1. A nice piece of music...
a) is playing
b) is being played.
2. Nick... for a whole hour.
a) was examining
b) was being examined
3. The house... built by now
a) is being
b) has been
4. There is much noise. Something... built here
a) is being
b) has being
5. When she entered the room She... to give her name.
a) asked
b) was asked
6. He is a stranger he never... in this neighborhood.
a) has seen
b) has been seen
7. She opened the door and... who I was.
a) asked
b) was asked
8. We hope that some remedy for AIDS...
a) will discover
b) will be discovered
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There are a lot of places for entertainment in England. Almost every city and large town has a museum of arts, archaeology, natural history, theatre and variety. In London most places of entertainment are concentrated in the West End and Soho, where you can find many concert halls, theatres, and international (Greek, Italian, Indian) restaurants. All this information one can get in the magazine 'Time out', newspaper 'Evening Standard', and many other publications.
For visiting London night clubs Annabell’s or Tramp's one should be their member or get a reference from the member, but one can do without it at Stringfellow's or Wag Club, Madame JoJo's, Heven, and others. There are some large dancing halls, e.g. Hippodrome in Leicester Square, and many small ones.
London has the British Museum, with its vast collection of artistic and ethnographic material from all over the world, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, including extensive collections of works of fine and applied arts. London has 400 art galleries, ranging from historic public collections to small public and commercial galleries. The national collections are housed at the National Gallery, the Tate Gallery, and the Portrait Gallery.
But what are London theatres now? They are a bit of everything. Theatreland lies between Covent Garden and Haymarket. This is where most of London's major theatres cluster. The Covent Garden Theatre is famous for opera and ballet performances. The best English singers, ballerinas and ballet dancers are playing there. The National Theatre shows drama. Some theatres put on modern plays and at others you can sometimes enjoy good musicals, folk songs or concerts of "pop" music. The Aldwych Theatre is famous for its dramatic performances.
In provincial town the system is different. They have a repertory theatre which changes its play about every three weeks, whether it is successful or not. The National and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre (which is situated in Stratford-on-Avon, the place where William Shakespeare was born), also present three or four plays in rotation for several weeks. There is always a full house there, but the government has to support this type of theatre financially.
There is a system of "Club" theatres where you can see both well-known and financially risky experimental plays. A performance is produced both by professionals and amateurs for one or two weeks and any profit from this goes to pay for the next production. Money problem is not important since the actors are paid little or nothing.
Numerous festivals are held all over Great Britain. The most famous among them is the Edinburgh International Festival which was established in 1947 and became annual ever since.
When you are going to the theatre to see a popular play, you have to book the tickets in advance either on the phone or personally at the booking-office. You can also turn to much cheaper "Half Price Ticket Booth" on Leicester Square. The best seats are in the first rows of the stalls or in the dress circle. Even nowadays British are great theatre goers and have a wide choice of entertainment at their disposal.
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