UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES Name: _____________________________

Faculty of English Linguistics & Literature Student ID: _________________________

PROGRESS TEST – ADVANCED GRAMMAR C1

Duration : 45 minutes

PART 1: SENTENCE COMPLETION (20 points)

1. It is the first time my grandfather ________ by plane.

A. travelled B. travels C. has ever travelled D. is travelling

2. Susie: “We were 10 minutes late.” Daisy: “Well, it’s ________ surprise to me.”

A. none B. hardly C. not D. no

3. I wish they ________ alone when the operation begins.

A. haven’t been B. wouldn’t be C. won’t be D. hadn’t been

4. The book would have been perfect ________ the ending.

A. it hadn’t been for B. it had not been for C. hadn’t it been for D. had it not been for

5. I’d rather you ________ anything about the garden until the weather improves.

A. don't make B. didn’t do C. don’t do D. do

6. All the way along the winding street _______.

A. he came B. came he C. did he come D. does he come

7. It is of utmost importance that our group assignment ________ by next Monday.

A. has completed B. will have completed C. completes D. be completed

8. You ________ have let us know you’d changed your phone number.

A. may B. could C. would D. will

9. ________ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion.

A. The Moon B. The Moon which C. When the Moon D. That the Moon

10. Not until we have no choice ________ the business down.

A. will we close B. we will close C. close we D. we close

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PART 2: ERROR INDENTIFICATION (20 points)

11. She refused (A) because (B) she did not want her money (C) investing in the heavily advertised but (D)
high-risk firms.

à ……………………………………..

12. (A) The (B) two first films shown in last weekend’s film series were (C) the most popular ones in (D) the
series.

à ……………………………………..

13. He spent whole (A) days in his room, headphones (B) on (C) lest he (D) disturbs anyone.

à ……………………………………..

14. They asked me (A) what did happen (B) the last night, but I (C) was unable (D) to tell them.

à ……………………………………..

15. (A) They who (B) are willing to spend the necessary time (C) will find this workshop (D) to be a

rewarding experience.

à ……………………………………..

PART 3: VERB FORMS (20 points)

- "Why did Lan look unhappy?" --- "She (16) __________________ (laugh at) by her classmates."
- Coal can (17) ___________ (use) to produce electricity for humans.
- Ouch! I (18) _______________ (bite) by a mosquito – again!
- Instead of (19) ____________ (excite) about the good news, Tom seemed to be indifferent.
- The turning point in Lotti's career was his classic album, which (20) ___________ (sell) over half a
million copies in Flanders alone.
- If Lotti (21) ___________ (not be) a singer, he imagines he (22) ___________ (be) a journalist.
- When I (23) ___________ (be) forty-five, I'd like to take off and cycle around Europe.
- By the end of this year, he (24) ___________ (travel) over 130,000 miles.
- He acted as though he (25) ___________________ (be) there before.
PART 4: WORD FORMS (20 points)
26. The man is famous for his _________________ . He is over 100 years old now. (LONG)
27. The ___________________ of his handwriting is unacceptable. (LEGIBLE)
28. That he is handsome is __________________ true. I completely agree with it. (DENY)
29. I can’t stand his ________________________ for his parents. (RESPECT)

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30. This knife needs ___________________ . I cannot cut with it. (SHARP)
PART 5: REWRITE (20 points)
31. He never listens to me even though I have told him many times. (MATTER)
à ………………………………………………………………………………….., he never listens to me.
32. We need to run or the train will leave before we get there. (TIME)
à Unless we run, the train ……………………………………………………………….. we get there.
33. We paid someone to fix the roof for us last summer. (HAD)
à Last summer, we ……………………………………………………………………………
34. You should have spoken to Meg sooner. (SPOKEN)
à If ……………………………………………………………………………………. to Meg sooner.
35. I know it's dangerous, but I love bungee jumping. (MAY)
à Dangerous ……………………………………………………………………………………., I love bungee
jumping.

