Unit 9

Complete the sentences with one word.

1 I think jazz is better___rock.
2 Who do you think was_greatest guitarist ever?
3 Peter is_______talented than Mary; that’s why he didn’t get an audition.
4 Could you sing___loudly – we can’t hear you at the back.
5 One Direction are the_incredible band I’ve ever heard!
6 This painting is a great more expensive than that one.
7 Grant is_____________good a painter as Phil.
8 It was_______________a bad play that we walked out.
Complete the words in these sentences.
1. You knew what you were doing was wrong and you would get into
trouble; now it’s time to face the m _ _ _ _.
2. You can’t trust Paul with a secret like that; he’ll sing like a c----- he
gets caught.
3. She just got a small part in a TV commercial, but she made such a
song and d----- about it you’d think she was starring in a major
Hollywood production.
4. When he first started out he said he would never play in a TV series,
but he soon changed his t when
5. he was faced with the reality of how difficult it was to get a good part.
6. Her first exhibition was a great success; she had all the major critics
singing her p___________.
7. This is such a good piano; I can’t believe I bought it for a
s…………………. at that second hand shop.
8. Your offer to let us use your venue for our next concert is music to my
e__
9. It is the fact that Jake is always blowing his own t…………… that
makes everyone dislike him so much.
A Choose the correct words.
1I realise I’m not good enough to have a solo career, but I can still
make a decent living as a background / backing singer.
2Duane has every single record that the band has ever made, including
an original vinyl copy of their debut / premiere album.
3Your upbringing and education play a major role in the musical
choices / tastes you will develop.
4Alicia finally got her break when the lead / front vocalist got the flu
and she was asked to step in.
5There’s nothing extraordinary about their music – it’s just
mainstream / middling pop.
6I was shocked to learn that many very famous musicians cannot even
see / read music – they just play by ear!
7Rena’s dream was to go to a school for the performance /
performing arts, but her parents wouldn’t hear of it.
8You’ve got a good voice, but you really need to work on your high /
tall notes.
9The music to this song is really upbeat, but the lyrics / verses are so
sad.
10The reviews of the concert say that the opening / starting act was
better than the main event.
11Their new album was a great hit; it sold more than 50,000 copies
/ pieces in the first week it was released!
12It was such a unique feeling to hear my poems played / set to
music.
Complete the text with the correct form of the words in
brackets.
Ben Hur, an epic American classic, is considered to be one of
1…………………… (great) films ever made, and was even ranked second
2 ………………(good) American epic film by the American Film Institute.
The film had a much 3 …………………..(high) budget than any other
film of that time and 4 ………………. (many) than 200 camels and 2,500
horses were used for the shooting. The nine-minute chariot race that is
one of the film’s 5 ………………….(famous) sequences, was 6
……………….(long) sequence ever filmed to that day.
The film grossed 7 …………………..(much) money and 8 ……………….
(fast) sales than any other film of its time. It won a record of eleven
Academy Awards in 1959; 9 …………………………(large) number ever
awarded to a single film until 1997 when it was equalled by Titanic.So,
whether you are a fan or not, there can be no doubt that Ben Hur will
always be one of 10 ………………(influential) films in the history of
cinema
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning
to the first sentence. Use the words in bold.
1. I loved the book because it was very well written. WAS
The book _____________________________________ I loved it.
2. The show was a huge success because it got great reviews. THAT
The show ___________________________ it was a huge success
3I know I will never get a lead role because I am not very talented. TO
I know I am ______________________________________ a lead role.
4We could barely fit all our props on the stage. JUST
The stage ___________________________________ to fit all our props.
5We don’t have enough space to show off the paintings properly.
TOO
We have ___________________________ to show the paintings properly.
6The lead actor was ill and couldn’t perform last night. NOT
The lead actor ___________________________ to perform last night.
7I am sorry you didn’t win the award SUCH
It is ______________________________you didn’t win the award.
Choose the correct answers.
1 The …………….. leaked out of my pen and ruined everything in my
bag!
a oil b ink c plaster d watercolour
2 He denied taking the money but soon changed his …………when
video footage proved he was the thief.
a song b music c tune d hymn
3 Once the album sold 100,000 ………., the band was awarded a gold
album.
a copies b editions c numbers d reproductions
4 The choir members needed a lot of practice before they ……. could
sing
harmony.
a on b with c for d in
5 In most bands, it’s the ………… vocalist who gets most of the
attention from fans and the media.
a top b lead c first d front
6 I was so bored with the phone conversation that I ………on a piece of
paper as my sister spoke.
a carved b illustrated c painted d doodled
7 I wrote the lyrics to the song and my friend ………them to some
music.
a set b fixed c applied d arranged
8 He made a bad decision; now he’s in trouble and has to ……….the
music.
a look b deal c cope d face
9 That’s a great song and it’s racing up the music ……in countries
around the world.
a lists b charts c ladders d catalogues
10 I find James annoying because he’s always …….. his own trumpet
about his success.
a carrying b playing c blowing d using
11 The singer is.……contract to record three albums for his record
label.
a on b in c over d under
12 The artist dipped his brush in the oil paint and began painting on
the …..
a picture b easel c canvas d palette
13 What a strange painting this is! Is the ……… a chair or a person?
a subject b item c topic d theme
14 A good dance song has to have a strong, fast………. that you can
move to.
a pulse b beat c metre d measure
15 Many art critics attended the
of the artist’s new
work in Paris.
a show
b display
c exhibition
d demonstration
16 Generally, I don’t like cover
, but this song is
almost as good as the original.
a variations
b variants
c varieties
d versions
17 Most people don’t pay much attention to the
acts at concerts, but lots of them are very good.
a opening
b opened
c opener
d open
18 Cubism was an early 20th century art
that was
pioneered by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso.
a goal
b purpose
c objective
d movement
19 The predominant colours in the landscape painting
were light and dark
of green.
a hues
b shades
c tints
d strokes
20 When the gallery told Damien that they wanted to
buy his paintings, it was music
his ears.
a in
b for
c to
d from
1 This drawing is
good. Who is the artist?
a much
b far
c pretty
d a bit
2 Jack isn’t
to be a great painter.
a so original
b too original
c enough original
d original enough
3 It takes
courage to perform live.
a sort of
b a great deal of
c more or less
d somewhat
4 You can buy CDs for as
as 99 cents these days.
a little
b least
c a little
d less
5 Was da Vinci more successful
Michelangelo?
a for
b from
c than
d that
6 In opera, the higher the note,
it is to reach it.
a hard
b harder
c more hard
d the harder
7 Pavarotti was a wonderful opera singer, but when he
performed his favourite arias, he sang
more beautifully.
a still
b very
c quite
d really
8 Which is
band in the world? Is it the Rolling
Stones?
a performing the oldest
b the oldest performing
c the performing older
d older than performing
9 Drawing isn’t as messy to do
finger painting.
a as
b so
c than
d from
10 Those singers are
the same; they both produce
terrible music!
a less and more
b more and more
c more or less
d less or more
11 Picasso was
that his works are priceless.
a a such great artist
b such great artist
c so great artist
d such a great artist
12 When he began singing ballads, he became
to.
a boring enough to listen
b too boring to listen
c enough boring to listen to
d such boring to listen
13 He’s a very good sculptor, but I think he’s getting
better.
a almost
b even
c more
d kind of

