1. Read the text. Then match sentences a-g with gaps 1–6. There is one sentence that you do not need. (10 marks)
example: D-1
a However, some of the people in the film are real historical
people. O
b. She's going to America to marry Cal Hockley, a man she doesn't
love, O
c. The film did not make quite as much money. O
d. One of the world's best-selling films is Titanic.
e. These were used to create the dramatic moments when the ship
disappears under the water. O
f. This later film about alien life, made over $2.7 billion!
g. They fall in love u
TITANIC
(1) It was a big international hit. It made $1.8 billion and it won
eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
The film was expensive to make, and it included many computer-
generated images. (2)
It tells the story of two passengers from different social classes. Rose
is a seventeen-year-old rich girl. (3) On the ship she meets Jack
Dawson, a third-class passenger. (4) But tragically, the ship sinks
and Jack dies.
The love story between the two main characters is fictional. (5)
Some people, like Margaret Brown, who tried to save other
passengers, were very famous in real-life.
In 2010, the director, James Cameron, made another best-selling
film, Avatar. (6) That's why Cameron is such a famous
Hollywood name!
2) The wind blew OUT..the candle and we found ourselves in the dark.
3) Sam smiled .AT.. us so cheerfully, that we all smiled back.
4) Just push .---.. the door and it will open.
5) Americans had to struggle FOR... their independence AGAINST. Britain.
6) This river winds .THROUGH the forest.
7) Hold me firmly BY. the hand: you can get lost in the crowd.
8) Can you hear a noise? I think someone is knocking ON. the window.
9) Is there a bank close TO your house?
10) I am so hungry I could eat a whole bowl ..OF. porridge.