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SECTION 1 SENTENCE COMPLETION (2 points)
Choose the lettered word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. The testimony given by the defendant in court didn’t ________ up. The person contradicted himself on
several points.
A. make B. add C. prove D. pick
2. She has a real aptitude ________ photographing. Her photographs are so impressive.
A. towards B. in C. for D. about
3. Our plane tickets never arrived, ________ in the post.
A. having been lost B. were lost C. being lost D. had been lost
4. It is of utmost importance that our group assignment ________ by next Monday.
D. will have
A. has completed B. be completed C. completes
completed
5. They asked my advice ________ subject she should study at university.
A. on to what B. what C. to what D. as to what
6. Mrs. Davis asked me to tell you that she would like ________ by Friday at the latest.
C. that you sent the
A. the orders sent B. sending the orders D. sent the orders
orders
7. Even in a million years, we ________ go back in time.
A. couldn't B. can’t C. won’t be able to D. aren’t be able to
8. It’s essential that the documents ________ be destroyed immediately.
A. would B. had better C. should D. ought to
9. Luckily I ________ a new pair of sunglasses as I found mine at the bottom of a bag.
A. needn't have
B. didn’t need to buy C. needed not to buy D. hadn’t to buy
bought
10. What if I ________ you that there’s a good chance I can get tickets for the concert?
A. were to tell B. have told C. were telling D. would tell
11. The book would have been perfect ________ the ending.
A. it had been for B. it had not been for C. hadn’t it been for D. had it not been for
12. Make sure you mix the ingredients well, ________ you might get lumps in your cake.
A. unless B. provided C. supposing D. otherwise
13. Where’s that ________ dress that your grandma gave you?
A. pink long lovely B. lovely pink long C. long pink silk D. lovely long pink
silk silk lovely silk
14. To be honest, Harry has ________ than you have.
C. been more
A. been more helpful B. been considerably D. considerably been
considerably
considerably more helpful more helpful
helpful
15. I ________ when Colin asked me to make him a cup of tea.
B. had sat down C. had hardly sat
A. had sat hard down D. had hard sat down
hardly down
16. The coastguard boarded the ship and found ________.
A. four injured alive B. alive four men C. four injured men D. injured four alive
men injured alive men
17. ________ a scholarship, I entered the frightening and unknown territory of private education.
B. Having been
A. Having awarded C. To award D. To be awarded
awarded
18. ________ half a chance, I’d be there in a flash!
A. Giving B. Given C. Being given D. To be given
19. Is that the bookshop ________ they’ve also got a cafe?
A. where B. whose C. which D. with whom
20. It was a bit embarrassing when the teacher caught us ________ during the test.
A. to cheat B. cheating C. cheat D. to cheating
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SECTION 2 ERROR INDENTIFICATION (2 points)
For each of the following sentences, choose the lettered word or phrase that contains an error, and then
give correction to the error.
21. (A) Having been to Paris twice himself, Bob (B) told us (C) that sports are becoming (D) increasing
popular there.
22. (A) The extinction of (B) the dinosaurs is still (C) a matter of debate in (D) scientific community.
23. She (A) has got very (B) interested ideas (C) on psychic phenomena, (D) frankly.
24. I really do regret not (A) to learn (B) to play the piano when I had so many opportunities (C) to learn and
(D) practice in school.
25. She (A) suggested that I (B) am more assertive (C) and ask for the money I (D) deserve.
26. In addition to (A) making new friends, I mean (B) getting more exercise (C) to improve (D) my health.
27. Exactly (A) where is Roberto today (B) is something that the boss (C) insists that (D) ascertain
immediately.
28. It really is better (A) to ask for help instead of (B) pretending to know how (C) to do something when
you are probably not capable (D) to do it at all.
29. He didn’t know (A) who it was and couldn’t imagine (B) why they did it, but there must have been
somebody (C) that started the rumor (D) which he was from London and very healthy.
30. One of (A) the most famous inventions in (B) the history of (C) humankind is (D) a wheel.

