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Test paper 12th grade

I. Read the text and answer the questions: 3p

Her Majesty’s Theatre is a West End theatre, located in the Haymarket, in the City Westminister. The present building was designed by Charles J. Phipps and was constructed in 1897 for actor-manager Herbert Tree, who established the Royal Academy for Dramatic Art at the theatre. In the early decades of 20th century, Tree produced spectacular productions of Shakespeare and other classical works, and the theatre hosted premieres by major playwriters such as George Shaw, J. M Synge, Noel Coward and J. B Priestley since World Was, the wide flat stage has made the theatre suiable for large-scale musical production, and the theatre has specialized in hosting musicals. The theatre has been home to record-setting musical theatre runs, notably the World War I sensation Chu Chin Chow and the current production, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, which has played continuously at Her Majesty’s since 1986.

The name of the theatre changes with the gender of the monarch. It first became the King’s Theatre in 1714 on the accession of George I. Most recently, the theatre was known as His Majesty’s Theatre from 1901 to 1952, and it became Her Majesty’s on the accession of Elizabeth II.

1. Her Majesty’s Theatre is located in the City of Westminister. A. Right B Wrong. C. Does’t say

2. It was constructed in 1850. A. Right B Wrong C. Doesn’t say

3. Herbert Tree produced spectacular productions such as Romeo and Juliet.A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say

4. The Phantom of the Opera has played continuously at Het Majesty’s theatre since World War I

A. Right B Wrong C. Doesn’t say

5. The theatre became Her Majesty’s theatre on the accession of Elizabeth II.A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say

II. Write an article of about 200 words on the following topic: Politeness costs nothing and gains everything. 5p