Listen again and complete the table with the words in the box.
Photography is one of the world’s best-loved hobbies. Recently, it seems as though everyone in the world has become a 6._______________. It’s so easy now to take good photographs. When I was a teenager, photography was one of my 7._______________ hobbies. I loved taking photos of all kinds of things. I also had a lot of photographic equipment. I couldn’t wait to get my 8._______________ developed. Now there are digital cameras and phone cameras. Anyone can take really good photographs. What’s more, we can use all kinds of 9._______________ to change our photos and display them online. I think photography will get easier and more 10._______________ in the future. I still think great photographers will be like great artists.
Listen to a talk about photography. Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.
What does the speaker talk about photography?
Only rich people could learn at universities.
Universities were not for the __________________________________
Choose the option that best completes each blank in the passage. Write A, B, or C in the blank.
Thanksgiving Day
American (5) the Thanksgiving holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. Families meet for a special meal including turkey, corn, potatoes and pumpkin pie – a (6) dessert. Then families do activities together or watch TV.
The Thanksgiving festival celebrates the first harvest of the Pilgrims – a group of religious settlers. In September 1620, they (7) England for America on a ship – the Mayflower. That winter, when they arrived, they were very cold and didn’t have enough food. So half of them died. A Native American leader, Squanto, (8) the settlers. His people showed the settlers how to grow corn and vegetables and how to hunt animals for food.
In Autumn 1621, after a good harvest, the Pilgrims held a big celebration to thank God. They invited the Native Americans. For three days, they ate together. Also, they (9) games, sang songs and danced. It was the start of a long tradition.
The trip to America was so exciting.
The trip to America is not ____________________________________
I really admire Shakespeare’s plays.
I’m really into ____________________________________________
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write A, B, or C in the blank.
The woman ______ at the supermarket last Sunday.
She loves travelling.
She likes ____________________________________________
Read the passage and decide whether each statement is True or False. Write True or False in each blank.
Shooting Wildlife
Wildlife photography—whether you’re trying to photograph a herd of elephants on the Serengeti Plains or squirrels in your backyard—is patience. Wild animals are going to do what they’re going to do. Unfortunately, you can’t ask them to look this way, do something cute, or stand where the light is better. You have to be there, and ready, when they decide to look cute or do something interesting. Be prepared to wait, and wait, and wait—it takes a long time to get good wildlife shots, even longer to make great ones.
But it’s not wasted time. The longer you spend with an animal or a group of animals, the better you get to know them and their habits. You get to see different individuals, and you’ll get to the point where you can expect what they might do at a particular time of day or in a certain situation
We need to be patient to take good photos of wild animals.
Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from others. Write A, B, C or D in the blank.
Choose the bold word that has a different stress pattern from the others. Write A, B, or C in the blank.