1 This drawing is
good. Who is the artist?
a much
b far
c pretty
d a bit
2 Jack isn’t
to be a great painter.
a so original
b too original
c enough original
d original enough
3 It takes
courage to perform live.
a sort of
b a great deal of
c more or less
d somewhat
4 You can buy CDs for as
as 99 cents these days.
a little
b least
c a little
d less
5 Was da Vinci more successful
Michelangelo?
a for
b from
c than
d that
6 In opera, the higher the note,
it is to reach it.
a hard
b harder
c more hard
d the harder
7 Pavarotti was a wonderful opera singer, but when he
performed his favourite arias, he sang
more beautifully.
a still
b very
c quite
d really
8 Which is
band in the world? Is it the Rolling
Stones?
a performing the oldest
b the oldest performing
c the performing older
d older than performing
9 Drawing isn’t as messy to do
finger painting.
a as
b so
c than
d from
10 Those singers are
the same; they both produce
terrible music!
a less and more
b more and more
c more or less
d less or more
11 Picasso was
that his works are priceless.
a a such great artist
b such great artist
c so great artist
d such a great artist
12 When he began singing ballads, he became
to.
a boring enough to listen
b too boring to listen
c enough boring to listen to
d such boring to listen
13 He’s a very good sculptor, but I think he’s getting
better.
a almost
b even
c more
d kind of
14 Is there
for all of the students to use?
a enough paint
b paint enough
c enough to paint
d more enough paint
15 The younger actress was
the older one.
a not confident than
b least confident of
c less confident than
d the less confident of
16 Most teens only listen to silly pop music;
appreciate opera.
a fewer
b a little
c so little
d so few
17 The artist retired to the countryside to live
she
could.
a a healthy life as
b as healthy a life as
c healthy as a life
d as a healthy life as
18 Jason played the guitar
I thought he would.
a more expertly than
b more expert than
c so expertly that
d such an expert that
19 This is
statue I’ve ever seen.
a more amazing than the
b most amazing
c the most amazing
d the more amazing
20 This song is
I always want to dance when I
hear it.
a such catchy
b too catchy
c catchy that
d so catchy that