EXERCISES FOR PERIOD 64-GRADE7-SKILLS1+LB2&4 I. Complete the text with the words given in the box. My (l) film this year was Zero Game, the latest (2) by (3) Xi Dong. It has several well- known Chinese (4) and one real (5) , Li Mu Bai, who plays the (6) of the policeman who has to catch a thief, Jun Fat. Li Mu Bai is brilliant. In the best (7) , he chases Jun Fat across the city on a motorbike, watched by thousands of (8) . II. Read the passage, and then answer the questions. Pirates of the Caribbean Captain Jack Sparrow is a pirate. He has a ship called the Black Pearl. One day, he goes to Jamaica, where he sees a beautiful woman, Elizabeth. Then Jack meets Will, who loves Elizabeth too. Jack, Will, and Elizabeth look for pirate treasure. The treasure is on the island Isla de Muerta. They must fight the pirate Captain Barbarossa, who has the treasure. Captain Jack wins and they all go back to Jamaica. There, Elizabeth tells Will that she loves him. 1. Is Captain Jack sparrow a pirate? What is the name of his ship? 2. Who loves Elizabeth? 3. Who has the treasure? 4. Who wins the treasure? 5. Who does Elizabeth love? III. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. action animated comedy horror western musical romance film science-fiction drama 1. We are going to the cinema to see a . 2. A is a play in a theatre or on television or radio, or plays and acting generally. 3. There are always cowboys in a . 4. I love films. They’re very exciting. 5. Have you ever seen this ? It’s really funny. 6. Dracula is the best film I’ve ever seen. 7. My favorite films have beings from Mars. 8. I watched this last week. The singing and dancing are great. 9. The Lion King is an excellent film. I love cartoons. 10. He falls in love with a pretty girl. It’s a beautiful . IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. 1. It’s a book and I’m every time I start reading it. (bore) 2. I was very in the lesson because our teacher is very in history. (interest) 3. We were all very about the school trip but it wasn’t an trip at all. (excite) role actors favorite extras director thriller star scene 4. Studying for exams is very . I get when I open my school books. (tire) 5. My friend is a very sort of person but he hates doing activities. (relax) V. Complete the conversations with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. 1. A: Was it a good film? B: No, it wasn’t very (interest) . In fact, it was really (bore) . 2. A: I’m always very (tire) after a day at work. I can’t do anything in the evening. B: Why don’t you watch a film? A: I always fall asleep. Sometimes, I put on the most (excite) film that I really want to see but I always fall asleep 3. A: I’m an actor. Acting is a very (tire) job. It isn’t (relax) at all. Are you (relax) ? B: No way. I’m a worker. VI. Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in spite of, however, or nevertheless. Sometimes, two answers are possible. 1. it was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat. 2. My father is very busy. , he is always willing to give a hand with the housework. 3. Some English words have the same pronunciation they are spelled differently, for example, dear and deer. 4. I was cold and wet. , Bob put on his swimming suit and went to the beach. 5. I think I did OK in my speech last night I’d had almost no sleep for 24 hours. 6. Carol arrived at the meeting I asked her not to be there. 7. The sky was grey and cloudy. , we went to the beach. 8. It looks like they’re going to succeed their present difficulties. 9. there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a candle. 10. I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it.