UNIT 12 – TEST 1 I. Complete each sentence with one word from the box. expresses | entertained | relax | uplifted lulled | delight | communicate | listening | composed 0. This news will delight his fans all over the world. 1. Last night he.......us for hours with his stories and jokes. We really had a good time at his house. 2. When I get home from work I like to.......with a piece of music. 3. She.......herself most fully in her paintings. 4. When I was a child, the vibration of the train.......me to sleep. 5. Mozart.......his last opera shortly before he died. 6. We enjoy........to music every day because it’s a way of relaxation. 7. Everyone left the concert feeling........ 8. Dolphins use sound to.......with each other. II. Complete the questions in this dialogue in writing. Detective: Where (0) were you on the night of 14 May? Suspect: At the cinema. Detective: What (1)..................................? Suspect: I don’t remember the name, I’m afraid. Detective: When(2)..................................? Suspect: Oh, about 11 o’clock, I suppose. Detective: Who (3)..................................? Suspect: No one, I went alone. Detective: Where (4)................................? Suspect: I went straight home then. Detective: What (5)..................................? Suspect: At midnight. III. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence using to infinitive. 0. He rushed into the burning house. He wanted to save the child. _ He rushed into the burning house to save the child. 1. They got up very early. They wanted to get to the top of the hill before sunshine. 2. I am learning Greek. I wish to read Homer. 3. She’s saving up. She wants to buy a CD player. 4. You should take your holidays in June. In this way you would avoid the rush. 5. I listen to music every day. I want to relax. 6. I am sending him to the USA. I want him to study electronics there. 7. He rang the bell. He wanted to tell us that dinner was ready. 8. He opened the cage. He intended to feed the lions. IV. Read the text and then decide which word (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space. FILM MUSIC In the early days of the cinema, before sound was introduced, silent films were (0) [D] by a pianist, or even a small orchestra playing in the cinema itself. One reason (1)......this was to cover up the noise of the projector. However, a more important role was to provide (2).....for what was going on in the film, and (3)......the audience through the story. Different kinds of music were (4).....with different situations, (5).......as fights, chases, romantic scenes and so on. Music was (6)......used to identify the geographical location or historical setting of the story. In (7)......, individual characters often had their own tune, which could also (8)......what sort of person they were. 0. A. chased B. pursued C. taken D. accompanied 1. A. on B. about C. for D. of 2. A. support B. description C. suggestion D. comment 3. A. allow B. guide C. follow D. send 4. A. grouped B. joined C. associated D. collected 5. A. if B. for C. such D. so 6. A. too B. also C. additional D. more 7. A. plus B. addition C. all D. total 8. A. see B. point C. put D. indicate V. Read this text. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits the same numbered space. GIRL POP STARS The most (0)......successful.. pop group in history was the Beatles and the most (1)......bands of the 1960s and 1970s were male bands The Spice Girls were (2).......when they became (3)......in the 1990s, but now female pop groups are not only common but quite (4)......from a (5).......point of view as well. But what happens when a school girl suddenly becomes very (6).......and well known? She leaves behind the (7)......life other girls lead, earns a lot of money and buys (8)........clothes. She gets (9)......to trendy parties. Does a shy girl become (10).......and forget all her old school friends? 0. SUCCESS 1. EXCITE 2. USUAL 3. FAME 4. INTEREST 5. MUSIC 6. WEALTH 7. BORE 8. EXPENSE 9. INVITE 10. BOAST VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question from the four choices A, B, C, D given. Romantic music of the nineteenth century differed greatly from the classical music of the eighteenth century. Classical music was primarily concerned with strict form and style. Romantic composers, however, wanted to express their feelings and thoughts through music. Their music was less structured than the music of the classicists; its goal was to fill the listener with emotions, with thoughts of beauty, wonder, and nature, and with poetry. 1. What is the topic of this passage? A. The characteristics of romantic music B. Various types of music C. Popular music in the eighteenth century D. A comparison of romantic and classical music 2. According to the passage, classical music.......... A. express feelings and thoughts B. was popular in the nineteenth century C. has rigid forms D. is less structured than romantic music. 3. It can be inferred from the passage that romantic music........ A. developed prior to the eighteenth century B. did not have a strict form C. came before classical music D. was more concerned with form than feeling 4. The word "emotions" in line 5 is closest in meaning to......... A. feelings B. forms C. sounds D. movements 4. According to the passage, romantic music filled the listener with all of the following EXCEPT......... A. thoughts of poetry B. thoughts of wonder C. thoughts of loveliness D. thoughts of strictness VII. Complete these conversations. A. Ed: (0)...Do...you (00) like country music, Sarah? Sarah: Yes, I (1)........it a lot. I’m a real fan of Garth Brooks. Ed: Oh, (2)........ . he play the guitar? Sarah: Yes, he (3)......... He’s my favorite musician. B. Anne: (4)........kind of music (5).......your parents (6)........, Jason? Jacson: They(7)........classical music. Anne: Who (8)........their favorite (9)........? Mozart? Jacson: No, they (10)........like him very much. They prefer Beethoven. C. Scott: Terese, (11).......you (12)........Mariah Carey? Teresa: No, I (13).......I can’t stand her. I like Celine Dion Scott: I don’t know her. What kind of music (14)........she sing? Teresa: She (15)........pop songs. She’s really great! VIII. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. The world's best female rock singer? What do you think? Tina Turner (1. grow).......up in Tennessee in the USA. Her family (2. have).......very little money. Her name then (3. be)......Anna Mae Bullock. She (4. meet).......Ika Turner when she was 17 years old, and they (5. make).......their first record together in 1960. In 1988 she (6. sing).......in front of 182, 000 people in Rio de Janeiro. That (7. be)........the world's biggest concert for a single singer. She got (8. marry).......three times and had two sons. IX. Use the prompts to write a profile about Bruce Springsteen. 0. Bruce Springsteen / famous / his rock and roll / born /1949 / Freehold / New Jersey _ Bruce Springsteen, who is fam ous for his rock-n'-roll, was born in 1949 in Freehold, New Jersey. 1. He la young man / dedicated / music / an early age / determined /make a success / the career / he / choose. 2. While / still a young kid / elementary school / he / inspired / the music of Elvis Presley / immediately /want / be like / him. 3. He / also / show / a particular interest / in his younger years / traditional folk music / but / it / rock / that / go / be / his life’s work. 4. age / sixteen / he / join / his first band / but / it / 1975 / that / fame arrive / he / featured / the cover / both Time and Newsweek magazines /simultaneously. 5. His lyrics / often /deal with /deeper emotions. 6. Springsteen / never / forget / his folk-singing roots / in spite of / his international stardom / even spend / two years / in the late 1990s / play / his folk songs solo / small theaters / around the country. 7. 1999 / he / elected / the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame / a group of 2000 personages / make / outstanding contributions / rock music / the years. KEY I 1. entertained 2. relax 3. expresses 4. lulled 5 composed 6. listening 7. uplifted 8. communicate KEY II 1. film was on 2. did the film end 3. did you go with 4. did you go after the film 5. time did you come home KEY III 1. They got up very early to get to the top of the hill before sunshine. 2. I am learning Greek to read Homer. 3. She’s saving up to buy a CD player. 4. You should take your holidays in June to avoid the rush. 5. I listen to music every day to relax. 6. I am sending him to the USA to study electronics. 7. He rang the bell to tell us that dinner was ready. 8. He opened the cage to feed the lions.. KEY IV 0. D 1. C 2. A. 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. D KEY V 1. exciting 2. unusual 3. famous 4. interesting 5. musical 6. wealthy 7. boring 8. expensive 9. invited 10. boastful KEY VI 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D KEY VII 1. like 2. Does 3. does 4. What 5. do 6. like 7. like 8. is 9. composer 10. don’t 11. Do 12. like 13. don't 14. does 15. Sings KEY VIII 1. grew 2. had 3. was 4. met 5. made 6. sang 7. was 8. married KEY IX 1. He was a young man dedicated to music from an early age and determined to make a success of the career he had chosen. 2. While Springsteen was still a young kid at elementary school, he was inspired by the music of Elvis Presley and immediately wanted to be like him. 3. He also showed a particular interest, in his younger years, in traditional folk music, but it was rock that was going to be his life’s work. 4. By the age of sixteen he had joined his first band but it was in 1975, that fame arrived and he was featured on the cover of both and Newsweek magazines simultaneously. 5. His lyrics often deal with deeper emotions. 6. Springsteen has never forgotten his folk-singing roots, in spite of his international stardom, and even spent two years in the late 1990s playing his folk songs solo in small theaters around the country. 7. In 1999, he was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a group of 2,000 personages who have made outstanding contributions to rock music throughout the years.
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