Quiz 10

Quiz 10		Present perfect continuous Vs. Present perfect
Q1.   Complete the conversations. Use the present perfect or the present perfect continuous. Use contractions where possible.
Kate: What _________you ____________ (do) lately, Jon? I _________________ (not   see)           you in ages!  Jon:  Yeah, I ______________________(travel) a lot lately. It’s part of my job, you know. Kate: Oh yeah. That’s right. So, where ____________ you _______________ (go)? Jon:  All over the place, I _______________ (be) to three different cities on business in the last           week. I like to travel, but that’s ridiculous!... Anyway, what __________ you _________           (be) up to, Kate? Kate: Oh, I ______________(be) really busy, too. For one thing, My cousins ______________            ________________ (visit) us. They arrived last week. Oh! And I _________________           (take) an acting class since September. Jon:  No kidding! How __________________ it _____________________ (go)? Kate: Not bad. I ________________________ (not be) in a play yet. But I really ____________           ___________________ (not study) for very long...
Q2. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT OR THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUUS OF THE VERBS GIVEN. SOMETIME BOTH FORMS ARE CORRECT. ADD FOR, SINCE OR IN.
1.  A: ____________ you ________________ (work) a lot recently? I haven’t seen you _________ ages. B: Actually, yeah. I ______________ (not take) one day off ___________ weeks. So yeah, I _________________(not go) out ___________ ages. How about you? What __________ you _________________? 2.  A: ___________ you ________________ (do) anything interesting lately? B: Not really. I __________________(fill) out college applications _________ the last month. A: Yeah? How many colleges _____________ you ________________ to? (apply) B: Well, I ________________ (send) three applications, but I ________________ (not hear) anything. 3.  A: __________ you and your friends ____________ (do) out a lot recently? B: Actually, Yeah. We ____________ (go) to a few clubs lately. We __________ (have) fun. 4.  A: How long ____________ you _____________ (learn) English? B: ___________ I was in elementary school. I guess _____________ 12 years now. A: Wow. That’s a long time. So, how long _________ you __________ (come) to this class? B: _____________ April.
Q2. Present perfect. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING FOR, SINCE, JUST, ALREADY OR YET
1.     ___________ you __________________ (swim) under the moon ________? 2.     My mother __________________________________ (not/ arrive).  3.     I ________________________ (already / bake) the cake. It’s warm and delicious. 4.     We ________________ (stay) here _____________ Christmas. We wanted to see my parents. 5.     They _______________________ (already / pay) for everything, you don’t need to pay. 6.     Sara is back, but she _______ (stayed) in bed ________ a couple of days. 7.     _________ you ___________ (finish) your shower ___________? I want to brush my teeth. 8.     Mike __________________ (be) the leader _____________ he arrived. 9.     He _________________ ( love) her ___________ he met her. 10.     I ______________________ (just/close) the door.
Q3.   Choose the correct answer. since or for?
1.  Leslie has lived here ___________ ten years. 2.  I haven’t seen you ____________ last March. 3.  We sat and talked ______________ 30 minutes. 4.   Andrea hasn’t seen Becky ___________ yesterday. 5.  He played basket ______________ over 20 years. 6.  Molly hasn’t eaten _________ 7:00 this morning.
Vocabulary
Q4. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION. CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORDS.
A: It’s so good to see you. We haven’t spent time together for/ since last summer! B: Yeah. And I haven’t been to the movies in/since months. So what do you want to see? A: I don’t know. I’ve already / still seen a lot of stuff... B: Well, have you seen it’s a Funny World still / yet? A: No! I already / still haven’t seen it. And I’ve wanted to in/for a long time. B: Well, great! Let’s go.
Q5. MATCH THE COMMENTS WITH THE MOST APPROPRIATE MOVIE WORD.
1.  “I love the dancing. The singing was really great, too.”   ______          2.  “The aliens were really strange-looking.”  _____ 3.  “It was hilarious. I couldn’t stop laughing.” _____ 4.  “It had such a sad ending. I wanted to cry.” _____ 5.  “It’s a Chinese firm. I saw it at the foreign firm festival.” _____ 6.  “My wife and I loved it. It was very romantic.” _____ 7.  “Very exciting. I kept wondering what would happen.” _____ 8.  “There was this ugly monster in it. It really scared me.” _____				a.  Subtitled b.  Thriller c.  Science fiction d.  Horror e.  Musical f.   Tearjerker g.  Love story h.  comedy
Reading comprehension Nº 1
Review the movie reviews. Which ones are positive? Which are negative?
