U2 Examination Practice A NIGHT AT THE THEATRE

Going to the theatre brings back happy memories, as it (1)________me of my very first performance on stage ...

• reminds

• recognises

• recalls

• memorises

... of my very first performance on stage, (2)______was thirty years ago.

• which

• when

• where

• who

Parts of that particular night are so vivid that I can still picture myself as though it were yesterday. The excitement amongst the actors, the (3)_______applause and the party after the opening night ...

• onlookers'

• audience's

• viewers’

• spectators'

The excitement amongst the actors and the party after the opening night are memories which will remain with me for (4)________.

• life

• ages

• a while

• time

I don’t know how we managed to do so well. The rehearsals were far from satisfactory because we thought that we could just have two rehearsals a week (5)______ in fact we needed more.

• where

• when

• which

• whenever

The background (6)_______to the last act weren’t ready until an hour before the beginning of the play ...

• images

• visions

• scenes

• sights

They weren’t ready until an hour before the beginning of the play despite the set builder’s best (7)__________.

• attempts

• efforts

• trials

• tries

The director was not satisfied (8) ______anything and he didn’t even want to show up on the first night.

• by

• in

• at

• with

(9)______the night finally arrived, we were all a bit worried.

• When
• After

• While

• Until

I remember (10)_______ through the curtain ten minutes before the start ...

• glancing

• noticing

• staring

• watching