seem to mind being in hospital. I suppose he's got used _______ (be) there.

8. When Laura was at college, she used ____________ (have) a picture of Elvis Presley on her bedroom wall.

9. There used __________ (be) a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago.

10. When she arrived in Britain, she wasn't used __________ (drive) on the left, but she soon got used to it

I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D: 

1. I was __________ to learn that the director of that gripping film has won the first prize. 

A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting 

2. The film was so __________. However my father saw it from beginning to end. 

A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating 

3. We were __________ with the latest film of that director. 

A. satisfied B. satisfactory C. satisfying D. satisfy 

4. We like the film very much. The __________ are unforgettable and the plot gripping. 

A. character B. acting C. style D. action 

5. I have never felt as __________ as I did when I watched that horror film. 

A. terrify B. terrified C. terrifying D. terrible 

6. Not many people went to see the film; __________ it received good reviews from critics. 

A. although B. but C. despite D. however 

7. Let’s go to the Victor Cinema. I’m sure you’ll find the film __________. 

A. excites B. excite C. excited D. exciting 

8. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early ___________ being very tired. 

A. because of B. although C. despite of D. in spite of 

9. ____________ they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success. 

A. Nevertheless B. However C. When D. Although 

10. Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a _____________ film – I was laughing from beginning to the end. 

A. moving B. scary C. violent D. hilarious 

10. __________ careful preparation, we have a lot of difficulties in making a new film. 

A.Such B. However C. Despite D. With 

11. A___________ is a film that shows real life events or stories. 

A. documentary B. thriller C. comedy D. action 

12. I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday __________ feeling very tired. 

A. although B. So C. In spite of D. but 

13. The end of the film was so _____________ that many people cried. 

A. boring B. shocking C. exciting D. moving 

14. We didn’t find it funny __________ it was a comedy. 

A. but B. although C. despite D. in spite of 

15. A ___________ is a film that tries to make audiences laugh. 

A. sci-fi B. documentary C. comedy D. horror 

16. I enjoy the film on TV yesterday evening __________ nobody in my family liked it. 

A. so B. yet C. although D. in spite of 

17. I found the book so ____________ that I couldn’t put it down. 

A. gripping B. shocking C. tiring D. boring 

18. __________ he spent too much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success. 

A. But B. Even C. Despite D. although 

19. We found the plot of the film__________. 

A. bored B. boring C. interested D. acting

V. Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences by circling A, B, C or D.

1. Such____________ that he would stop at nothing.

A. his ambition was                                              B. did his ambition

C. does his ambition                                             D. was his ambition

2. Scientists are now beginning to conduct experiments on____________ trigger different sorts of health risks.

A. noise pollution can                                  B. that noise pollution

C. how noise pollution                                 D. how noise pollution can

3. ____________, we all went home.

A. Goodbye was said                                   B. Goodbye had been said                 

C. Goodbye said                                          D. When goodbye said

4. ~ “Goodbye, Susie!”.              ~   “____________”

A. So so                         B. The same                   C. Yeah                D. So long

5. You ____________ the washing up. I could have done it to you

A. hadn’t to do                                            B. needn’t have done               

C. couldn’t have done                                  D. mustn’t have done

6. He objects to ____________.

A. his mistakes being laughed at                            B. laughing his mistakes at

C. his mistakes laughing at                                    D. his mistakes at laughing

7. I can’t make____________ what it says; it’s a very old book.

A. for                             B. up                              C. out                   D. of

8. His name is Archibald, but everyone calls him Archie____________.

A. for short                    B. in brief                       C. for brief            D. in short

9. Bill: “What do you think of what Mr. Cook said at the meeting?”    

- Mary: “____________”

A. Well, I could help myself.                                 B. Sorry, I have no idea.

C. Oh, he was good- looking, wasn’t he?                         D. Oh, the meeting was boring.

10. When he returned home, he found the door____________.

A. unlocking                  B. unlocked                    C. to be unlocked  D. have unlocked

11. ____________ patient, and you will succeed.

A. To be                B. Are                                      C. Being               D. Be

12. “____________ the villagers, I’d like to thank you for your generous donation,” Mr. Lam said.

