5 UNIT TEST LEVEL 2 Name Mark

Vocabulary
1 Complete the passage with the words and phrases below. There are more words than you
need. (11 x 2 = 22 points)
moving • audiences • box office hits • awards • weak • given brilliant performances
talented • main character • cast • plot • producer • set in • based on • played the role
Hugh Jackman is one of the most 1. …………………… actors working in film and on
stage today. He has been in the 2. …………………… of many films but is probably best
known for the series of X-Men films. In these, he 3. …………………… of Wolverine, the
4.
…………………… . These popular films are 5. …………………… old comic books
about superheroes, and were all 6. …………………… . Jackman has also
7.
…………………… on the stage for which he won many 8. …………………… .
Worldwide 9. …………………… had the chance to hear him sing in the
10.
…………………… film Les Misérables, a story 11. …………………… 19th-century
France.

2 Write a suitable continuation for each sentence by forming an adjective with the words in brackets.
Do not change the original meaning. (4 x 4 = 16 points)
1. I cried throughout the film. (emotion)
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2. It was hard to believe the story. (realist)
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3. I didn’t like some of the scenes. (enjoy)
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4. I knew what was going to happen at the end. (predict)
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3 Complete the sentences to show that you understand the meaning of the bold words. (4 x 4 = 16 points)
1. When a friend highly recommends a film, I .........................................
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2. In my opinion the film was dull, so .........................................................
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3. Action-packed films often include .........................................................
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4. In France, some English-language films are dubbed ............................
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Grammar
4 Write sentences with the words below. Use the correct passive or causative form. (5 x 2 = 10 points)
1. the sets / build / yet
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2. a car stunt / shoot / now
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3. the actor / his hair / coloured / every month
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4. the soundtrack / not compose / until next year
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5. I / watch / while some special effects / create / on the computer
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5 Complete the passage with the correct passive or causative form of the verbs in brackets. (8 x 3 = 24 points)

Listen to a Book
Originally, audiobooks 1. …………………… (use) mainly by people who couldn’t see
or had other difficulties reading. Now, they 2. …………………… (enjoy) by millions of
people every day. It 3. …………………… (not know) exactly how many books
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. …………………… (record) over the years – but most popular or classic novels
5.
…………………… (can / find) as an audiobook CD or online “podcast”. Some
audiobook producers 6. …………………… the books …………………… (read) by actors
or actresses. In other cases, the writers do the reading. Prior to 1996, the special talent
required for reading an audiobook 7. …………………… (not recognise) in any way, but
that year the Audie Awards 8. …………………… (establish). The winner for Best
Audiobook of 2013 was Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth, for his reading of Graham
Greene’s The End of the Affair.

6 Rewrite the sentences. Use the passive or causative form. Do not change the original meaning. (4 x 3 = 12 points)
1. When Jana is abroad, someone takes care of her dog.
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2. They’re giving out twenty awards tonight.
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3. We must shoot this scene before it starts to rain.
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4. By the time the filming began, they had resolved many of the problems.
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