TOPICAL VOCABULARY TEST

1. Fill in the gaps with the words in the right forms and word combinations from the box.

applaud designer leading parts tragedy

audience director lights go down rehearse

call take curtain calls fall buy tickets for it

comedy take their places stage costume designer

The main person in the production of a play is the (1). He (2) it and (3) the play with actors many times before the premiere. The success of the performance much depends on the scenery, so the (4) should be talented. The (5) should be a professional too, as costumes should impress the (6). The director chooses the best actors for the (7). If a (8) is staged, he needs actors and actresses with a great dramatic talent. In case of a (9), he is to find funny and light characters.

The magic begins when the (10) and the actors and musicians (11). If the play is a success, it`s difficult to (12). And, of course, at the end of the performance the actors (13). The curtain (14), but the audience doesn`t want to leave the house and they (15) the actors and (16) them again and again.

Coraline "is a book about a girl who suddenly discovers behind the door another apartment in another house, exactly the same as her own. Amazing things happen there - another mom and another dad live who want Coraline to stay with them and become their little daughter, and other children languish in captivity.She will have to be very brave to return to her real home, to save these children and find herself.

на русском : Коралина" - книга о девочке, которая вдруг обнаруживает за дверью другую квартиру в другом доме, точно такую же, как ее собственная. Там происходят удивительные вещи - живут другая мама и другой папа, которые хотят, чтобы Коралина осталась с ними и стала их маленькой дочкой, и томятся в плену другие дети. Ей придется быть очень смелой, чтобы вернуться в свой настоящий дом этих детей и обрести себя.

2. I think cold soup is terrible, but old vegetables are more terrible. Green salad is the most exciting.

3. I think fish is terrible, but old cheese is more terrible. Cat food is the most terrible.

4.I think baby food is boring, but school food is more boring. Fast food is the most exciting.

5. I think food at home is expensive, but party food is more expensive. Food in a restaurant is the most expensive.

6. I think the recipe for scones is difficult, but the recipe for pizza is more difficult. The recipe for a chocolate cake is the most difficult.