WorksheetsMovies & books (Idioms & Collo)
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
Tell me now ! I can't ______ the suspense! Don't keep me in suspense.
stand
bear
help
tolerate
A _______, it's a film or a book that is very popular and successful, usually because it is very exciting.
blockbuster
smash hit
debut album
gold kite
Every month I wait for the magazine to come in the mail and I and then I spend a Saturday afternoon reading it from cover to ______
end
edge
border
cover
Most of her books went out of ______ years ago, so we only look for her books in the old book shops.
order
work
stock
Titanic was a dramatic story ______ on the sinking. Some of the people and events shown in the movie are based on the fact of the real people who were actually onboard, some of what was reported really happened during the voyage and the sinking.
base
based
basing
bases
Quynh Bup Be is a moving film ________ a lasting impression on its audience.
making
giving
doing
taking
If a theater has a full _______ for a particular performance. It has as large an audience as it can hold.
home
seat
room
house
________ books are ranked by number of copies sold, not any personal ratings.
best - seller
best - selling
best - sale
best - hit
Well, long ago I was a little ______ , living in a lonely country house and I had the run of some good shelves.
bookadict
bookvender
bookworm
booker
