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Exam task
For each question, choose the correct answer.
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the sentence.
The famous Hollywood director of films such as
Steven Spielberg Jurassic Park and Ready Player One wasn't the best
student.
Many people consider doing well at school is an important part of having
a successful career. However, that wasn't true in
Steven Spielberg's
(2)
As a child. Steven showed (2)...
interest in his studies. But he was
interested in film and began using his father's movie camera to record family
(3)
By the age of 12, he'd made
his first movie.
Steven's poor grades in high school (4). ................him from entering the
University of Southern California's film programme
. However, he was
(5)
at California State University but didn't complete the course.
Instead, he worked at the world-famous Universal Studios and soon became one
of Hollywood's best-known directors.
Over 34 years after leaving college, Steven finally attended his university graduation (6).
He'd decided to complete his studies because his children kept asking why they should go to college when
he hadn't. Steven says. "I thought I'd better get that degree and get it
fast, so I did.'
1 A fact
2 A few
B condition C case
B small
C low
D position
D little
3 A situations B events
4 A refused B avoided
5 A accepted B gained
6 A custom B ceremony
C actions D developments
C limited
D prevented
C allowed D entered
C occasion D anniversary
3 Work in pairs. Do you think it's
important to get a college or university
qualification? Why?/Why not?
4 Do you think there are any advantages
to studying later in life? What are the
disadvantages?
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