Use of English Vocabulary Test J
Question 1 |
(Please note: Questions 1-15 are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)
The Fall Guy
Nick Gillard earns a living working as a stuntman on films and TV shows but his first __(1)__ of show business was trick-riding circus horses when he was just 12 years old.
A | lesson |
B | experiment |
C | attempt |
D | taste |
Question 2 |
Four years later he got the chance to __(2)__ in his first film.
A | play |
B | practice |
C | perform |
D | show |
Question 3 |
‘I really enjoyed working on the film,’ Nick remembers, ‘so I started asking how I’d __(3)__ becoming a stuntman.’
A | go on |
B | go about |
C | go by |
D | go for |
Question 4 |
Nick couldn’t just __(4)__ as a stuntman straight away.
A | put up |
B | establish |
C | set up |
D | introduce |
Question 5 |
First, he had to get __(5)__ by the British Stunt Register, which represents stunt professionals in Britain.
A | applied |
B | allowed |
C | agreed |
D | accepted |
Question 6 |
To do this he had to reach instructor __(6)__ in six sports including skiing, riding and gymnastics.
A | line |
B | level |
C | measure |
D | mark |
Question 7 |
Since qualifying __(7)__ the age of 19, Nick has worked on many movies and he has doubled for some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.
A | in |
B | on |
C | at |
D | by |
Question 8 |
Safety and timing are all important for stunt professionals - they plan everything down to the __(8)__ detail.
A | tiniest |
B | lowest |
C | least |
D | lightest |
Question 9 |
‘We take the utmost __(9)__.
A | caution |
B | care |
C | attention |
D | guard |
Question 10 |
It’s not like being an actor where you can __(10)__ the shot again if it goes wrong. It’s got to work for the first time.’
A | have |
B | make |
C | give |
D | take |
Question 11 |
Nick has __(11)__ some terrifyingly dangerous stunts.
A | made |
B | done |
C | led |
D | given |
Question 12 |
For one film he jumped across a bridge in a speed boat, and in Alien 3, he was __(12)__ on fire, without air, for more than two minutes.
A | put |
B | caught |
C | set |
D | lit |
Question 13 |
Filming on location __(13)__ him all __(14)__ the world, often for months __(15)__ a time.
A | takes |
B | brings |
C | flies |
D | fetches |
Question 14 |
Filming on location __(13)__ him all __(14)__ the world, often for months __(15)__ a time.
A | about |
B | through |
C | across |
D | over |
Question 15 |
Filming on location __(13)__ him all __(14)__ the world, often for months __(15)__ a time.
A | at |
B | on |
C | for |
D | in |
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| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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