Unit 20: The performance arts: reviews and critiques

The plot of the film is just a ... boy-meets-girl scenario.

• underrated

• far-fetched

• overrated

• hackneyed

Answer explanation

A hackneyed phrase or idea has been said or used so often that it has become boring and has no meaning (adj) /ˈhæk.nid/

The script was ... and hard to follow.

• overrated

• hackneyed

• disjointed

• far-fetched

Answer explanation

/dɪsˈdʒɔɪn.tɪd/ (adj)

(especially of words or ideas) not well connected or well ordered (rời rạc)

Her story about being chased away from school by wolves seems pretty ...-fetched.

• close

• near

• far

• slow

Answer explanation

difficult to believe and unlikely to be true (cuong dieu)

/ˈfɑrˈfetʃt/ (adj)

The play was ..., and some religious leaders criticised it

• far-fetched

• pleased

• polite

• risqué

Answer explanation

(of jokes or stories) slightly rude or shocking, especially because of being about sex

( khiếm nhã)

/rɪˈskeɪ/ (adj)

I found the book so ... that I couldn't put it down.

• dead-end

• monotonous

• gripping

• tedious

Answer explanation

Something that is gripping is so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention completely

/ˈɡrɪp.ɪŋ/ (adj)

His book tells the ... story of how they climbed Mt. Everest.

• love

• good

• harrowing

• upset

Answer explanation

extremely upsetting because connected with suffering

/ˈhær·oʊ·ɪŋ/ (adj)

I find some of Brahms's music deeply ...

• moving

• peaceful

• blissful

• exultant

Answer explanation

causing strong feelings of sadness or sympathy

(adj) :cảm động

Her jokes are absolutely ...

• tedious

• applause

• tedious

• hilarious

Answer explanation

extremely amusing and causing a lot of laughter

(ADJ) /hɪˈleər·i·əs/

The artist's works were known for their accurate .... of the Old West.

• boy

• woman

• picture

• portrayal

Answer explanation

the way that someone or something is described or represented in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work

/pɔːˈtreɪ.əl/ noun ( buc chan dung)

His speech met with (= received) loud ...

• fingers

• hands

• clap

• applause

Answer explanation

the sound of people clapping their hands repeatedly to show enjoyment or approval of something such as a performance or speech

/əˈplɔːz/ (n)