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Entertainment

1. Choose the correct option.

What are the stalls in a theatre?

a) The audience.
b) A passage between rows of seats.
c) The seats that are nearest to the stage.
d) The wings.

2. Choose the correct option.

I wonder who (...) the role of James Bond in GoldenEye (1995).

a) had played
b) was playing
c) plays
d) had been playing

3. Read the text below and answer accordingly.

Hilary Swank: a different kind of star

From rags to riches* Hilary Swank became a successful American Academy Award-winning
actress. Born in Nebraska on 30 July 1974, daughter of Stephen Swank, an officer in the Air
National Guard and later a traveling salesman, and Judy Clough, Hilary hadn't an easy
childhood. When she was six she moved to a trailer park near Lake Samish, in Bellingham,
where she grew up.

Starting a career was as difficult as her upbringing. "Every time a producer told me I had no
talent, I refused to give up - I just worked harder", she confesses. Hilary's mother had always
told her everything was possible as long as people worked hard, so she kept that in mind all the
way. She was determined and optimistic and knew for a fact that success doesn't come easily.

Many casting directors told her repeatedly she wasn't pretty enough for the roles. Indeed, her
beauty is simple. She doesn't apply for the standard Hollywood physical attributes.

"You made yourself out of nothing, and you made me believe that I can do it too" is what
people who come up to her on the streets normally tell to Hilary. And they are totally right.

* "rags to riches" - an expression which refers to any situation in which a person rises from poverty to wealth, or
sometimes from obscurity to fame.

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3.1 Choose the correct option.

Hilary Swank is...

a) a Scottish actress.
b) an Australian actress.
c) a Portuguese actress.
d) an American actress.

4. Read the text "Hilary Swank: a different kind of star", match the words on the left with their
meaning on the right.

1- optimistic a) from being extremely poor to being very

rich
2- upbringing b) the way in which someone is cared for and
educated when they are young, especially by
their parents
3- from rags to riches c) always expecting good things to happen
4- give up d) stop trying to do something

5. Build questions for the given answers.

a) Many casting directors told her repeatedly she wasn't pretty enough for the roles.
b) Yes, it was hard for Hilary to start a career.

6. Choose the correct option.

What is the informal name given to the film industry in India?

a) Bollywood
b) Indiwood
c) Hinduwood
d) Hollywood

7. Choose the correct option.

The words of a song are called...

a) the music.
b) the poems.
c) the words.
d) the lyrics.

8. Choose the correct option.

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... is a hobby known to reduce people's stress.

a) Gardens
b) Gardening
c) To garden
d) Garden

9. Decide if the following statements are True [T] or False [F].

a) A fairy tale is a story about magic or fairies usually for children.

b) A comic strip is a series of drawings inside boxes that tell a story and are often printed in
newspapers.
c) The author is the person who reads books.
d) The reader is the person who writes books.

10. Decide if the following statements are True [T] or False [F].

a) Luciano Pavarotti was an Italian tenor famous for his powerful voice.
b) 50 Cent is a famous American rapper.
c) Dizzy Gillespie was a well-known American trompeter and jazz performer.
d) The Beatles were a Portuguese rock band.

11. Choose the correct option.

a) A western is a type of film about life in the western USA in the 19th century, usually
involving cowboys.
b) A thriller is a film that tells a beautiful love story.
c) A war film is a film with an exciting story, especially one about crime or spying.
d) A documentary is a film or television programme giving facts about a particular subject.

12. Complete the sentence(s) by choosing the correct options.

You can kick the ball forwards, but you can only a) __________ it backwards... The best way to
b) __________ a player who is running with the ball is to grab him round the legs... If you can
touch the ball down at the far end of the c) __________, you d) __________ five points. What
game am I referring to? Oh, I know, e) __________!

Options: rugby, score, pitch, pass, basketball, tackle, point

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13. Complete the sentence(s) by choosing the correct options.

I a) __________ the film was absolutely brilliant.

The film's director is b) __________.
I don't like Sandra Bullock. I don't think much of her c) __________.
I'm really not much d) __________ Tom Cruise.
In my opinion this was the best motion picture e) __________.

Options: keen on, superb, of the year, acting, think

14. Complete the sentences with the correct verbs.

Are you any good at a) __________?

Peter decided to go to the cinema instead of b) __________ a video at home.
I'm fed up with c) __________. I don't want anything to do with plants anymore.
Richard really hates d) __________ abroad. He prefers e) __________ his own country's
beauties.
Kate doesn't mind f) __________. In fact, she loves g) __________ the wheel.

Options: to garden, gardening, visiting, watch, watching, driving, take, travelling, knitting, to
travel, knit, taking

15. Complete the sentence(s) by choosing the correct options.

Clint Eastwood is responsible a) __________ many good films lately.

Critics were very pleased b) __________ his most recent movie, Letters from Iwo Jima.
He has shown that he is as good c) __________ acting as he is directing.
He is interested d) __________ working on a documentary about Tony Bennett.

Options: with, for, at, in

16. Match the words on the left with their meaning on the right.

1- plot a) a person who tells a story in a book

2- narrator b) the series of events which form the story
of a novel
3- character c) a person in a book
4- setting d) the place at which something happens

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17. Look at the picture and decide if the following statements are True [T] or False [F].

a) Royal Opera House is located in Covent Garden.

b) People can smoke in the Royal Opera House.
c) People can take drinks inside.
d) Bjork sings along with her band.

18. Answer correctly.

a) Who is the special guest?

b) Who conducts the orchestra?

19. Build questions for the given answers.

a) We prefer rock or pop music.

b) Yes, I do like classical music.

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20. Build questions for the given answers.

a) I buy four newspapers a week.

b) I go to an art gallery twice a year.

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Entertainment Answer key

1. b)

2. c)

3. d)

4. 1- c); 2- b); 3- a); 4- d).

5.
a) What did many casting directors tell her repeatedly? / What did many casting directors tell
her?
b) Was it hard for Hilary to start a career?

6. a)

7. d)

8. b)

9. a) T; b) T; c) F; d) F.

10. a) T; b) T; c) T; d) F.

11. a) T; b) F; c) F; d) T.

12. a) pass; b) tackle; c) pitch; d) score; e) rugby.

13. a) think; b) superb; c) acting; d) keen on; e) of the year.

14. a) knitting; b) watching; c) gardening; d) travelling; e) visiting; f) driving; g) taking.

15. a) for; b) with; c) at; d) in.

16. 1- b); 2- a); 3- c); 4- d).

17. a) T; b) F; c) F; d) F.

18.
a) It's Matmos. / The special guest is Matmos. / Matmos.
b) Simon Lee. / It's Simon Lee. / Simon Lee does. / Simon Lee conducts the orchestra.

19.
a) What kind of music do you prefer? / What type of music do you prefer?
b) Do you like classical music?

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20.
a) How many newspapers do you buy a week?
b) How often do you go to an art gallery?

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