Exercise 7. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tenses:

1. The film (make)____________ for many years.

2. We (eat)_____________ a big meal this morning.

3. John (win)____________ the Oscar for the best actor last year.

4. Jill always (take part in)____________ Rock festival.

5. We (do)_____________ for the project of this film since last year.

6. The Water festival (hold)__________  next month.

7. He (drive)____________ to work every day.

8. Listen to those people! What language ___________they (speak)_____________?

Exercise 7. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tenses:

 1. The film (make) ……………………………….. for many years.

 2. We (eat) ……………………. a big meal this morning.

 3. John (win) ................................ the Oscar for the best actor last year.

 4. Jill always (take part in) ………………………………. Rock festival.

 5. We (do) …………………….. for the project of this film since last year.

 6. The Water festival (hold) …………………………  next month.

 7. He (drive)  ………………………. to work every day.

 8. Listen to those people! What language ………………… they (speak) ………………?

I. complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.There were lively New Year.....all over the town( celebrate)

2. The hall looked very.......with its Christmas free(festival)

3.There are many........ different between the two communities(culture)

4.She gave a wonderful........as the Iron Lady -the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher(perform)

5.When we heard She'd got the job, we all went off for a.........drink(celebrate)

II. Choose the correct answers

6. All critics said the film was really..........Nevertheless,I was so .......that I sew it from beginning to end

A. Interesting-boring

B. Boring-interesting

C. Interested-bored

D. Boring-interested

7............having a happy ending, the first stars with a terrible accident

A. Despite

B. Although

C. However

D. Nevertheless

8. Who is going to..........the Oscar for Best Actor this year ?

A. Get

B. Take

C. Win

D. Pass

9. Although the acting is wonderful, the ending is very.........

A. Exciting

B. Fantastic

C. Boring

D. Interesting

10. They spent a huge amounf of money on the film...........,it was not a big success

A. Although

B. However

C. But

D. Because

Question 4. Choose the correct answers.

6.All critics said film was really ______; nevertheless, I was so ______ that I saw it from beginning to end.

A. interesting – boring B. boring – interesting

C. interested - bored D. boring - interested

7. ______ having a happy ending, the film starts with a terrible accident.

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

8. In spite of the silly ______, many people enjoyed that comedy.

A. actor B. scene C. character D. plot

9. Although the acting is wonderful, the ending is very ______

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

10. They spent a huge amount of money on the film; ______, it was not a big success

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

11. ______ Johnny Depp is a famous actor, he has failed in his recent films.

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

12.Who is going to ______ the Oscar for Best Actor this year?

A. get B. take C. win D. pass

13. The film Titanic was the most successful – it ______ $1.750 million and ______ eleven Oscars.

A. did - got B. made – won C. won - made D. got - did

14. Charlie Chaplin was the most famous ______ of the silent films.

A. star B. acting C. plot D. scene

15. Cameron Diaz and Julia Roberts are the best-paid actresses – both ______ $20 million for their last films.

A. took B. did C. paid D. earned

Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning

1. Although Son Tung -MTV is a famous singer, he can’t sing folk songs.  (Despite)

_______________________________

2. He didn’t win an Oscar for the Best Actor although he performed excellently.   (Despite) _______________________________

3. The traffic was terrible, but we arrived on time.     (In spite of)

______________________________

4. He isn’t happy although he is very rich.      (despite)

______________________________

5. Even though the film had a very simple plot, we all enjoyed it.     (However) ________________________________

6. We took many pictures although the sky was cloudy.      (in spite of)

______________________________

7. Although she drives carefully, she usually has accidents.      (Despite)

________________________________

8. In spite of his frequent absence from class, he did the test better than us.    (However) _______________________________

9. Although we live in the same street, we hardly ever see each other.   (Despite)

_______________________________

10. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly.    (in spite of)

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