Hot summer picks This summer, stay cool inside with a movie. Here are some box-office favorites that are now available on DVD.
Chicken Run Mrs. Tweedy, a mean farm owner, managers her chicken ranch like a jailhouse. Ginger, the leader of the chicken has been planning to free the other chickens from the farm, which will soon become a chicken-pie factory. After trying and failing several times to free her friends, Ginger asks a traveling rooster named Rocky (voiced by Mel Gibson) to help her. It is a delightful animated film and extremely well made. The characters are lovable, and the plot is very funny.  ________			Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Captain Kirk of the spaceship Enterprise leads his crew on a mission to find some missing government agents. On the planet Nimbus III, Kirk and his shipmates meet up with a Vulcan named Sybok, who is Mr. Spock’s half brother. Sybok takes over the Enterprise and starts traveling toward the center of the galaxy. _______ Unfortunately, this movie fails to live up to expectations and will be of interest only to the most serious and dedicated science-fiction movie fans. Rent it only if you are one!
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Our favorite here, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), goes off (=get out) on another adventure – this time with his father, Henry (Sean Connery). In the third film of the Indiana Jones trilogy, the Jones men go on a dangerous search for a missing historical object and – you guessed it – the bad guys are looking for it, too. Nothing is what it seems in this fast –moving, yet ultimately middle-of-the-road, action movie. This third Indiana Jones film is weaker than the first two. _______ There are some exciting scenes, but for the most part, it falls flat.			The Bourne Supremacy A secret government mission in Berling goes terribly wrong, and everyone suspects Jason Bourne (Matt Damon). As the government agency hunts for its lost spy, Bourne, a group of mysterious men are also trying to find him and make it look like he’s been doing the dirty work. _____ The suspense builds from the beginning, and the chase scenes are terrific. This thriller is a great excuse to bite your fingernails!
Read the article again. Then add these missing sentences to the reviews above by writing each number in the correct blank.
1.    And although I’m a big fan of these two great actors, I enjoyed the other movies more. 2.    It has the usual mix of characters-aliens, humans, and half-humans-but the special effects weren’t enough to keep me on the edge of my seat. 3.    There are some simply hilarious moments. It’s fun for the whole family. 4.    I think it’s the best spy drama I’ve seen in a long time.
Writing
Read the music review. Complete the sentences with although, even though, or even if to contrast ideas. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
______________ we love her as the high-energy lead singer of the group No Doubt, Gwen Stefani is even better in her amazing first solo effort. Love. Angel. Music. Baby is the name of her latest album, and ___________________ It’s hard to classify what kind of music it is, we don’t care. It’s fantastic. It combines ‘80s-style beats and electronic pop for a unique sound that is all her own. ________________ you didn’t care for No Doubt, you’re sure to love this CD.                                                   – Music Scene Magazine
although=though=even though= or even if =in spite of the fact that = despite the fact that= notwithstanding (the fact) that
Example: 1.  Although the sun was shining, it wasn't that warm. 2.  Though my parents were speaking in undertones, my brother could hear them. 3.  I miss her even though she’s still here. 4.  Furthermore, this difficult financial situation existed even though the company was benefiting from interest-free loans.
Reading comprehension Nº 2
Read the article. Then check ( √) the four statements.
Have You Tried Zagat yet?
HAVE YOU BEEN THINKING about going out to a new restaurant, movie, or a club in your area but don’t know where to go? Why not go online and try Zagat?         The Zagat Survey started as a hobby for two New Yorkers, Tim and Nina Zagat. They loved to dine out at good places, so they asked their friends to write reviews of their favorite New York restaurants. That was the beginning of their first guide, the highly successful Zagat NYC Restaurant Survey. Now Zagat has surveys for restaurants in over seventy locations worldwide. And the company has expanded to include guides for hotels, resorts, nightclubs, movies, theater, and even places to play golf.           It’s called a survey because Zagat grades places by popular vote. Anyone can send in a review of a place listed in one of the guides, and that review will become part of the score or rating. Hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of people may rate one place. It seems to work. People who use Zagat say its ratings are more accurate than a review by one so-called expert.
	1.   The Zagat Survey started as a business.
	2.   Tim and Nina Zagat started the survey because they loved writing reviews.
	3.   The first Zagat guide only reviewed restaurants in New York City.
	4.   The Zagat Survey now covers places around the world.
	5.   Zagat doesn’t review rstaurants anymore.
	6.   If you go to a place which is listed in Zagat, you can write a review.
	7.   Some places in the survey have thousands of reviews.
	8.   Zagat ratings are very good because they are based on the opinion of experts.