Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences: 21. Critics were disappointed at his performance as King Lear. A. shocked B. satisfied C. bored D. terrified 22. The film was so boring that we almost fell asleep. A. gripping B. violent C. confusing D. moving Read the passage then choose the best answer for each statement or question: Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing the story for the film may take many weeks. Filming the story, or shooting the film, often takes at least six months. Actors and cameramen work from very early in the morning until late at night. Each scene had to be acted and reacted, filmed and refilmed, until it is just right. Sometimes the same scene has to be acted twenty or thirty times. The film studio is like a large factory and the indoor stages are very big indeed. Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio; churches, castles and forests are all built of wood and cupboard. Several hundred people work together to make one film. Some of these people are actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is the most important person in a studio. He decides how the scenes should be filmed and how the actors should act. Most people go to see a film because they know the film stars in it. Sometimes the film may be very poor. It is best to choose a film made by a good director. Some famous directors make their film very real. People feel that they themselves are among the people in the film. 23. Shooting a film often takes ___________. A. less than six months B.at least six months C. many weeks D. from early in the morning until late at night 24. Some scenes have to be filmed many times because ___________. A.it takes a long time to make a film B.it is often difficult to make them just right C. many people work together D. the film is poor 25. Which of the following is compared to a factory? A. The film studio B. The indoor stage C. The scenery D.A poor film 26. The director of a film ___________. A.is always an actor B. makes the scenery C.is a film star D. says how each scene should be filmed 27. We should choose a film which ___________. A. has actors we know B. seems very real C. takes a long time to make D.is made by a good director Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank: Traffic lights Traffic lights only became necessary in the 19th century, when traffic began to increase. A traffic signal (28) _________ by J O Knight, a railway signaling engineer, was installed outside the Houses of Parliament in London in 1868. It looked like a railway signal of the time but a few weeks later it blew up, and signal of this type were no (29) _______ used. The modern traffic light is an American invention, the first red and green lights, set up in Cleveland in 1914 followed a few years later by three-colour lights in New York. These new lights didn’t arrive in Britain (30) ______ 1925. A year later, the first automatic lights were installed at a road junction in Wolverhampton, where they remained in (31) ______ for the next 42 years. At the beginning of the 1930s, the first vehicle-activated lights were set up in London. Since these early days, traffic light design has developed to cater for (32) ______ types of road user. 28. A. done B. discovered C. invented D. manufactured 29. A. any B. longer C. doubt D. sooner 30. A. during B. until C. since D. after 31. A. use B. play C. performance D. display 32. A. distinct B. similar C. different D. separate