Listeningskills1(A)Theworkthedirectorhasassignedisunreasonable.(B)Thedirectorismentallyill.(C)Thedirector'sinstructionsareeasytocarryout.(D)Thedirectordoesn'tmindiftheactorsdonotfinishthework2(A)Themoviewascanceled.(B)Shedidn'twanttoseethemoviebuthadto.(C)Shedidn'tseethemoviebutstayedathomeinstead.(D)Themoviewasawful3(A)Thewomanmightbecomeamoviestarintheend.(B)Thewomanisunlikelytobecomeamoviestar.(C)Thewomanisasuglyasapig.(D)Thehigh-flyingwomanwillsucceedsoon4(A)Twelvedollars.(B)Fivedollars.(C)Fourdollars.(D)Twentydollars5(A)Thedirectoriswell-known.(B)Thedirectorisnotsuccessful.(C)Thedirectorisworthrewarding.(D)Thedirectorisrespectful.Listeningintask1Peterdidnotreallylikethemoviebecausethe(1)directowasjustusingstrangeclose-upsandspecial(2)soundeffects,butdidnotincludea(3)goodstory.Amyenjoyedthemoviebecauseitmadepeople(4)think.Peterdisagrees,sayingamoviedoesnothavetobe(5)sadtobedeep.Amyarguesthatitisbetterthansome(6)violentmovies.Still,Peterthinkssometimespeopledon'twanttothinkandjustwant(7)lightheartedmovies.FinallyPeterandAmyfoundsomethingincommon.Theybothlikedthenew(8)mysterymovie,sotheycanwatchmysteriestogether(9)inthefuture.YouranswerCorrectanswer(1)directordirector(2)soundeffectssoundeffects(3)goodstorygoodstory(4)thinkthink(5)sadsad(6)violentviolent(7)lightheartedmovieslight-heartedmovies(8)mysterymoviemysterymovie(9)inthefutureinthefutureTask21.Whatwastheproblemwiththeactor?(A)Helosthisinterestinthetheater.(B)Henolongertrusteddirectors.(C)Hemistooktheroseforhislover.(D)Hehadaveryshortmemory.2.Whatjobdidthedirectorofferhim?(A)Aminorrolewithjustoneline.(B)Aminorrolewithmanylines.(C)Themostimportantpartbutwithonlyoneline.(D)Themostimportantpartwithmanylines.3.WhatwastheactorNOTexpectedtodowiththerose?(A)Holdtherosetohisnose.(B)Smelltherosedeeply.(C)Praisetheroselovingly.(D)Throwtherosetotheaudience.4.Whatdidtheactordoafterhewalkedontothestage?(A)Hesaidthelinewithgreatemotion.(B)Hesmelledtherose.(C)Heforgottheline.(D)Heexplodedinlaughter.5.Whywasthedirectorextremelyangry?(A)Becausetheactorforgottheline.(B)Becausetheactorforgottherose.(C)Becausetheactorruinedtherose.(D)Becausetheaudiencecalledtheactorafool.Task3TheAcademyAwardsortheOscarsrecognizeexcellentprofessionalsinthe(1)filmindustry,including(2)director,(3)actors,andwritersTheAwardCeremonyoneofthemost(4)importantawardceremoniesintheworldtelevisedliveintheUnitedStates,Canada,(5)theUnitedKingdonandgatheringlargenumbersof(6)viewerselsewherethroughouttheworldwatchedbymorethan(7)40millionAmericansOnlytheSuperBowl,the(8)olympicOpeningCeremonies,andtheFootball(9)WorldCupFinaldrawmoreviewers.CriticismSeveraloftheAcademyAwardwinnershavenotstoodthetestof(10)tim.Manyfilmswith(11)artisticvalu,culturalinfluence,andinnovativequalitieshavenotreceivedenoughattention.Money-makingblockblusterswithout(12)depthaveoftenbeen(13)Bestpicturwinners.TheOscars(14)favocertaintypesoffilmsandneglectothertypes.TheBestPictureprizehasrarelybeengiventoananimatedfilmora(15)sciencefictimfilm.YouranswerCorrectanswer(1)filmfilm(2)directordirectors(3)actorsactors(4)importantimportant(5)theUnitedKingdontheUnitedKingdom(6)viewersviewers(7)40million40million(8)olympicOlympic(9)WorldCupWorldCup(10)timetime(11)artisticvalueartisticvalue(12)depthdepth(13)BestpictureBestPicture(14)favorfavor(15)sciencefictimsciencefictionLat’stalkTask11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofHitchcockandhismovies?(A)Helikestousebothsuspenseandhumorinhismovies.(B)Hismoviesusesuspense.(C)Hismoviesoftenshowpeopleinsituationstheycannotcontrol.(D)Helikestoappearinhisownmovies.2.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutsuspenseinamovie?(A)Firsttheaudiencedoesnotknowthetruth,butfinallylearnsit.(B)Firstthecharacterdoesnotknowthetruth,butfinallylearnsit.(C)Thecharacteralwaysknowsthetruth.(D)Thecharacteriskeptinthedarkallthetime.3.WhenHitchcocktoldthecustomsofficialheproducedgooseflesh,whatdidhemean?(A)Heproducedalotofgeese.(B)Helikedtoproducemoviesshowinggooseflesh.(C)Heproducedmoviesthatbroughtfearandexcitementtotheaudience.(D)Hedidnotwanttoanswerthecustomsofficial'squestionatall.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofAlfredHitchcockinhismovies?(A)Hewassometimesgettingonabusorcrossingastreet.(B)Hewaswalkinginfrontofastore.(C)Hewaswalkingacrossthecourtyardinanapartment.(D)HewasataFrenchairport.5.HowdidHitchcockmanagetomakeanappearanceinthefilmLifeboat?(A)Heswaminthesea.(B)Hesankbesidetheboat.(C)Hefloatedbesidetheboatasadeadbody.(D)Acharacterreadanewspaperwithhisphotoonit.FutherlisteningTask11.WhatwasPeter'sproblem?Hewantedtobeanactor,buthehadahardtimememorizinglines.YouranswerCorrectanswermemorizinglinesmemorizinglines2.WhydidthefriendbelievethatPetercouldplaythepart?Becausehe'donlyhavetoremeberone.YouranswerCorrectanswerremeberonelinerememberoneline3.WhatwasPeterexpectedtosay?Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!YouranswerCorrectanswerIhearthegunsroarIhearthegunsroar4.WhydidPetercryoutWhatthehellwasthat?Heheardaloudboomwhenhewentonstage.YouranswerCorrectansweraloudboomaloudboom5.What'ssofunnyaboutPeter'scry:Whatthehellwasthat?Surprisedbytheloudboom,he