Multiple Choice: Dawson's Creek

Dawson's Creek

Dawson's Creek DVD cover, ©Sony Pictures

Dawson's Creek, now available on DVD, is a TV Drama that has ________________________________ (1) written its name into history.Dawson, Joey, Pacey and Jen, they are the names that most teenagers are ________________________________ (2) with. The show takes us through the ________________________________ (3) years of their adolescence,the ups and downs of their love ________________________________ (4) and problemsconnected with ________________________________ (5) up. ________________________________ (6) other teenager dramas,Dawson's Cre­ek manages to ________________________________ (7) some typical clichés andmany young people have identified themselves with the characters.

The first season of Dawson's Creek ________________________________ (8) on American television in 1998. It soon ________________________________ (9) one of the most popular TV shows. It was created by Kevin Williamson, the author of some very original horror movies like Scream. The character of Dawson Leary is partly ________________________________ (10) on Williamson's ow­n youth.

Unfortunately, the originality of the series somehow disappears after the 13 ________________________________ (11) of the first season.Everything would have been perfect if it all had ________________________________ (12) with Dawson and Joey's first kiss silhouetted against Dawson's bedroom window. But it didn't and their lives went ________________________________ (13) .Still, we can say that Dawson's Creek is a very witty series that ________________________________ (14) out amongst other shows of this kind. It was well ________________________________ (15) by teenagers as well as critics.

1. 1. a) definitely
   2. b) intentionally
   3. c) likely
   4. d) uncertainly
2. 1. a) familiar
   2. b) introduced
   3. c) known
   4. d) recognized
3. 1. a) complicated
   2. b) heavy
   3. c) thorough
   4. d) uneasy
4. 1. a) affairs
   2. b) events
   3. c) matters
   4. d) relations
5. 1. a) becoming
   2. b) bringing
   3. c) getting
   4. d) growing
6. 1. a) Despite
   2. b) Unlike
   3. c) Until
   4. d) While
7. 1. a) avoid
   2. b) detour
   3. c) prevent
   4. d) vanish
8. 1. a) appeared
   2. b) played
   3. c) showed
   4. d) turned
9. 1. a) achieved
   2. b) became
   3. c) started
   4. d) turned
10. 1. a) based
    2. b) centered
    3. c) inspired
    4. d) written
11. 1. a) episodes
    2. b) parts
    3. c) sequels
    4. d) volumes
12. 1. a) completed
    2. b) concluded
    3. c) ended
    4. d) supposed
13. 1. a) along
    2. b) by
    3. c) off
    4. d) on
14. 1. a) drops
    2. b) goes
    3. c) stands
    4. d) takes
15. 1. a) accepted
    2. b) included
    3. c) interested
    4. d) rejected