Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors in cinema history. ___(26)___ life hasn't always been easy for him. As a young boy, Tom was shy and had difficulty in finding friends, although he really enjoyed ___(27)___ part in school plays. After he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to look ___(28)___ work. He found employment as a porter, and at the same time he ___(29)___ drama classes. In 1980, the film director Franco Zeffirelli offered Tom his first part in a film. Ten years later, he had become ___(30)___ successful that he was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, earning millions of dollars for each film. Today, Tom still appears in films and is as popular as ever with his thousands of fans from all around the world.Question 26.A. MoreoverB. AlthoughC. HoweverD. BecauseQuestion 27.A. holdingB. makingC. takingD. findingQuestion 28.A. atB. forC. afterD. upQuestion 29.A. waitedB. attendedC. preparedD. happenedQuestion 30.A. tooB. veryC. suchD. so

A: Leonardo DiCaprio was not famous at all before Titanic…B: I don’t think so. He ____ already _______ in Romeo and Juliet, a very popular movie.Group of answer choiceswould / beenwas / Øhas / beenhad / been

A famous actor is writing a memoir. What information might he emphasize when writing about his memory of filming a famous movie?A.How the film performed at the box officeB.How he felt about the movie while filmingC.The dialogue he spoke in the sceneD.What the film looked like when finishedSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

17. Thomas is an _____________ leader who is both down to earth and level headed.18. Many people are _____________ of Ben Southall who won “The Best Job In The World”.19. There was a great _____________ over the acquittal of the serial murder.20. Matt took a few _____________ glances at the door before secretly sneaking out of the classroom.

Although he had numerous films to his credit and a reputation for technical _______ , the moviemaker lacked originality; all his films were sadly ______ of the work of others.Question 30Select one:a.Ability -------- unconsciousb.Blunders --------- enamoredc.Skill -------- independentd.Competence --------- contradictorye.Expertise -------- derivative

Match each significant film movement to the historical time period in which it emerged and thrived.Italian Neorealismthe New American CinemaGerman Expressionismthe classical Hollywood silent periodFrench New Waveclassical Hollywood’s golden ageDogme 95the first movies1891–19031908–19271919–19311927–19471942–19511959–19641965–19951995