A. According to                                           B. On behalf of                        

C. In addition to                                          D. Thanks to

13. The woman____________ when the police told her that her husband had died.

A. broke down      B. broke away                C. broke in            D. broke into

14. There are nine kinds of fruit in my basket. One is an orange, one is a lemon and ____________ is an apple.

A. others               B. the other                    C. another             D. the others

15. I can’t give you a detailed description of the woman, as I only _________at her briefly.

A. gazed               B. glared                        C. glanced             D. stared

16. The boy ____________ in the accident was taken to hospital.

A. injuring            B. being injured              C. have injured     D. injured

17. I feel terrible.I didn’t sleep ____________ last night.

A. a jot                 B. a wink                        C. an inch             D. an eye

18. Alex can’t ____________ seeing his mother cry because she means a lot to him.

A. mind                B. avoid                         C. finish                D. stand

19. He thought the party was going to be boring, but it ____________ to be the most unforgettable evening of his life.

A. turned out                  B. looked around            C. passed away     D. fell back on

20. My friend in the United States ____________ a very good salary as a pharmacist.

A. make                B. makes                        C. do                    D. does

21. His answer was so confusing that I could hardly make any ____________ of it at all.

A. interpretation    B. meaning                     C. intelligibility     D. sense

22. The environment is ____________ almost everywhere and many species of animals are in danger of extinction.

A. threatening seriously                               B. serious threatened     

C. seriously threaten                                             D. seriously threatened

23. Jack went to the party, wearing a ___________ tie.

A. lovely red woolen bow                                     B. red lovely woolen bow        

C. woolen lovely red bow                                      D. lovely red bow woolen        

24.________ Professor Johns, __________ man whose new drug everyone is talking about, refused ________interview.

A. 0- the - an                  B. 0- a - the           C. The- a - the                 D. The - a- an

25. This factory produced ____________ motorbikes in 2014 as in the year 2012.

A. as twice as many                  B. twice as many           

C. as twice many            D. as many as twice

26. Don’t put David in charge of arranging the theater trip; he’s too______________.

A. organized                            B. well organized           C. unorganized      D. organizing

27. It ____________ to Fred that I secured a place at Havard.

A. had been                    B. had been up                C. was down                  D. helped

28. As a rule you shouldn’t argue with your hosts unless they _______ something openly offensive.

A. had said                     B. have said                    C. will say            D. would say

I. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.

1. The movie on TV last night made me .

A. bore                  B. boring                C. bored                 D. boredom

2. I was to learn that the director of that gripping film has won the first prize.

A. interest                     B. interests                      C. interested                      D. interesting

3. We were with the latest film of that director.

A. Satisfy                        B. satisfying                    C. satisfactory                     D. satisfied

4. They were very disappointed her acting.

A. of                   B. with                  C. in                  D. on

5. Lets go to the Victor Cinema. I’m sure you'll find the film .

A. excites                    B. excite                    C. excited                 D. exciting

6. Mr. Beans Holiday is a film - I was laughing from beginning to end.

A. hilarious                B. violent                   C. scary                   D. moving

7. We are really about going to the cinema tonight.

A. excited                 B. interested                 C. amused               D. pleased

8. The film was so . However, my father saw it from beginning to end.

A. interesting                     B. exciting               C. boring               D. fascinating

9. We found the plot of the film .

A. bored                    B. boring                     C. interested                 D. acting

10. The cinema changed completely at end of 1920s.

A. an – the                    B. the - a                     C. a - the                  D. the - the

11. I enjoyed the film on TV yesterday evening nobody in my family liked it.

A. although                 B. yet                   C. in spite of                         D. so

12. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early being very tired.

A. despite of                  B. in spite of                      C. although                   D. because

13. I thrillers to action films.

A. like                       B. prefer                        C. would rather                  D. enjoy  

14. We like the film very much. The are unforgettable and the plot is gripping.

A. characters                   B. acting                     C. style                       D. action

15. A is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.

A. Horror                    B. sci-fi                     C. comedy                       D. documentary

Choose the best answer ( A , B , C or D ) to complete the sentences.

1. The film was so boring. ________, she saw it from beginning to end.

A. Therefore   B. Despite   C. However   D. Although

2. ____________ being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much.

A. In spite    B. Despite    C. Although    D. Nevertheless

3. __________ the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting.

A. Because    B. Since    C. As    D. Although

4. – “ 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.

5. ____________ is not very far from here to my school.

