Entertainment and the arts

I like this book, and I've read six ... already.
1. capitals
2. chapters
3. prefaces
4. parts
It's not a proper drawing, only a ... .
1. rough
2. plan
3. sketch
4. draft
The play is very long but there are three ... .
1. breaks
2. intervals
3. rests
4. cuts
At the cinema I don't like sitting too near the ... .
1. film
2. screen
3. stage
4. scene
We heard a piece by Mozart performed by a German ... .
1. band
2. group
3. orchestra
4. team
Her second book was very popular and became a best ... .
1. buy
2. seller
3. volume
4. take
I like the painting but I can't stand its ugly ... .
1. border
2. frame
3. square
4. background
Robert's new book will be ... in August.
1. broadcast
2. published
3. typed
4. released
I liked the acting, and the ... were good too.
1. costumes
2. dressing
3. outfits
4. clothes
The best ... in the film is when Jack meets Kate.
1. act
2. place
3. scene
4. action
Susan's first painting was a/an ... portrait.
1. self
2. own
3. selfish
4. auto
We all enjoyed the play so much that we ... for ten minutes.
1. booed
2. screamed
3. applauded
4. handed
Peter sings every Sunday in the local church ...
1. concert
2. chorus
3. opera
4. choir
I bought this book mainly because it has a very attractive ...
1. folder
2. cover
3. coat
4. wrapping
The play was a success and had very good ... in the papers.
1. reviews
2. critics
3. advertisements
4. notes
If you can't find what you are looking for in the book, use the ...
1. preface
2. directory
3. list
4. index
The average ... watches television for about 15 hours a week.
1. viewer
2. audience
3. spectator
4. observer
First we see their faces from far away, and then we see a ...
1. side by side
2. foreground
3. replay
4. close up
Please note that the next programme is ... for children.
1. unusual
2. unsuitable
3. unmistakable
4. unreasonable
All the members of the ... had a party after the play was over.
1. scene
2. cast
3. circle
4. drama
Is it worth reading books, since nowadays there are so many other
forms of ...?
1. entertain
2. entertainment
3. entertained
4. entertaining
Some people say that even ... books are expensive.
1. paperback
2. the
3. so
4. when
Not everyone can ... books from a library.
1. borrow
2. buy
3. lend
4. take
They might add that television is more ...
1. excited
2. excitable
3. exciting
4. excitement
Viewers can relax as they watch their favourite ...
1. ones
2. programmes
3. episodes
4. cereals
All that may be true, but books are still very ...
1. too
2. public
3. live
4. popular
They encourage the reader to use his or her ... for a start.
1. imagination
2. author
3. index
4. amusement
You can read a ... of a book, or just a few pages, and then stop.
1. capital
2. head
3. chapter
4. cover
Of course, it may be so ... that you can't stop!
1. current
2. imagined
3. interest
4. gripping
There are many different kinds of books, so you can choose a crime ... or an autobiography.
1. history
2. novel
3. booklet
4. poetry
You can choose a book which gives you interesting ...
1. advise
2. idea
3. information
4. fact
If you find it hard to choose, you can read ..., or ask friends for ideas.
1. announcements
2. gossip
3. reviews
4. prefaces
Personally, I can't ... without books.
1. do
2. make
3. have
4. take
I can ... up television easily enough.
1. pick
2. look
3. give
4. turn
You can't ... television at bus stops!
1. look
2. observe
3. see
4. watch

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