Rewrite the sentence in reported speech. Vlad: Did you see the Lord of the Rings on TV last night? Vlad asked Polina ……………………… on TV the previous night.
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15
Rewrite the sentence in reported speech. Polina: No, I didn’t, but I recorded it. Is it good? Polina said that she hadn’t, but that ……………………… it. She asked ……………………… good.
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15
Rewrite the sentence in reported speech. Vlad: I think it’s excellent. I’m sure the actress will get an award for it. Vlad said that ……………………… excellent. He added that he was sure the actress …………………… an award for it.
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20
Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text. Fedya suggested to watch/watching Spanish TV.
watching
5
Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text. Egor offered buying/to buy me a subscription to a Spanish newspaper as well, but I said/told her that I can read it online just as easily.
to buy/told
10
Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text. He apologised for let/letting me down
letting
5
Complete with one word. He explained (1) ……………………… it had taken some time to condense the novel’s plot into one 90-minute feature film and he expected some people to be unhappy with his version.
that
10
Complete with one word. He admitted that it had (3) ……………………… a challenging project, with two changes of director, but said he (4) ……………………… delighted with the final result.
been/was
15
Complete with one word. He added that the stars of the film had done extremely well and he hoped that they (5) ……………………… get the recognition they deserved during the award season.
would
5
Complete with one word. A number of famous musicians have accused secondary sales websites (1) ……… exploiting music fans.
of
10
Complete with one word. The websites offer tickets at much higher prices than the original value and the musicians (2) ……… that the practice could result in (3) ……… fans attending live concerts in future.
warn/fewer
15
Can you write two pages to be part of a feature film (1) ……………………… ?
outcome
stream
screenplay
plot
5
We’re looking for (2) ……………………… showing people awaiting the arrival on Earth of a spaceship from another galaxy.
scenes
plot
stream
screenplay
5
Send us your first draft and get (3) ……………………… before the competition closes at the end of the month.
role
feedback
plot
screenplay
5
You can submit as many drafts as you like before the deadline, but remember to keep the (4) ……………………… simple.
scene
outcome
screenplay
plot
5
Our selection panel will choose the 50 best entries and inform you of the (5) ……………………… by the end of February.
