The world of movies and theatre

PART A

К каждому заданию даны варианты ответов, из которых только один является верным. Выберите правильный ответ из четырех предложенных.

A1. Let's buy our tickets while I still have... left.

1) a few money

2) a little money

3) a few coins

4) a little coins

A2. This outstanding film director has shot about....

1) two dozens films

2) two dozen films

3) two dozens film

4) two dozens of film

A3. In the Odessa Theatre there was a special entrance hall for ….

1) disabled

2) disability

3) the disabled

4) the disability

A4. If ... asks, tell him that it will be a six-part serial.

1) somebody

2)nobody

3)anybody

4) someone

A5. It ... known that early Belarusian plays ... mainly based on folklore themes.

1) is, are

2) was, were

3) is, were

4) is, were being

A6. His father … by the time he... watching his favorite horror film.

1) will come, will finish

2) would come, would finish

3) will come, had finished

4) will come, has finished

A7. When the play... the audience ... for fifteen minutes.

1) was over, applauded

2) was over, have applauded

3) had been over, was applauding

4) was over, was applauding

A8. The National Theatre... new version of Hamlet next month. A famous artist... to design the scenery.

1) are staging, has invited

2) will stage, has been invited

3) are staging, has been invited

4) stage, has been invited

 

A9. Whenever I ... by the State Academic Theatre, I always... my first visit there.

1) am passing, am recollecting

2) pass, recollect

3) pass, am recollecting

4) am passing, have recollected

A10. In Shakespeare's time, there... no actresses on stage, and all roles... by men.

1) was, were played

2) were, were being played

3) were, were played

4) were, had been played

A11. The tradition... that the Academy … Oscar nominees by the end of January.

1) is going, will have named

2) goes, will name

3) goes, will be naming

4) goes, will have named

A12. Though musicals ... a British invention, French ones … into popularity these days.

1) have considered, are coming

2) are being considered, have come

3) have been considered, are coming

4) have been considered, will come

A13. This actor ... minor roles for years before he... his breakthrough.

1) had played, had

2) has been playing, had

3) had been playing, had had

4) had been playing, had

A14. Five years ago I... in a newspaper that theatre ... people's attention, it ... their hearts.

1) was reading, doesn't attract, attracts

2) read, doesn't attract, attracts

3) have read, didn't attract, attracts

4) read, did attracted, did attract

А15. The director of the theatre... just now that he ... a new repertoire.

1) claimed, will give

2) has claimed, would be given

3) claimed, would give

4) claimed, would gave

A16. We... two contemporary plays this season. But we failed.

1) should stage

2) had to stage

3) must stage

4) were to have staged

A17. I'll go downstairs and ... the usher ... you three tickets.

1) get, to give

2) got, give

3) get, give

4) got, given

A18. I'd prefer … to the old-style theater than to the high-tech cinema.

l)to go

2) go

3) going

4) to going

A19. If I... the seats in the stalls, I... you to join me.

1) took, will ask

2) would take, could ask

3) take, would ask

4) could take, would ask

A20. If I... late for the performance, I... home by 5 o'clock.

1) had been, should have got

2) am, should had got

3) was, would have get

4) were, will get

A21. ... English enjoy going to … theatre and watching Shakespeare's plays.

l)-/the

2) The / -

3) The / the

4)-/a

A22. Though the play was long I could watch it from … beginning to... end.

1)-/-

2) the/the

3) a/an

4) the / an

A23. I want my audience to look... … this play. It is filled... deep sense.

1) through / in / at

2) down / on / on

3) out / onto / in

4) back / on / with

A24. A 15-year-old like you has grown … … watching cartoons. You've already come... age.

1) out/of/of

2) away / from / on

3) apart / from / in

4) up/of/at

A25. He's been working... the theatre … … twenty years.

1) on / for / about

2) in / for / over

3) for / at / about

4) at / about / over

А26.... I came up to the poster, I saw the " Sold Out " sign.

1) If

2) While

3) Once

4) Until

A27.... being famous as theatre stars many actors want success in the cinema.

1) On condition that

2) Due to

3) In case

4) In spite of

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А28. Interstellar adventures are what mаny of today’s animation consists of.

1 2 3 4

A29.Norma Jean Baker wasthe real name of the famous Hollywood star known

1 2 3

such as Marilyn Monroe.

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А30. scenery, stage, wings, stalls

1) cinema

2) stadium

3) theatre

4) hospital

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A31. film director, scriptwriter, cameraman, casting director

1) leading man

2) manufacturer

3) soundtrack

4) show man

Определите ряд, в котором не все слова относятся к одной теме. Укажите выбранный вариант.

А32.

1) interesting, fascinating, gripping, absorbing

2) boring, dull, monotonous, dreary

3) exciting, tiring, dramatic, thrilling

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A new version of Romeo and Juliet (A33)... performed at the Bolshoi Theatre last week. Talented young actors were involved (A34)... the performance. In spite (A35)... the fact that the staging idea was not new, the production gained (A36)... success. Besides it was rewarded (A37)... the best scenery.

 

A33.	1) is	2) was	3) had been	4) has
A34.	1)on	2) by	3) in	4) at
A35.	1)-	2) with	3)off	4) of
A36.	1)a	2)-	3)the	4) some
A37.	1)with	2)-	3)by	4) for

 

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А38. Thanks for taking me to the opera.

1)Okay.

2) You are welcome.

3) Please.

4) Not in the least.

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А39. Let's leave then.

1) The show is so funny!

2) I don't know what to make of it.

3) What a tasty meal!

4) The plot is so boring!

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А40. Which place in London is primarily associated with drama and William Shakespeare's work?

1) Old Vic

2) Covent Garden

3) Bloomsbury

4) The Globe

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I. There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved from ritual. The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world, even the seasonal changes, as unpredictable, and they sought, through various means, to control these unknown and feared powers.

II. Those measures that appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites. As time passed, some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama. Those who believe that drama evolved from ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theatre because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used.

III. It is interesting to remember, too, that the word "tragedy", which is often used to describe any sort of disaster or misfortune, more precisely refers to a work of art. A tragedy probes with high seriousness questions concerning the role of man in the universe. It was in Attica, the ancient state whose chief city was Athens, that the word was first used in the 5th century ВС to describe a specific kind of play, which was presented at festivals in Greece. Sponsored by the local governments, these plays were attended by the entire community, a small admission fee being provided by the state for those who could not afford it themselves.

IV. The atmosphere surrounding the performances was more like that of a religious ceremony than entertainment. There were altars to the gods, with priests in attendance, and the subjects of the tragedies were the misfortunes of the heroes of legend, religious myth, and history. Most of the material was derived from the works of Homer and was common knowledge in the Greek communities.

V. Another theory traces the theatre's origin from the human interest in storytelling. According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war, or other feats) are gradually elaborated, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person.

A41. The article mainly discusses

1) the importance of storytelling.

2) the advantages of ritual.

3) the beginning of theatre.

A42. According to the article, myths originated from

1) abandoned rituals.

2) rituals that survived.

3) ancient music and drama.

A43. The main themes of "tragedy" as a genre are

1) never small.

2) always big.

3) unimportant.