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Read the passage and choose the correct choice. (3 points)
Up to about 1915, movies were shot and programs were made up of several works. Then, D.W.Griffith and others began to make longer films that provided the same powerful emotional appeal as did melodrama and presented spectacles far beyond what the theater could offer. Consequently, after World War I increasing numbers of spectators deserted the theater for the movies. This trend was accelerated in the late 1920s as a result of two new elements. In 1927 sound was added to the previously silent film, and thus one of the theater's principal claims to superiority vanished. In 1929 a serious economic depression began. Since audiences could go to the movies for a fraction of what it cost to see a play, theater going became a luxury that few could afford, especially as the depression deepened. By the end of World War II, the American theater had been reduced to about thirty theaters in New York City and a small number of touring companies originating there.
1. One thing that movies could do better than the theater was to ______
A. provide longer programs.
B. provide emotional appeal.
C. provide more melodrama.
D. provide greater spectacles.
2. Up to the 1920s one objection to film was that ______
A. they were too short
B. they were silent.
C. they were too expensive.
D. they did not tell a complete
3. One thing that made people choose the movies over the theater was ______
A. World War I.
B. the fact that films were less expensive.
C. the fact that films were silent.
D. the fact that films were shorter.
4. By the end of the World War II, ________.
A. theater had become entertainment for the masses.
B. the theater was no longer considered a luxury. C. professional theatrical performances were confined mainly to New York
D. There were no theatrical performances outside of New York City.
5. When the author of this paragraph says "this trend was accelerated in late 1920s" he means that ________
A. many more people went to the theater than to the movies.
B. the shift away from the movies to the theater was slowed down.
C. the popularity of the theater was gradually increasing.
D. the shift away from the theater to the movies was speeder up.
Điền từ vào đoạn văn sau (area,idea,while,page,magazine,article,vote,letter,editor,advice)
Thanks a lot for your last(1)....letter...i'm sorry that it's taken me so long to reply.I'll tell you why.A few weeks ago,some of us at school decided to start a school(2)....magazine.....We discussed how to do it and we all came up with our own ideas about the kind of things that should go in it.I suggested that it ought to have an entertainments (3)....page....with lits of what's on at local cinemas and theaters and details of concerts in the (4)..area...i said that perhaps it could also have brief reviews and i offered to organize it and write some of it.Everyone else at the meeting said that it was a relly good(5).....idea......
The others had their own ideas for articles and selections but i didn't seem very sure about how to produce them.I gave them a bit of(6)...advice...and the next thing i knew they wanted to make me the(7)....editor.....and put me in charge of the whole thing.I said that i wouldn't have time but suddenly there was a(8).....vote......and it was too late to do anything about it.i'm certainy glad to be involved but i hadn't been expecting to end up running it.So if i don't write to you again for a?(9).....while.......you'll know why. I'll be far too busy in my new role as editor.I don't suppose you fancy writing an(10)....article......by any chance?
EX1 :Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question 1 -10, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
Robots can work in places humans can't easily get to. These include deep oceans on distant planets or on sites with bad pollution. Robots are also used in factories (1) ________ they can work more quickly and accurately than a human, and without needing to rest. Improvements in technology over the past 50 years have (2) _______ that scientists are now able to create very clever robots. The most complicated of these can make (3) _______ for themselves, learn new things, and deal with problems. However, while robots that look like people are very common in science fiction films, they are very (4) _______ in real life. Making a machine that can balance and move on two legs is a real challenge and is unnecessary for most of the jobs we need robots to do for us. However, a Japanese robot (5)_____ as Asimo does walk on two legs and can even climb up and down stairs.
1. A. unless B. because C. although D. despite
2. A. intended B. supposed C. said D. meant
3. A. results B. decisions C. thoughts D. options
4. A. rare B. thin C. little D. narrow
5.A. called B. known C. named D. said
EX2: Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in meaning to the underline word(s) in each of the following question.
Her father died after he had brought up all of his children.
A. was in the dust
B. was out of this world
C. was the apple of her eyes
D. called it a day
Cartoon films have very little limits. If you can draw something, you can (21)…………make………..it move on the cinema screen. The use (22)…………of………..new ideas and advanced computer programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of (23)………all……..ages.
By the (24)…………end………..of the 1970s, the cinema world had decided that cartoons were only for children. But soon (25)…………afterwards………..one or two directors had some original new ideas. They proved that it was possible to make films in which both adults and children could (26)…………share………..the fun.
However, not (27)…………every………..cartoon film was successful. The Black Cauldron, for example, failed, mainly because it was too (28)…………frightening………..for children and too childish for adults. Directors learnt from this (29)…………mistake……….., and the film companies began to make large (30)…………amounts………..of money again.
Cartoon films have very little limits. If you can draw something, you can (21)…………make………..it move on the cinema screen. The use (22)……………of ……..new ideas and advanced computer programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of (23)………all……..ages.
By the (24)………end…………..of the 1970s, the cinema world had decided that cartoons were only for children. But soon (25)…………afterwards………..one or two directors had some original new ideas. They proved that it was possible to make films in which both adults and children could (26)…………share………..the fun.
However, not (27)………every…………..cartoon film was successful. The Black Cauldron, for example, failed, mainly because it was too (28)……………frightening……..for children and too childish for adults. Directors learnt from this (29)………mistake………….., and the film companies began to make large (30)………amounts…………..of money again.