Movies & books (Idioms & Collo)

I hate _______ newspapers, they are just full of gossip, scandal, lies.

• online

• daily

• tabloid

• rubbish

I always get the news from the local radio_______.

• place

• site

• studio

• station

I saw the interview while I was ______ through a magazine at the hairdresser's

• clicking

• picking

• flicking

• ticking

Her scheme was ill prepared or and it was a _______ failure.

• dismal

• total

• complete

• quite

The film _______ highly recommended and was nominated for an Academy Award.

• went

• arrived

• came

• reached

The aim of the cruise was to _____ an interest in and an understanding of foreign countries.

• wake

• raise

• awaken

• awake

The red lights go on outside the studio door to let people know that you are ______ the air.

• in

• on

• at

• off

My brother is a huge fan of movies. When he sees a movie _____ he counts down the days until the movie comes out.

• healer

• threater

• star

• trailer

He also loves to analyze the Film Critics Review and tries to guess which movies will be _______ for an award.

• nominated

• awarded

• represented

• donated

Her last movie was a surprise box - office ______, which made her become a millionaire.

• bit

• hit

• rid

• knit