SECTION 3 VERB FORMS (2 points)

Supply the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.
- Our firm (31) (launch) _________ two new products next week.
- We (32) (lie) _________ on the beach now if we hadn’t missed the plane.
- Tom quarreled with his boss and a couple of days later he (33) (give) _________ the sack.
- Thousands of people (34) (employ) _________ in the steel industry in Poland have been dismissed
because some orders have dried up.
- What (35) (happen) _________ next was just what everyone (36) (fear) _________.
- I was hoping to visit my cousin (37) (live) ________ in New Zealand.
- When we reach Crewe we (38) (do) _________ half of the journey.
- I (39) (make) ___________ cakes. That’s why my hands are all covered with flour.
- The man (40) (rescue) ___________ had been in the sea for ten hours.
- The classroom is still very dirty. I don’t think it (41) (clean) ___________.
- I (42) (leave) ___________ tonight. I’ve got my plane ticket.
- The company is expected (43) (make) __________ a healthy profit this year.
- You (44) (not see) __________ that film last week – it was only released yesterday.
- If you hadn’t taken the money, you (45) (not be) __________ in prison now.
- Imagine you (46) (live) __________ when the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids. How would your
life have been different?
- It’s amazing how Jenny acts as though she and Darren (47) (not have) _________ serious problems at
the moment.
- (48) (traffic/ be) __________ any heavier, we’d never have made it on time.
- It’s high time we (49) (get) __________ the house painted.
- I do wish you (50) (not tell) __________ Jim, but you have so it’s too late now, isn’t it?

SECTION 4 WORD FORMS (2 points)

Supply the correct forms of the words in parentheses.
51. ___________ comes through experience. (WISE)
52. The soul is a fascinating ___________. (CONCEIVE)
53. Women should be treated just the same as men in the ___________. (WORK)
54. Everyone played well, but the performance of the star striker was absolutely ___________. (STAND)

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55. An __________ of the school carried out in 1996 was disrupted by pupil violence. (INSPECT)
56. In their subsequent report the inspectors said poor teaching and weak ___________ by the then head
teacher had contributed to the poor behaviour. (LEAD)
57. Nine years ago Philip Fletcher was a normal, __________married man with three children working as a
highly skilled chemical worker. (HAPPY)
58. He has been __________ interested in car racing since 1999. (PASSION)
59. The professor explained his ideas with great _____ (CLEAR).
60. Robin Hood is a _________ hero who lived in Sherwood Forest, in Nottingham. (LEGEND)
61. The company is going through something of a ___________ period at the moment. (TRANSIT)
62. The accident was caused by a ___________ lack of concentration on the part of the driver. (MOMENT)
63. Cheap rates are only ___________ during the low season. (APPLY)
64. Your article is a little ___________. Maybe you could make this paragraph a bit shorter. (WORD)
65. I ___________ dialed Bob’s number instead of Ken’s, so was surprised when Bob answered. (INTEND)
66. When was the latest ___________ of the dictionary published? (EDIT)
67. It’s important that journalists try to remain ___________ when reporting a story. (OBJECT)
68. The ___________ of Professor Ogden’s knowledge impress. (BROAD)
69. The interviewer asked the 107-year-old man what the secret of his ___________ was. (LONG)
70. The next step is to soak the leather in water to ___________ it. (SOFT)

SECTION 5 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. (You should use from THREE to
EIGHT words.) Write ONLY YOUR ANSWERS in the answer sheet. (2 points)
71. We know that most people prefer buying a car from someone they trust. KNOWN
Most people___________________________________________ buying a car from someone they trust.
72. It is reported that he is now recovering in hospital. RECOVERY
He is reported ___________________________________________________________ in hospital now.
73. He lost his job because he couldn’t do what was required. INABILITY
He lost his job because _________________________________________________ what was required.
74. When I was shopping in the new mall, I met Andrew accidentally. INTO
When I was shopping in the new mall, ____________________________________________________ .
75. “Don’t forget to take your passport with you,” he said to me. REMINDED
He __________________________________________________________________________with me.
76. I have tried very hard to learn how to play chess, but I can’t. MATTER
It seems that ____________________________________________ I still can’t learn how to play chess.
77. Dad decided to pay a mechanic to look at the car when he couldn’t find the problem. LOOKED
Dad decided to _________________________________ a mechanic when he couldn’t find the problem.
78. He was so disgusted at the way she behaved that he refused to speak to her. HER
Such___________________________________________________________he refused to speak to her.
79. If his father hadn’t advised him against it, he might have become a record producer. FOR
Had it not_________________________________________________________ a record producer now.
80. I was told about the website by Charlie. WHO
It ________________________________________________________________ me about the website.