A.There    B. It           C. This                                D.That

6. You should look right and left when you go ________the road.

A. down    B. across    C. up        D. along

7. Hung used to ________ morning exercise when he got up early.

A. did    B. does    C. doing          D. do

8. My sister __________a car to work every day, but she cycles.

A. catches    B. drives    C. goes         D. runs

9. Nga goes to school __________ bike.

A. by          B. on              C. in                    D. from

10. ____________ is Tet celebrated? – January or February.

A. Where            B. Why            C. When       D. Which

11. Do you enjoy ________ football?

A. play                       B. to play       C. playing              D. played

12. Bus is the main Public ________in Viet Nam.

A. travel    B. tricycle    C. transport         D. vehicle

13. __________ the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting.

A. Because    B. Since    C. As    D. Although

14. My father liked the ____________ of that singer.

A. perform     B. performer    C. performance           D. performing

15. ____________ is not very far from here to the harbour.

A.There    B. It           C. This                     D.That

II-.Choose the answer ( A,B,C,D ) that best complete the sentences:

1. It was                   of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it.

A. careless                   

B.careful                     

C. care                         

D.caring

2. It is very common in a Vietnamese family that the woman                   all the cooking while her husband

                   and                   to be called to the table.

A. does / is resting / waiting         

B. is doing / rests / waits  

C. is doing / is resting / waits     

D. does / rests / waits

3. This book contributes little                    our understanding of the subject.

A. for                          

B.of                             

C.into                          

D. to

4. She tells us simply that she had to do most of the household chores such as                   dishes                  the laundry and                   lunch for the Commander.

A. making / doing / cooking                      

B. washing / making / cooking

C. washing / doing / making                      

D. doing / making / making

5. Many people don’t like Jack because he                   casual clothes to important meetings

A. will wear                

B.is always wearing   

C.has just worn          

D. had won

6. Children might                   a lot from sharing housework with their parents.

A. profit                      

B. take                         

C.benefit                     

D. worth

7. Choose the answer which needs correcting:

As a result of the Women’s Movement, women now holds positions that were once restricted to men

      A  :As a result

      B  :holds

      C  :once restricted             

      D  :men

8. They were made to                    all the cleaning in the house.

A. do                           

B. make                       

C.carry out                  

. take

9. Mary:“It is believed that married women should stay at home and take care of their family. Is that what you think ?                          John: “                  “

A. Do you want to stay at home 

B. I don’t see it that away   

C. Don’t mention it           D. It’s my pleasure

10. He’s always                    to his father’s wishes.

A. confident               

B. expensive               

C.obedient                  

D. supportive

11. A happy couple should be based on                   understanding.

A. each other              

B. one another            

C.mutual                     

D. together

12. When you                   , you must be careful not to mix different colors.

A. do the washing up               

B. do the washing                                              

C. hang the clothes                                            

D. hoover the carpet

13.In my family, we all help at home but my mum usually        , because she knows better where to buy everything.             

A. does the shopping 

B. walks the dog        

C. cuts the grass         

D. cook meals

14. The cleaner                   the floor of our apartment twice a week.

A. wash                       

B. washed                   

C.is washing               

D. washes

15. The wine region of Chile                    covered with grapes at this time of the year.

A. is                             

B. being                      

C. been                        

D. are

16.I                   to you now, so please be quiet !

A. talked                     

B. talking                    

C. talk                         

D. am not talking

17. William: “ May I play the trumpet ?” ® Father: “ Yes, I                   this sound”

A. don’t mind     

B. can’t stand      

C. can’t put up with                           

D. don’t bother whether you like

18. I                   to help my owner in that way                  in my basket

A. prefer / instead sleeping                         

B. prefer / instead of sleeping

C. rather / instead of sleeping                     

D. would rather / instead of sleeping

19.                   is more than simply what is fair. It is about balancing your family’s collective life and sharing equally in the joys of raising a family.

A. Share equal parenting        

B. Equally share parenting      

C. Sharing parenting                                       

D. Equally parenting sharing

20.                  thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally about what to do or what to believe.

A.extended                 

B. creative                   

C. critical                    

D. suitable

I. Choose the best answer: a) Let’s go to the zoo. I’m sure you’ll find many things ( exciten, excited, exciting, excite). b) I’ve never felt as (terrify, terrified, terrifying, terrible) as I did when I went out that night. c) We like the film very much. The (acting, characters, style, action) are unforgettable and the plot is gripping. d) The film was so (bored, boring, bore). However I like it. e) It was (interest, interesting, interested, interests) to learn that he won the first prize.