Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. The ending of the film is_________. All audiences are very sad.
A. disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied
2. This is a _________ film and it makes me cry a lot.
A. funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited
3. _________ he is a CEO and earns a lot of money, he is very mean.
A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of
4. This is a (n) _________ on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945.
A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary
5. She _________ the Oscar Prize as the best actress this year.
A. wins B. acts C. performs D. directs
6. She is hard-working. _________ she isn't lucky in examinations.
A. Therefore B. But C. However D. So
7. Before you go to the cinema, you can watch the trailer and read _________ of the film.
A. reviews B. disaster C. critic D. character
8. The film was so _______ However my father saw it from beginning to end
A. interesting B. exciting C. boring D. fascinating
9. The end of the film was so _______ that many people cried.
A. boring B. shocking C. exciting D. moving
10. They are making this film based _______ a true story.
A. to B. after C. on D. for
11.___________ she has lots of money, she is very modest.
A. Although B. Because C. However D. Despite
12. My younger sister didn’t choose that job________________ the salary was high.
A. so B. in spite of C. though D. Despite
13. ____________having a broken leg, she took part in the competition.
A. However B. Although C. In spite of D. Because
14. We didn’t go camping that day_________ the nice weather.
A. but B. despite C. although D. though
15. Jimmy had done his homework; ____________, his mother didn’t let him go out.
A. though B. in spite of C. because D. however
16. _____________ working very hard, he lost his job.
A. Despite B. However C. But D. because
17. ___________he is an honest man, lots of people trust him
A. Because B. So C. However D. Although
18. He never hangs out with his friends _______ the fact that he was has lots of free time.
A. although B. because C. though D. in spite of
19. He doesn’t enjoy playing sports, ____________ he play basketball twice a week.
A. despite B. but C. because D. so
20. _____________her father is very strict, she loves him a lot.
A. In spite of B. Despite C. Although D. However
What does the sign say?
A. People ahead B. Elderly people ahead
1.a
2.a
3.c
4.c
5.a
6.a
VII. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
This composition is about my aunt's (1)......... in Florida last year.
She hired a car at Miami (2)........ , and soon (3)..........lost. So, she stopped to ask a young man how to get to the hotel.
Unfortunately, the young man had a gun; he made my aunt get (4)............ of the car, and she had to give him all her money.
Luckily, a police car drove past a few minutes later and (5).......... . Then, the police arrested the thief and got my aunt's money back.
(6)........ the end, my aunt had quite a good holiday, but she said that she was happy to get back home.
1. a. holiday b. vacation c. festival d. a & b
2. a. airport b. airway c. airplane d. airstrip
3. a. took b. had c. got d. caught
4. a. in b. out c. inside d. outside
5. a. picked her up b. picked up her c. showed her around d. showed around her
6. a. In b. At c. On d. When