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 Grammar Test – Test 1

1. An eagle, if pressed for food, might … a small baby that had been left in the open.
a) carry off
b) carry out
c) carry on with

2. Their education system is a good example of the fact that it is possible to … very
extensive readjustments.
a) carry off
b) carry away
c) carry through

3. Russia and Iran will continue to deepen ties and … bilateral projects.
a) carry away
b) carry off
c) carry on with

4. This chemical compound helps … waste products from the liver.

a) carry away
b) carry over
c) carry on with

5. The government announced its plan to … cultural reform.

a) carry off
b) carry out
c) carry away

6. These restaurants remind me of belly dancers, exotic spices and … drink.

a) instigating
b) intoxicating
c) incriminating

7. Thai cuisine still … an element of mystery and exoticism.

a) refrains
b) retains
c) regains

8. International restaurants are … adept at perfecting both eastern and western dishes.
a) partly
b) particularity
c) particularly

9. Hong Kong is a place where you can enjoy … cuisine and service at reasonable prices.
a) expletive
b) exquisite
c) explosive

10. European cuisine always … a sense of nostalgia and romance.

a) evokes
b) evicts
c) evolves

11. Her job has gone because her manager … her.

a) flamed
b) fired
c) burned

12. I won’t be working tomorrow because I’ve just been given the … .
a) sack
b) bag
c) case

13. I was … this morning and had to empty my desk.

a) departed
b) deterred
c) dismissed
14. I was handed my … yesterday.
a) books
b) papers
c) cards

15. The company decided to get … of me last week.

a) rod
b) ride
c) rid

16. She has been made … because her work is no longer needed.
a) redundant
b) repellent
c) reduced

17. The firm decided to … which means they don’t want us.
a) resize
b) downsize
c) upsize

18. They told Mark to go because he was said to be … to requirements.

a) recess
b) surplus
c) excess

19. I was told not to … to come back to work tomorrow.

a) worry
b) care
c) bother

20. I didn’t ask for more money because he gave me one month’s … .
a) notice
b) facts
c) news
21. The most difficult part for the salesperson is to … potential customers.
a) contract
b) convince
c) consider

22. They must believe in the product and be … enough to promote it vigorously.
a) indebted
b) inspired
c) invested

23. A … customer will always return to the same firm and buy again.
a) satisfied
b) interested
c) encouraged

24. That style was considered to be a … but now it is coming back into fashion.
a) fuss
b) fad
c) fidget

25. One of the first things to do when you want to … a new product is to evaluate its
potential demand.
a) master
b) muster
c) market

26. Analyze the supermarkets … for the same clientele.

a) competing
b) confusing
c) concerning

27. Weekly meetings were not considered to be … enough.

a) produced
b) products
c) productive

28. Her ability to … facts and figures quickly was the main reason for her success.
a) consumer
b) consume
c) consumption

29. The main advantage of our website is that customers can … different prices for the
same article.
a) continue
b) confer
c) compare

30. If you want to keep … with the latest developments in your field, you have to read the
news.
a) current
b) currently
c) currant
 EXERCISES – ARTICLES
Exercise 1: Fill the gap with ‘a/an’ or ‘the’ or ‘∅’

1. Sorry, I've spilled water on………book [there are lots of books on the table, and it's not clear to the
listener which book].
2. She needs………chair from the dining room [the listener can see that there's only one chair in the dining
room].
3. I had dinner in………Chinese restaurant [I mean the one near our house].

4. I bought………new laptop.

5. David had dinner in………restaurant that he usually goes to.

6. I put my new cushion on ………chair next to the fireplace.

7. At ………beginning of the book, she is living in Paris.

8. He is………customer of my company.

9. Let's get ………next taxi.

10. Who is ………oldest person in your family?

11. That suitcase is ………lightest.

12. Lucy wakes up ……… earliest in her family.

13. He gave me ………clock and ………picture as a wedding present. ………clock belonged to his
grandmother.

14. I bought ………new dress, but I was annoyed to find that ………zip was broken.

15. Amelia went to ……… restaurant. She saw………famous actress there.

16. There is always ……… traffic on this road.

Exercise 2: Fill the gap with ‘a/an’ or ‘the’ or ‘∅’

1. She loves ……… flowers – you could buy her some for her birthday.

2. Do you think ……… money is important for a happy life?

3. I put ……… flowers that I received for my birthday in a vase.

4. Pass ……… rice please [it's on our table].

5. Many people say ………love that you feel for your baby is exceptionally strong.

6. ………lions in London Zoo are quite friendly.

