Question

26. During the 1950s and 1960s many major British playwrights (to
begin) their careers with the BBC, or (to have) works adapted for radio.
27. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals (to dominate) the uK for a number
of years and (to travel) to Broadway in New York.
28. Schubert (to love) songs the most, and (to write) them so quickly that
as soon as he (to finish) with one, he (to throw) it to the floor and (to grab)
another sheet of paper to start another.
29. In an interview, Hanks said he always (to like) space. He told the
magazine that he (to build) plastic models of rockets when he (to be) a child.
30. Niccole was sure that right then her life (to change) since she really
(to enjoy) taking part in that advertising campaign. She was sorry that her
parents (not, to be) able to watch her performance on TV.
31. I don’t feel well enough to go to the station to meet him. ­ I (to meet)
him for you. But how I (to recognize) him? ­ He’s small and fair, and he (to
wear) a black and white school cap.109
32. Conan Doyle often said that Holmes (to inspire) by the real­life
figure of Joseph Bell, a surgeon at the royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, whom
Doyle (to work) for as a clerk.
33. “give this message to your teachers as soon as you (to come) to
school,” said his mother.­“All right”, said the boy running out. “I (to be) sure
it (to be) still in his pocket when he (to get) home tonight,” said his father.
34. A traffic warden just (to stick) a parking ticket to my windscreen when I
(to come) back to the car. I (to try) to persuade him to tear it up but he (to refuse).
35. I (to meet) Paul at the university. We (to be) both in the same year.
He (to study) law, but he (not, to be) very interested in it and (to spend) most
of his time practicing the flute.
36. When I (to look) through your books I (to notice) that you have a
copy of “Murder in the Cathedral”.
37. Franz Joseph Haydn (to write) 340 hours of music, more than any
other composer. He himself (to say) on his deathbed, “I just (to figure) out
how to use the winds.”
38. Verdi’s operatic output (to include) 28 operas, many of which contain
arias that (to make) their ways into popular culture and become mainstays.
39. The Swedish Film Institute (to found) in 1963 to support and develop
the Swedish film industry. Since then it (to support) Swedish filmmakings and
(to give) grants for production, distribution and public showing of Swedish
films in Sweden.
40. In September 1996 Kate Winslet (to begin) filming James Cameron’s
Titanic. gwyneth Paltrow (to consider) for the role. When she (to turn) it
down, Winslet (to campaign) heavily for it.

Answer 1

Who began their careers with the BBC during the 1950s and 1960s?Whose musicals dominated the UK for a number of years and travelled to Broadway in New York?What did Schubert love the most and how did he write his songs?What did Hanks say about his interest in space and what did he do as a child?What was Niccole sure about and why was she sorry?Who offered to meet someone for the speaker and how would they recognize the person?Who inspired Conan Doyle to create the character of Holmes and how did he know this person?What message did the boy's mother want him to give to his teachers and what did his father think about it?What happened when the speaker returned to their car and how did they try to persuade the traffic warden?Who did the speaker meet at the university and what were they both studying?What did the speaker notice when they looked through the listener's books?How much music did Franz Joseph Haydn write and what did he say on his deathbed?What is included in Verdi's operatic output and what is notable about the arias in them?Why was the Swedish Film Institute founded and what has it done since then?Who began filming James Cameron's Titanic in September 1996 and who was originally considered for the role?