II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. Our teacher is very ________________in literature so we were very _____________in the lesson. (interest)
2. My neighbour is a very _____________sort of person because he always says and does ___________________ things. (bore)
3. Studying for exams is very______________. I get________________ when I open my school books. (tire)
4. I am not ________________ that he has won two Oscars for Best Actor because his acting in that film is so ________________. (amaze)
5. The boy was so ______________ by the film that he couldn’t sleep last night. (frighten)
6. The Wizard of Oz, which was directed by Victor Fleming and King Vidor, is a brilliant and (excite) ________________ fantasy. It tells the story of a young girl’s (fascinate) __________________ adventures in the magical land of Oz.
7. All critics said this film was really (bore) ______________ . Nevertheless, I was so (interest) ___________________ that I saw it from beginning to end.
8. We were (fascinate) ______________ by his (thrill) _______________ account of his adventures in a Chinese jungle.
9. The characters in the book were so (convince) ________________ that I was as (shock) ______________ when one of them died as I would have been in real life.
10. I was (interest) ___________________ to learn that the director of that (grip) ______________ film has been given a prize.

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Binimi, Bahamas, and publishedin 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an anging Cuba fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.

In 1953, The Old Man and The Sea was awarded the Pulitzer for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as

contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize of Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

1 Where was Ernest Hemingway from?

2 When was The Old Man and the Sea published?

3 What genre does The Old Man and The Sea belong to?

4 What is the content of The Old Man and The Sea?

5 When did Hemingway win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.

    In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

What is the content of The Old Man and the Sea?

A. the story of Santiago

B. the story of Alice

C. the story of Hemingway

Complete the sentences using the correct comparative, superlative form, or '(not)as ... as' of the adjectives given in brackets.

1. The film shown on TV last night was ...........(thrilling) than the book written for it.

2. That was ...........(terrifying) film I have ever seen.

3. Most love songs composed by Trinh Cong Son are ............(sweet) romantic poems.

4. Acoustic guitars are often ..............(cheap) than electric guitar.

5. Long zither is ................(gentle) traditional Vietnamese musical instrument loved by many Hue people.

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.

    In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

 What genre does The Old Man and the Sea belong to?

A. fiction

B. fairy tale

C. humour

Read the passage and answer the questions.

The Academy Awards, commonly known as The Oscars, are the most famous film awards in the world. They have been held since 1929. They are called The Oscars after the golden statuette awarded to the winners.

The Oscar statuette is oi cially called the Academy Award of Merit. It is 13½ inches high and weighs 8½ pounds. The Oscar statuette was designed by Cedric Gibbons and sculpted by George Stanley. It is a knight holding a crusader’s sword, standing on a reel of film. The first Oscar was given to Emil Jannings on May 16, 1929.

The most important Oscar is the ‘Best Picture’ prize, which is given to the best film. Two other important awards are ‘Best Actor’ and ‘Best Actress’ in a leading role. There are lots of other prizes too, such as ‘Best Director’, ‘Best Supporting Actor’ and ‘Best Supporting Actress’, ‘Best Costume Design’, ‘Best Film Editing’, etc.

1.When were The Oscars first organised?

2.What are the awards named after?

3.Who is Cedric Gibbons?

4.Who received the first Oscar statuette?

5.What is the Best Picture prize?

Complete the sentences, put in WHO, WHOM, WHOSE, WHICH or THAT if necessary

1. My office,......is on the second floor of the building, is very smalk

2. The people......we met at the party were very friendly

3. An orphan is a child.....parents are dead

4. Is this the article......you were interested in?

5. This morning I met somebody.......I hadn't seen for ages

6. Amy,......car had broken down, was in a very bad mood

7. The hotel......we stay in wasn't very clean

8. The detective lost the sight of the man........he was following

9. She is the most famous girl......has talked to me

10. Is this the man.......sob has just won the first prize?

11. This room,.....there are a lot of posters on the walls, belonged to my son

12. Hue,......he spent this childhood, is well known for beauty spots

14. The bicycle.......was painted red is mine

15. That is the book.....he bought last night

16. Easter is a festival.....occurs in late March or early April

17. Has he found the key....he lost yesterday?

18. The city.......we visited last year was very beautiful

19. She has a friend.......is the manager of this company

20. What is the picture....you want to buy?

21. My children,...... have an opportunity to go to the zoo, always look very excited

22. He is the man.......was helped last night

Read the passage, and then answer the questions.

The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.

In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.

Question. What is the content of The Old Man and the Sea?

A. the story of Santiago

B. the story of Alice

C. the story of Hemingway