7. He hates……… cats.

8. We studied ……… German philosophy.

9. The book's about ……… music of Ireland.

10. He likes………eighteenth-century poetry.

11. We read about ……… British history.

12. It's important for ……… nurse to be kind and friendly.

13.……… tiger eats meat.

14. She works with ………deaf.

15. This exclusive restaurant is popular with ……… wealthy people.

16. ………Thais love spicy food.

17. ……… Turkish like chocolate.

18. ……… Italians love spaghetti.

19.………English teachers in Vietnam need more materials.

20. I don't like ……… animals that my brother has.

Exercise 3: Fill the gap with ‘a/an’ or ‘the’ or ‘∅’

1. Did you hear the news on ……… radio?

2. Get off ………subway at Central Park North.

3. He loves travelling by ……… bike.

4. I have an appointment at ……… dentist’s.

5. Julie kissed him on ………cheek.

6. By ………day he's an accountant, but after work he's the drummer in a rock group.

7. They often go to the pub at ……… night.

8. He works during ……… day.

9. It is difficult to understand ………passive in English.

10. ………paper is an important invention of humans.

11. I love ………sunshine in my hometown.

12. I live in ………city.

13. Is this castle open to ………public?

14. How can we stop ………global warming?

15. Lucy can play ………violin beautifully.

16. My grandmother refuses to put her money in ………bank.

17. I'll send you the bill by ………email.

18. I took ……… bus to the concert.

Exercise 4: Fill the gap with ‘a/an’ or ‘the’ or ‘∅’

1. I'm going to buy Julie ……… cake for her birthday.

2. That sounds like ………lorry outside.

3. A barrister is a sort of ………lawyer.

4. David is ………professor.

5. What ………heavy rain!

6. What ………horrible journey!

7. The trains from London arrive at ………platform 7.

8. I'm ………bank clerk.

9. Adam is ……… CEO of our company.

10. He became ………Treasurer in 2010.

11. Can you speak ………Turkish?

12. What are you doing at ………Christmas?

13. ………baseball is very popular in Japan.

14. I had ………breakfast in a café yesterday.

15. ………winter that Julie was born was cold and snowy.

16. ……… fact is, I don't like tea very much, even though I'm British.

17. ………English that they speak in Glasgow is quite different from how people speak in London.
18. The party is on ………third of February.
19. Mary was crowned ………Queen in 1543.

20. ………Beatles were popular in ………1960s.

Exercise 5: Fill the gap with ‘a/an’ or ‘the’ or ‘∅’

1. Let's go into ……… town later – I'd like to do some shopping.

2. Julie has ………cold, so she's not coming swimming today.

3. He had ………flu during the Christmas holidays.

4. Is there ………ATM outside the station?

5. I watched a film about ………FBI.

6. She's lucky. She has ………few problems.

7. Most of ………people in the class like cake.

8. Most ………people love music.

9. I'm meeting Julie ………next week.

10. I'll finish my thesis in ………next year.

11. John's solution is correct to ………certain extent. It will help, but it won't fix the problem completely.

12. I love living in London on ………whole.

13. Are you in ……… habit of studying every day? If not, you need to start!
14. It's no use crying over ………spilt milk – the money is all gone.
15. I won ……… First Prize in the competition.
16. I now pronounce you ………man and ………wife.

17. London is in ………United Kingdom.

18. I've never been to ………Mexico.

19. He flew across ………Atlantic Ocean.

20. Her city is near ………Yangtze River.

21. She visited ………Andes.

22. Where is ………Mount Ararat?

23. He studied at ………King's College.

24. ………National Gallery is enormous.

25. We visited ………University of Oxford.

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Should we stop flying on holiday?

You are going to read a text about meetings. Some words are missing. Use the words in brackets to form
a new word for each gap!

One of the problems with comparing the _____________________ (CONTRIBUTE) of different

forms of transport is that they all take different routes. We looked at a hypothetical journey
from London to Naples in Italy and calculated the carbon __________________ (EMIT) released
into the atmosphere by making the journey by air, land and sea.

