UNIT 13
FILM AND CINEMA
A. MULTIPLE CHOICES:
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1/ A. film B. history C. time D. still
2/ A. and B. call C. began D. at
3/ A. cinema B. existence C. sequence D. set
4/ A. developed B. used C. played D. enjoyed
5/ A. today B. position C. long D. from
6/ A. century B. but C. industry D. until
7/ A. scientists B. days C. films D. makers
8/ A. shown B. however C. now D. how
9/ A. ones B. pictures C. decades D. places
10/ A. motion B. position C. production D. decision
II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:
1/ A. cinema B. rapidly C. photograph D. however
2/ A. history B. passage C. follow D. today
3/ A. century B. camera C. completely D. musical
4/ A. discover B. introduce C. beginner D. appearance
5/ A. sequence B. minute C. enjoy D. actor
6/ A. until B. story C. early D. motion
7/ A. existence B. replacement C. relation D. telephone
8/ A. character B. decision C. audience D. terrible
9/ A. position B. interest C. detective D. description
10/ A. industry B. probably C. Titanic D. fascinate
III/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ At that time scientists discovered that when a sequence of still pictures were set in motion, they could give the feeling of moment.
A. detected B. founded C. knew D. saw
2/ In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly.
A. stressed B. enlarged C. progressed D. ripened
3/ In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly.
A. smartly B. instantaneously C. strongly D. speedily
4/ They used changes of scene and camera positions to tell a story, with actors playing character parts.
A. makeup B. feature C. position D. figure
5/ In the early 1910s audiences were able to enjoy the first long films, but it was not until 1915 that the cinema really became an industry.
A. merely B. simply C. certainly D. shortly
6/ From that time, film makers were prepared to make longer and better films and build special places where only films were shown.
A. appointed B. equipped C. arranged D. trained
7/ The cinema changed completely at the end of the 1920s.
A. replaced B. traded C. swapped D. varied
8/ The change began in America and soon spread to the rest of the world.
A. advertised B. shared C. separated D. expanded
9/ As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones on the screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical cinema.
A. sounded B. arose C. seemed D. emerged
10/ Jack Dawson is a young and generous adventurer.
A. lofty B. honorable C. plentiful D. bountiful
IV/ Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ The history of what we call cinema today began in the early 19th century.
A. lately B. late C. after D. next
2/ In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly.
A. leisurely B. sluggishly C. weakly D. shortly
3/ From that time, film makers were prepared to make longer and better films and build special places where only films were shown.
A. normal B. everyday C. unlimited D. unrestricted
4/ As the old silent films were being replaced by spoken ones on the screen, a new cinema form appeared, the musical cinema.
A. talkative B. vocal C. voluble D. deafening
5/ Find the words