Vocabulary Practice

Lesson 17

Can you  remember the name of a famous 1________ movie? One that can make people feel tense. When I watch one of those, I 2______ and focus my attention. But when they show something thrilling, it’s hard to stay 3_______ and I normally scream. I heard the 4______ (it might not be true) that Hollywood 5________ or made a new movie. the theme is 6_______: really new. The first time I saw a movie like that one, I was 7________. I really had a good opinion about it. That day I 8______ or accepted the movie was the best. (Isn’t that a 9________, I really said a nice thing.)Now, my 10_______ is the movie theater. I have to get there to watch a new film.

Lesson 18

The detective told me to share my 1 _______. For him my opinion was important. Maybe the reason was my 2 ______ as a writer (that has been my job for a long time.) My last 3 _______ was a book about crime. To write something ike that, knowledge of law is 4 _______: very necessary. The best 5 ______ or steps is: some  6 ________ as a lawyer, plus a clear idea of the 7 ________ or damage crime can make. The first 8 ________ of that book was not perfect (the version was horrible) and the sales were             9 ________. The next version was a best seller and all my 10 ________ (people living in my house) congratulated me.