TEST 3
I. PRONUNCIATION : Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1. a. history b. film c. file d. various
2. a. awareness b. nation c. date d. face
3. a. pulse b. popular c. shut d. runner
4. a. cooked b. stopped c. finished d. visited
5. a. contribute b. use c. bull d. due
II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION : Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
1. Marilyn was a popular film star.
a. disliked and unknown b. liked and admired
c. hated and admired d. unknown and liked
2. Persons who make a film are called ________.
a. film doers b. film tellers c. film makers d. film workers
3. Most of us like motion pictures.
a. chess b. cards c. plays d. films
4. A ________ is a person who uses a camera to take the pictures of a film.
a. cinematographer b. photographer c. philosopher d. geographer
5. ________ is well developed in this country.
a. industry b. industrial c. industrialize d. industrious
6. Boys are more ________ than girls.
a. act b. actor c. active d. action
7. The authorities are trying to cause the improvement of women employment.
a. bring in b. bring out c. bring up d. bring about
8. He used to drive a truck. He was a _______.
a. truck driver b. truck drive c. drive trucker d. driver truck
9. I like _____ films better than _____ plays.
a. the / the b. the / no article
c. no article / no article d. no article / the
10. Not all films are made to be shown _______ cinemas.
a. at b. in c. for d. on


IV. READING COMPREHENSION :
A. Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answers.
Most of the people who like films are only interested in the leading actor or actress when they
enjoy a film. It seems to them that it is only the actors or actresses that have made the film
successful and interesting. They always pay attention to the actors’ or actresses’ appearance,
performance, and fashion. There are many film viewers who have no awareness of the other
people’s work to make a film. A finished film, actually, is the result of the collaboration of many
persons, and the most important among them are the scriptwriter, the cinematographer, the film
editor, the actor, and the director. Especially, in some thrilling scenes, the roles of the stuntmen
are very important. They are always in danger when they are acting, some of them are even badly
hurt or dead. But what a pity, many film viewers rarely appreciate their work.
1. To many film viewers, _______.
a. the director is the most important.
b. no one is more important than the leading actor or actress.
c. the stuntmen play the most important role.
d. the most important person is the cinematographer.
2. Many film viewers always pay attention to _______.
a. the director’s name and appearance.
b. the pictures taken by the cinematographer.
c. the leading actor’s or actress’ family.
d. the actors’ and actresses’ appearance, performance and fashion.
3. A finished film is the result of the collaboration of _______.
a. many persons b. the leading actor and the director
c. the actors and actresses d. film viewers and the directors
4. There are _______ most important individuals in making a film.
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
5. The work of stuntmen are _______.
a. secure b. dangerous c. interested d. thrilled
B. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.