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Movies & books (Idioms & Collo)

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

online

b)

daily

c)

tabloid

d)

rubbish

2.

I always get the news from the local radio_______.

a)

place

b)

site

c)

studio

d)

station

3.

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

a)

clicking

b)

picking

c)

flicking

d)

ticking

4.

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

a)

dismal

b)

total

c)

complete

d)

quite

5.

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

a)

went

b)

arrived

c)

came

d)

reached

6.

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

a)

wake

b)

raise

c)

awaken

d)

awake

7.

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

a)

in

b)

on

c)

at

d)

off

8.

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

a)

healer

b)

threater

c)

star

d)

trailer

9.

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

a)

nominated

b)

awarded

c)

represented

d)

donated

10.

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

a)

bit

b)

hit

c)

rid

d)

knit

11.

Tell me now ! I can't ______ the suspense! Don't keep me in suspense.

a)

stand

b)

bear

c)

help

d)

tolerate

12.

A _______, it's a film or a book that is very popular and successful, usually because it is very exciting.

a)

blockbuster

b)

smash hit

c)

debut album

d)

gold kite

13.

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 ______

a)

end

b)

edge

c)

border

d)

cover

14.

Most of her books went out of ______ years ago, so we only look for her books in the old book shops.

a)

order

b)

work

c)

print

d)

stock

15.

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.

a)

base

b)

based

c)

basing

d)

bases

16.

Quynh Bup Be is a moving film ________ a lasting impression on its audience.

a)

making

b)

giving

c)

doing

d)

taking

17.

If a theater has a full _______ for a particular performance. It has as large an audience as it can hold.

a)

home

b)

seat

c)

room

d)

house

18.

________ books are ranked by number of copies sold, not any personal ratings.

a)

best - seller

b)

best - selling

c)

best - sale

d)

best - hit

19.

Well, long ago I was a little ______ , living in a lonely country house and I had the run of some good shelves.

a)

bookadict

b)

bookvender

c)

bookworm

d)

booker