The Oscars - Test 1
B2 First · Open Cloze · Cambridge B2 First 4, Cambridge University Press
For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.
Many countries have annual awards for outstanding achievements (0) ___ the film industry. By (9) ___ the most famous awards are those made by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – the Oscars. The name actually refers (10) ___ the statuette which all of the winners receive. The awards go not only to actors but also to other people involved in the production of a film, (11) ___ as make-up artists and costume designers. Nobody knows for certain (12) ___ these statuettes are called Oscars. The most widely accepted story concerns Margaret Herrick, the secretary to the Academy. (13) ___ she first saw the statuettes in 1931, her initial reaction (14) ___ to say that they looked remarkably (15) ___ her cousin, Oscar Pierce. He worked on a farm and actually had (16) ___ at all to do with the film industry.
The Oscars
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