IV. Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in spite of, however, or nevertheless. Sometimes, two answers are possible.

21. difficulties, the firemen managed to save many people who were caught in the fire.

22. he got top marks at high school, he never went to university.

23. She failed the test she studied hard.

24. Everyone thought she would accept the offer. , she turned it down.

25. We enjoyed our holiday the rain.

II. Find which word does not belong to each group.

6. A. interesting B. exhausting C. tired D. exciting

7. A. actor B. comedy C. director D. editor

8. A. entertaining B. exciting C. shocking D. acting

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

10. A. plot B. documentary C. horror D. thriller

III. Choose the correct answer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a film - I was laughing from beginning to end.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. We found the plot of the film .

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

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

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

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

1. A. picked B. clicked C. promised D. delivered

2. A. wanted B. developed C. needed D. included

3. A. jumped B. loved C. washed D. liked

4. A. actor B. acting C. address D. action

5. A. long B. boring C. shocked D. comedy

1. Although Nam is not an intelligent student, he can learn very fast.

=> Despite/ In spite of______________________________________.

2. Because Hoa was rich, she could buy that house.

=> Because of______________________________________.

3. Because the rain was so heavy, I couldn't go to school.

=> Because of______________________________________.

4. His father asked him to go stay at home because he was sick.

=> Because of______________________________________.

5. Because there was an accident, I waslate.

=> Because of______________________________________.

6. She failed the University entrance exam because her grades were bad.

=> Because of______________________________________________.

7. Although he has a physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.

=> Despite__________________________________________________________.

8. Because of the cheap price, my wife insists on buying theTivi.

=> Because______________________________________.

9. Although it was raining heavily, we still went toschool.

=> Despite/ In spite of______________________________________.

10. Because I studied hard, I passed the exam.

=> Because of____________________________________________.

Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.

 In spite of

Mary could not go to school because she was sick.

 Because of

Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.

 Despite

My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.

 In spite of

Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.

 Because of

Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.

 Despite

Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.

 Despite

In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.

 Although

Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.

 In spite of

In spite of the high prices, my daughter insists on going to the movies.

 Even though

Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

“A Kid in King Arthurs Court” is directed by Michael Gottlieb. The main (1) in the film is a teenager called Calvin Fuller. Calvin is (2) Thomas Ian Nicholas. This film is a modern retelling of Mark Twain’s (3) book Connecticut Yankee.

Calvin lives in California, USA. He is a very shy boy and he is not very good at sports. At the beginning of the film, Calvin is playing baseball when there is a (4) earthquake. A hole opens in the ground and Calvin falls through it. He lands in the past, in the (5) 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 (6) because he plays them modern music on his CD player and he show them (7) to make rollerblades and a mountain bike. Calvin is trained to be a knight and he becomes more (8) . 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, (9) 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 (10) .

It’s a comedy, a drama, and an action film all in one.

1. A. author

B. name

C. character

D. actress

2. A. played

B. did

C. made

D. created

3. A. classify

B. class

C. classic

D. classical

4. A. terrify

B. terrible

C. terrifying

D. terribled

5. A. period

B. decade

C. moment

D. time

6. A. amazed

B. amazing

C. amaze

D. amazes

7. A. what

B. whatever

C. how

D. which

8. A. confident

B. confidence

C. confide

D. confided

9. A. although

B. but

C. despite

D. even

10. A. excite

B. excited

C. excites

D. exciting

C. READING

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

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 the 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 1950s, (8) people went to see films, but in (9) years audiences have grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influences film-making and there are currently (10) national film industries.

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