Exercise 1 (14 баллов)

Fill the gaps with one of the phrases below.

black and white, cinema, DVD-copy, events, way, animated cartoon, leisure



Films play an important role in the life of any society. The cinema has become part of the
modern (1) _________ of life.

The capabilities of films are unlimited. In the past, their power to show modern (2) _________
was appreciated. That’s why watching films has become a new form of entertainment and is
considered to be one of the best ways of spending one's (3) _________ time.

There are a lot of different kinds of films: action films, horror films, thrillers, science-
fiction (sci-fi) films, adventure films, mystery films, documentaries, animated cartoon films.
Besides, films may be color or (4) ________, full-length or short, sound or silent, three-
dimensional (3D) or wide-screen.

We can see films either in the (5) ________ or on TV. As I am often short of time, I have
almost no time for going to the cinema. For this reason, I see films on television more often. I
prefer action films and amusing comedies. Life is so difficult nowadays and I want to relax a
little and sometimes laugh.

Sometimes I become excited watching (6) ________ films. I especially like Walt
Disney’s cartoons “Duck Tales” and “Winnie-the-Pooh's Adventures”. In my opinion, animated
cartoon films are popular both with children and adults, while educational films are mainly for
schoolchildren and students.

In Great Britain and the USA films (“movies” as they often call them) sell more than one
billion tickets a year. Movies are also shown on television and can be rented or purchased as a
(7) ________.

All in all, attending movies is quite an inexpensive leisure time activity that is very
popular.



Примечание:

Read through the whole text quickly to get the general idea before trying to find the missing words. Сначала прочитайте текст полностью, чтобы понять общую идею. Не пытайтесь сразу заполнить пропуски.

After reading the text, complete the gaps, looking carefully at the context of the sentence and the paragraph to help you. После прочтения текста заполните пропуски. Обращайте внимание на контекст предложения и параграфа в целом.

In order to find the correct word, use your knowledge of grammar to understand what part of speech you need to use (noun, adjective, adverb…). Используйте свои знания грамматики, чтобы понять какую часть речи Вам нужно использовать (существительное, прилагательное, наречие…)

Once you have completed the gaps, read the text through again carefully and check whether your answers accurately reflect the general meaning of the text. После того, как Вы заполните пропуски, прочитайте текст еще раз и убедитесь, что Ваши ответы не противоречат общему смыслу текста.

You can do the task in several ways: you can rewrite the whole text, you can do it on your computer or you can just write the correct answers. Вы можете выполнить задание разными способами: можно переписать текст полностью, можно выполнить упражнение в электронном виде или просто написать ответы.

If you rewrite the whole text, remember to underline or highlight the words you have inserted. Если Вы переписываете или печатаете текст полностью, не забудьте выделить слова, которые Вы вставили.

For this task you can get 14 points, 2 points for each correct answer. За это задание вы можете получить 14 баллов, по 2 балла за каждый правильный ответ.