X. Join the two sentences using the word in brackets. 1. Glenne Close hasn’t won a single Oscar. She has been nominated six times, (although) ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Brian Stone is a famous singer. He can’t sing folk song. (despite) ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Some people said the film was terrible. I found it quite gripping. (Though) ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. It was a horror film. It wasn’t frightening at all. (in spite of) ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. The movie was a box-office failure. It had an all-star cast. (even though) ____________________________________________________________________________ 6. The film had good reviews. It was entirely ignored by awards bodies, (despite) ____________________________________________________________________________ 7. People criticized the movie for being too violent. The movie was a commercial success. (in spite of) 8. I liked it a great deal. I will likely never watch it again, (although) ____________________________________________________________________________ 9. The film had largely negative reception. Penn was nominated for Best Actor. (despite) ____________________________________________________________________________ 10. Critic reviews were favorable. The film was pulled early from theaters due to low ticket sales. (although) ____________________________________________________________________________ XI. Complete the sentences with although, despite/ in spite of, however/ nevertheless. 1. Leonardo Dicaprio is a talented actor; , he only won an Oscar after six nominations. 2. ____ the negative reviews, Jurassic World reached 1 billion in ticket sales. 3. Linh wanted to see Wall-E. , the showing week fell on her semesterexamination. 4.______________ it has found its fans over time, Empire Records only made $300,000 atthe box office. 5. Finding Nemo was a successful animation film its low budget. 6. Out of Africa didn’t win any acting Oscars starring Meryl Streepand Robert Redford. 7. The film barely made back its budget. , critics and fans had a lot of positive things to say about it. 8. ______________animation is not my favorite genre, I really like Zootopia. 9. Titanic is a really good movie; ______________, it is not for anyone under the age of sixteen. 10. ______________ it is loved by fans today, Clue had a rough start when it opened in 1985. XII. Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition. 1. The Lord of the Rings is showing Odyssey Cinema 10.30 a.m. 2. Watching a horror film can be very frightening a child. 3. Saving Private Ryan is a war movie____________ soldiers fighting in World War II. 4. The film was so gripping that I couldn’t take my eyes the screen. 5. Are you scared watching a horror film? 6. The last movie starring Julia Roberts a professor was Mona Lisa Smile. 7. They spent Sil million____________making “Star Wars in 1977. 8.Brokeback Mountain is based the short story by author Annie Proulx. 9. The film is a guy who travels back in time to save the planet. 10. We could call the cinema to see what’s____________tonight