We also considered some more _____________________ (USUAL) options. Would travelling by

horse actually be carbon neutral, for example? A horse emits about 18 kg of methane a year.
This is equivalent to 378 carbon units because methane is 21 times more
_____________________ (POWER) a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

We can calculate the total contribution by _____________________ (WORK) out the number of
days it would take to make this journey and _____________________ (MULTIPLY) this by the
methane emitted each day.

Going on holiday by horse may appeal to cowboys, but our trip to Italy would take two months
each way. _____________________ (SURPRISE), the car is the next best
_____________________ (CHOOSE), assuming there are three people
_____________________ (SHARE) it. But for a single trip the train would be the
_____________________ (GREEN) option.

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Should we stop flying on holiday?

You are going to read a text about meetings. Some words are missing. Use the words in brackets to form
a new word for each gap!

One of the problems with comparing the contributions (CONTRIBUTE) of different forms of
transport is that they all take different routes. We looked at a hypothetical journey from London
to Naples in Italy and calculated the carbon emissions (EMIT) released into the atmosphere by
making the journey by air, land and sea.

We also considered some more unusual (USUAL) options. Would travelling by horse actually be
carbon neutral, for example? A horse emits about 18 kg of methane a year. This is equivalent to
378 carbon units because methane is 21 times more powerful (POWER) a greenhouse gas than
carbon dioxide.

We can calculate the total contribution by working (WORK) out the number of days it would take
to make this journey and multiplying (MULTIPLY) this by the methane emitted each day.

Going on holiday by horse may appeal to cowboys, but our trip to Italy would take two months
each way. Surprisingly (SURPRISE), the car is the next best choice (CHOOSE), assuming there are
three people sharing (SHARE) it. But for a single trip the train would be the greenest (GREEN)
option.

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 Special Effects in Movies

Use the words given in capital letters to form a word that fits into the gap.

ENTERTAIN entertainment and

George Lucas‘s Star Wars transformed 20th century _____________
EXPECT raised audience ______________
expectations to alarming heights for film producers.
Since Star Wars was made in 1977 special effects have become
INCREASING increasingly
_________________ important in selling a film.

DISAPPOINT The script of Jurassic Park, for example, was rather ______________
disappointing but
AMAZING the film was a box office success because the dinosaurs were _________
SUCCEED realistic. However, special effects do not always guarantee ____________.
INTERESTING __________________, when Lost World came out the technology was far
superior, but people had become tired of dinosaurs and were simply not
MOTIVATE ___________________ enough to want to go and see them any more. The
NEAR film was not ________________ as successful as its predecessor.

But who is not impressed when they see Jar Jar Binks in The Phantom
DIGIT Menace, the first ever 3D interactive _______________ character seen on
ACT film? Computer-generated _____________ are certainly the way ahead ,
SURPRISE but you may be ___________________ to discover that the most expensive
PART special effect was filmed in 1956. The _______________ of the Red Sea
ASTONISH in Cecille DeMille’s The Ten Commandments cost an ________________
£ 2 million.

FASCINATE But what does the future hold? It is ___________________ to think that
IMAGE with computer-generated ________________ filmmakers may be able to
CREATE ____________________ deceased movie stars , such as James Dean and
Marylyn Monroe.
Special Effects in Movies

Use the words given in capital letters to form a word that fits into the gap.

George Lucas‘s Star Wars transformed 20th century entertainment and

raised audience expectations to alarming heights for film producers.
Since Star Wars was made in 1977 special effects have become
increasingly important in selling a film.

The script of Jurassic Park, for example, was rather disappointing but the
film was a box office success because the dinosaurs were amazingly re-
alistic. However, special effects do not always guarantee success. Inter-
estingly, when Lost World came out the technology was far superior, but
people had become tired of dinosaurs and were simply not motivated
enough to want to go and see them any more. The film was not nearly
as successful as its predecessor.

But who is not impressed when they see Jar Jar Binks in The Phantom
Menace, the first ever 3D interactive digital character seen on film?
Computer-generated actors are certainly the way ahead , but you may be
surprised to discover that the most expensive special effect was filmed
in 1956. The parting of the Red Sea in Cecille DeMille’s The Ten Com-
mandments cost an astonishing £ 2 million.

But what does the future hold? It is fascinating to think that with com-
puter-generated imagery filmmakers may be able to recreate deceased
movie stars , such as James Dean and Marylyn Monroe.