Short_Test_12A_Unit12.doc

SHORT TEST 12 A              Unit 12                                                       

1              Complete the sentences with the words from the box. There are more words than you need.

0              They’ve just opened a new art     gallery    in my town.

1              So-called graffiti artists break the law when they spray paint other people’s private ________________.

2              Some politicians prefer to sit on the ________________ on such controversial issues as artistic merit of graffiti.

3              I didn’t pay anything to get in. The ________________ was free.

4              Critics say that the exhibition was ________________ and didn’t offer anything creative.

5              The only place where I tolerate graffiti are old ________________ walls and other buildings which are not in use.

6              I know that many great artists were ________________ by the public but I still think that graffiti isn’t art.

7              Our local government has spent so much money on the new ________________ trains and look, they’re all covered in ugly graffiti.

2              Complete the sentences with the synonyms of the words from brackets. The lines show you how many letters you need to use.

0              It was the best t  h  r i   l l   e  r  (a film that tells an exciting story about a crime) I’ve seen in years.

1              Do you really want to see that film? Have you read the            v                 (a newspaper article giving opinions about, for example, a new film)?

2              The                      o                 (conversations in a film) in his latest film is terrible.

3              Who                 r                 (played) in that film?

4              I must say that the                           c                      (people that actors play in a film) were completely predictable.

5              That Hollywood                  p            (a film telling the story of someone’s life) earned $25 million during the first week.

3              Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capital letters.

0              There are five     musicians    in the band. MUSIC

1              That concert was _____________________. We still remember every detail of that evening. FORGET

2              Why on earth did I decide to go and see that film? It was completely _____________________ and I couldn’t understand the ending. INTEREST

3              I loved the exhibition in that museum. It was so _____________________ and cleverly organised. IMAGINE

4              Complete the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original sentences.

0              ‘I’m an opera fan.’ The boy said   that he was an opera fan   .

1              ‘None of my friends have seen the play.’
My mother said ______________________________________________________.

2              ‘Our son goes to the cinema very often.’
My neighbours told us ______________________________________________________.

3              ‘They filmed the western in Texas.’
The film critic said ______________________________________________________.

4              ‘We’re showing the documentary only in small cinemas.’
The producers said ______________________________________________________.

5              ‘The artists will come to our school on Monday.’
The teacher told them ______________________________________________________.