Task 1. Read the magazine interview. Choose the best answers, A, B or C. Mike: Hi! I’m Mike Prior. I’m interviewing people for the school magazine. Is it OK if I ask you some questions?
Paula: Of course. I’m Paula. What do you want to know?
Mike: I want to know what people think of the new school film club.
Paula: Oh, I think it’s great! Our teacher, Mr Rogers, knows a lot about films and books and we learnt a lot.
Mike: And did you like the film?
Paula: I did, but my friends didn’t. They wanted to see a film with more action. But I’m interested in history and I really liked the story.
Mike: Did you read Great Expectations before you saw the film? Charles Dickens isn’t an easy writer.
Paula: I tried, but it’s very difficult. That’s why the film club is so good. Mr Rogers showed the same chapter in three different films. That was great. Every director did something different.
Mike: Do you think it’s a good idea for the film club to show films made from books?
Paula: Yes, I do. It can help with homework. It’s easy to understand the story with a film. And some people don’t like reading, but the film can make them interested in the book.
Mike: What’s next for the film club?
Paula: Divergent. I didn’t know the film came from a book. I started reading it yesterday and it’s really good. I can’t wait to see what the director does in the film. I can learn a lot.
1. Mike wants to know Paula’s opinion of ……………………… .
A films and books
B the film club
C the teacher
2 Paula is interested in seeing films ……………………… .
A about the past
B with lots of action
C by top directors
3 Paula read ……………………… of Great Expectations before
she watched the film.
A all
B some
C three chapters
4 She thinks ……………………… is difficult to understand.
A Mr Rogers
B the story in the film
C the story in the book
5 She thinks that showing films of books is ……………………… .
A a good way to help students with reading
B only interesting for students who like reading
C too difficult for some students
6 Paula ……………………… the film of Divergent before she
started reading the book.
A saw
B knew about
C didn’t know about
17. When I finish writing this composition, I’m going to call it a day and go to bed.
18. It’s high time we bought a new car. The old one keeps dying out on the highway.
19. When John got sick suddenly, we called the emergence number and the paramedics were here in no time.
20. The vase was just about to fall off the sink, but she grabbed it in the nick of time, so it didn’t break.
21. We were a half hour early for the movie. On the spur of the moment , we went to the fastfood restaurant next door for a cup of coffee.
22. I was planning to work on my report all day, but I’ll make time in the morning to meet with you and discuss the problem.
23. They didn’t plan to go away for the weekend. They decided to go to the mountains to kill time .
24. the time is right to invest in a house because real estate prices are low now.