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?
MY HOUSE
I live in a house near the sea. It’s an old house, about 100 years old, and it’s very small. There two bedrooms, a livingroom, a bathroom and a kitchen. The bedrooms are upstairs. The bathroom is next to the kitchen. There is a lovely fireplace in the livingroom. There’s a beautiful garden in front of the house. I live with my parents. I play badminton with my father in my free time. We have a lot of fun. I love my house very much.
1. Where is his house?
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2. Is it old?
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3. How many rooms are there is his house?
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4. Is there a garden?
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5. Where is the fireplace?
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6. Who does he live with?
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7. What does he do in his free time?
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8. Does he love his house?
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Chia các động từ sau :
1. That novel __________ (write) by a famous artist.
2. The milk ____________ (deliver) every day.
3. Lan’s car __________ (repair) last month.
4. Phong _______________ (go/not) alone tonight by his family.
5. My mother let me _________ (use) her computer.
6. His car needs __________ (repair).
7. The date of that meeting _________(change/not) yet.
8. Look at this old house! They ________ (knock) down.
9. That language ______ (speak) by his grandfather years ago.
10. All the troubles __________ (cause) by his girlfriend yesterday.