He filmed a horse (1) … was running very fast. The early films were all about one minute long. They were black and white, of course, and there was (2) … sound. The films were often funny and showed things like people falling (3) … or running to catch a bus.
A hundred years ago, business people opened the (4) … cinemas. It was very cheap to watch a few films. Sometimes somebody (5) … a piano while people watched. Often these cinemas were very dirty and there were (6) … insects in the seats!
In the 1930s they started to make films with sound. It was very exciting for people to (7) … the actors speak for the first time. A few years later people made films (8) … colour. This was also very exciting.
Today many of the new cinemas are very big and (9) … ten or fifteen films to watch on any evening. A lot of people also watch films on TV and many people buy DVDs so they can watch their favourite films (10) … home.
1. Which/who\when
2.much/no/any
3.by/above/over
4.first/last/later
5.play/played/playing
6.never/no/sometimes
7.heard/hear/hears
8.on/for/in
9.showed/shows/showing
10.on/in/at
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Read the letter and write the missing words. Write one word on each line
Example:
I’m really enjoying spending a week with my grandparents.
Dear William,
How are you?
I am really enjoying spending a week with my grandparents. I got here four days ago. I came by train and my grandpa (1) … me at the station and drove me here in his old car. My grandparents’ house is very nice (2) … lots of small rooms. They also have a beautiful garden with six big trees and lots of different flowers. Both my grandma and grandpa like (3) … in the garden when the weather is good. Today the sun is (4) … and it’s very warm. I think I’ll go out for a walk to the village later. I usually do the shopping for my grandparents. I like going into the village and meeting new people. Yesterday I met a boy of about my age who likes tennis. We are going to (5) … together later today.
1.was/met/meet
2.and/with/there
3.doing/living/working
4.cold, bright, far
5.play,plays, are playing
A hundred years ago, business people opened the (4) … cinemas. It was very cheap to watch a few films. Sometimes somebody (5) … a piano while people watched. Often these cinemas were very dirty and there were (6) … insects in the seats!
In the 1930s they started to make films with sound. It was very exciting for people to (7) … the actors speak for the first time. A few years later people made films (8) … colour. This was also very exciting.
Today many of the new cinemas are very big and (9) … ten or fifteen films to watch on any evening. A lot of people also watch films on TV and many people buy DVDs so they can watch their favourite films (10) … home.
1. Which/who\when
2.much/no/any
3.by/above/over
4.first/last/later
5.play/played/playing
6.never/no/sometimes
7.heard/hear/hears
8.on/for/in
9.showed/shows/showing
10.on/in/at
2
Read the letter and write the missing words. Write one word on each line
Example:
I’m really enjoying spending a week with my grandparents.
Dear William,
How are you?
I am really enjoying spending a week with my grandparents. I got here four days ago. I came by train and my grandpa (1) … me at the station and drove me here in his old car. My grandparents’ house is very nice (2) … lots of small rooms. They also have a beautiful garden with six big trees and lots of different flowers. Both my grandma and grandpa like (3) … in the garden when the weather is good. Today the sun is (4) … and it’s very warm. I think I’ll go out for a walk to the village later. I usually do the shopping for my grandparents. I like going into the village and meeting new people. Yesterday I met a boy of about my age who likes tennis. We are going to (5) … together later today.
1.was/met/meet
2.and/with/there
3.doing/living/working
4.cold, bright, far
5.play,plays, are playing
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He filmed a horse which was running very fast. The early films were all about one minute long. They were black and white, of course, and there was any sound. The films were often funny and showed things like people falling over or running to catch a bus.
A hundred years ago, business people opened the first cinemas. It was very cheap to watch a few films. Sometimes somebody played a piano while people watched. Often these cinemas were very dirty and there were sometimes insects in the seats!
In the 1930s they started to make films with sound. It was very exciting for people to hear the actors speak for the first time. A few years later people made films in colour. This was also very exciting.
Today many of the new cinemas are very big and showing ten or fifteen films to watch on any evening. A lot of people also watch films on TV and many people buy DVDs so they can watch their favourite films at home.
I am really enjoying spending a week with my grandparents. I got here four days ago. I came by train and my grandpa met me at the station and drove me here in his old car. My grandparents’ house is very nice with lots of small rooms. They also have a beautiful garden with six big trees and lots of different flowers. Both my grandma and grandpa like working in the garden when the weather is good. Today the sun is bright and it’s very warm. I think I’ll go out for a walk to the village later. I usually do the shopping for my grandparents. I like going into the village and meeting new people. Yesterday I met a boy of about my age who likes tennis. We are going to play together later today.