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Part 1
For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
| A purchase | В achieve | C invest | D earn |
Tips for making your own short film
These days it’s easy to make a film. You don’t need to 0 _____ expensive equipment, you can simply use your mobile phone. Start by 1 _____up with a good idea. You can 2 _____ out lists of ideas online to give you inspiration. A good script can make all the difference so before filming, your script should become the 3 _____ of your time. Keep it simple and 4 _____ on developing one character well in the short time you have.
Select appropriate venues for filming. Avoid places where you’ll be 5 _____ by people who turn and stare at the camera.
Make sure there’s nothing unusual in the 6 _____ to distract from what the main actor’s doing. And make sure the light is right. You want to give the 7 _____ of depth, not have strange shadows covering the actor’s face. Finally, when you’ve finished filming and edited your work, show it to friends and get some feedback. No film-maker can 8 _____ in the film industry without that.
| 1 | A starting | B thinking | C going | D coming |
| 2 | A check | B figure | C look | D make |
| 3 | A attention | B focus | C target | D attraction |
| 4 | A work | B take | C bring | D try |
| 5 | A contained | B grouped | C closed | D surrounded |
| 6 | A window | B conditions | C background | D context |
| 7 | A image | B attitude | C impression | D theory |
| 8 | A accomplish | B win | C overcome | D succeed |
Part 2
For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
Example: FOR
A festival of colour
It’s early March and people in India are preparing 0 _____ Holi, a spring festival which signals the end of winter. It’s an event which has been 9 _____ place for centuries, and one which 10 _____ attracting more and more tourists from around the world.
On day one of the festival, towns and cities become awash with colour. People light bonfires and play music, sing and dance. They place coloured powder 11 _____ each other’s faces and throw some of that same powder in the air. Coloured water adds 12 _____ the fun too. Very quickly, people are covered in a variety of colours. The point of this is to 13 _____ the impression that they 14 _____ all equal. Day two is a much quieter affair. People 15 _____ a tendency to spend it with family, after they’ve cleaned up of course.
If you have 16 _____ attended Holi, you’ll know that it’s not a place to wear your best clothes. It’s also a good idea to place oil on your skin so that it doesn’t absorb the powder – otherwise it can be impossible to remove.
Part 3
For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
Example: BEAUTIFUL
An inspirational city
| The 0 _____ city of Jaipur in India is known by two names; ‘The Paris of India’ and ‘The Pink City’. The first relates to its superb architecture and 17 _____ atmosphere and the second to the fact that the majority of buildings are painted pink! One of Jaipur’s prominent 18 _____, the Hawa Mahal, is a good example of both names. The stunning structure, built in the shape of a crown, is 19 _____, and its intense colour is typical of the city. Just why is Jaipur mainly pink? One 20 _____ is that when Prince Albert visited in 1876, the ruler had the whole city painted in the symbolic Indian colour of 21 _____. Another theory is that most of the buildings had been built of pink sandstone and the ruler was 22 _____ making the city look more uniform. Whatever the reason, Jaipur’s beauty is known 23 _____. Tourists and artists are drawn from all over the world by the 24 _____ of its colourful appearance. | 0. BEAUTY 17. ROMANCE 18. ATTRACT 19. IMPRESS 20. EXPLAIN 21. HOSPITABLE 22. SIMPLE 23. NATIONAL 24. ORIGINAL |
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