III Essay Writing

My favourite writer ( actor, artist, musician)

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EXAM CARD XXXI

I Reading

FILM INDUSTRY

The first American 2-minute movies were shown as bonus attractions in vaudeville houses until the early 1900s, when thousands of small theaters devoted solely to films, and called nickelodeons because they charged a nickel, opened across the country.

In 1903 "The Great Train Robbery" — the first American film to spin a coherent story — was made. Though this primitive horse opera lasted only about 8 minutes and seems embarrassingly crude to the modern eye, it would be hard to exaggerate its impact on contemporary audiences.

Within a few years the center of motion picture production had shifted to Hollywood, California, and shrewd entrepreneurs such as Louis B. Mayer and Samuel Goldwyn had built the movies into a national industry that grossed even more than any other expert agriculture, steel, and transportation.

By 1925 motion pictures were more a necessity than a luxury for many Americans. More than 130 million people went to the movies each week. There were 20000 motion picture theaters, some seating 7000 persons.

The first sound cartoon was introduced to the public in 1928. It was Walt Disney's best creation "Mickey Mouse".

Much of the prestige and profit of movies depended both on great actors and the genius of the directors. The most sought-after award in the movie business is the Oscar, annually presented since 1929 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Five nominees in each of some 25 categories are picked by their fellow craftsmen. Winners are chosen by secret ballot cast by the Academy's more than 2800 members.

Write an annotation translation of the text

II Grammar

1. There's plenty of room for cars in the yard; much better ..... parking in the village street.

than

then

there

it

2. Your boss really likes you. He said ..... the best manager in his department.

then

there

your

you're

3. Thanks for taking me out, it's much better ..... listening to my grandma all day long.

than

then

there

it

4. He went through to his kitchen, ..... returned with a bottle of wine and two glasses.

than

then

there

it

5. Music is my life. ..... all I want to do.

Its

It's

There

Their

6 Is he ......... arrested as we speak?

(a) be

(b) been

(c) being

(d) will be

7. I wonder if there is any use _____ _____ the results.

trying, improving

trying, to improve

to try, to improve

to try, improving

8 If I _____ more time, I _____ to play the guitar.

have; will learn

had; would learn

has; would have learnt

9 Hillary told me she ..... in New-York all that year, and she had no wish to leave the city.

lived

had lived

was living

10. Nina said Lucy complained that her friends never ..... any attention to what she told them.

would pay

paid

had paid

III Essay Writing

Will modern technology such as the internet ever replace the book or the written word as the main source of information?

Signature of the examiner_______________

EXAM CARD XXXII