Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D:
The popularity of the movies began early in the 20th century and continues today. People of all ages find movies entertaining. Movies are a worldwide phenomenon, as the internationalism of movie distribution has helped to disperse ideas around the globe. One movie can quickly influence other movies. But why are movies so popular?
Movies are a kind of storytelling. They try to describe an idea or record an observation about our culture. These descriptions are recorded using moving visual images. Some movies portray the situation accurately and realistically, whereas other movies find visual symbols to represent those situations.
On the most simple level, movies are succession of moving images. These successive images are captured on film. Directors film a wide range of shots – long, medium, and close up – to created a visual composition. The visual images, along with plot, characterization, and sound, produce the desired narrative. The shots are joined together in any number of combinations in a process called editing.
Making a film is a massive, complex, and expensive task that combines art and business. Making a movie involves the talents of hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of artists, producers, and business people. It can take months, even years, for a film to be released into a movie theater.
1. According to the passage,
A. before the century of twenty, people don’t like movies because they’re boring in those days.
B. people of all ages find movies time- consuming.
C. movies are a worldwide plague.
D. movies are very popular in this day and age.
2. Which of the following does the word “ they” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. movies B. storytellers C. descriptions D. symbols
3. What does the word “shots” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. an act of firing a gun.
B. a view of something that you have because of the position of the camera in movies, television, etc.
C. a photograph
D. a picture
4. From reading the passage, it seems that movies
A. find visual symbols to represent situations.
B. are stories telling about novels.
C. are suitable for everybody.
D. are a time- consuming entertainment.
5. Which of the following sentence that isn’t mentioned in the passage?
A. Making a film is an expensive task because it combines art and business.
B. Making a film can be advertized to public.
C. Making a film can take a lot of time.
D. Making a film involves many people of every field.
