II.Putoneofthefollowingwordsinthesentencesbelow.

announceraudiencebalconycinema

criticintervaljokeopera

orchestrarehearsalrow

scene

scriptwritersturiiounderstudy

1.The allapplaudedwhenshecameontothestage.

2.Whatfilmisonatthe thisweek?

3. lwatchedaconcertgivenbyafamoussymphony-----

4. Ialwaysgetaseatinthe whenIgotothetheatre.Icanseemuchbetter

fromupthere.

5.Ididn'tthinkthe hetoldwasatallfunny.

6.The apologisedtoviewersforthedelay.

7.Thedress- wasterrible.Let'shopethefirstnightwillbemuchbetter.

8.The inthenewspapersaiditwasthebestfilmoftheyear.

9.Aftertenhoursintherecording •thegroupwerefinallysatisfied.

10.Thedirectoraskedthe tochangesomeofthelinesinthefirstpartofthefilm.

11.Whentheleadingmanbecameill,his hadtotakehisplace.

12.Assoonasthelightswentupforthe •thechildrenrushedtothefoyertobuyicecreams.

13.Notall singersarelarge,youknow!

14.I'vegotustwoseatsin 0,nearthefront.

15.Inthefinal ofthefilm,theherorodeoffintothesunset.

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ttl.PuteachofthefollowingwordsorphrasesInitscorrectplaceinthepassagesbelow.

nmews performances	run theatre-goers	criticsplaywright
audiencerehearsals firstnightdirector	partshit castflop	matineesapplauseauditions

Thepersonwhodirectsthepreparationofaptayisthe(1) .Sometimesthe(2) ,whowrotetheplay,workswithhim.Oneofthefirstthingstobedoneistochoosethe(3) ,theactorsandactresses.Forthispurpose(4) areheldatwh1chactorsperformshortp1ecesandthemostsuitablearechosenforthe(5) intheplay.Beforetheplayisperformedinfrontofan(6) ofhundredsof(7) ,ofcoursetherearealotoftB) .Atlast,the(9) 1Whenthecurtangoesdownattheend,willtherebeenthusiastic(10) orsilence?Willthenewspaper[11) begoodorbad?Whatwillthe(12) think?Everyonehopesfora(13) thatwill(14) formonthsorevenyears,buttheplaymightbea(15) andonlylastafewdays.It'shardworkinthetheatre.Thereareevening(16) sixnightsaweekandafternoonshows,called(17) ,onceortwiceaswell.

IV.Completethesentences.Tohelpyou,thefirstlitterofeachwordisgiven.

A.

FionaandIwenttothe(1)ctheotherdaytosee'Devil'attheOdeon.The(2)rbytheDailyExpress(3)cwasgood,andwedecidedtogotothe8o'clock(4)p.WhenIarrived,Fionawaswaitingformeinthe(5)f,lookingataposterfor'Devil'onthewall.The(6)"--,---,--,-­tookourticketsandshowedustoourseats.Idon'tliketobetooclosetothe(7)sandIusuallysitintheback(8)rifpossible,andIpreferaseatinthe(9)asoIcanstretchmylegs.BeforethemainfilmtherewasaMickeyMouse(10)c,thenatrailerforthefollowingweek'sfilm.'Devil'wasa(11)hfilmandIwasquiteterrified,butFionathoughtitwasfunny.

B.

MarlonBrandeisasuperbactorandin'OntheWaterfront'hegavehisfinest(1)pItIShiSbest-known(2)r.The(3)c--;o;::calsoincludedEvaMarieSa1ntandKarlMaldenandthefilm's(4)d,EliaKazan,nevermadeabetterfilm.Partsofthefilmwereshotinthe(5)sinHollywood,butalotwasmadeon(6)IinthestreetsofNewYork,whichmakesitattimeshkea(7)d.Thecriticslovedthefilmbutitwasnotonlya(8)csuccess.Itwasagreat(9)boaswell,andmadeanenormousprofit.The(10}pisaboutayoungman'sattempttobeaboxingchampion.

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V.Choosethemostsuitableword.

1. Thegroupplayedfortwohoursandthencamebackfora(n)-:;;--::=:::---

a)encore b)extra c)performance d)ending

a)break	b)pause	c)rest	d)interval
3. The a)paper	ofthejeal b)part	ushusbandwasplayed c)interprelation	byPaulNewm d)acting

_{2 Therewasatwenty-minute alterthethirdact}

_{o an.}

4. The applaudedwarmlywhenthecurtaindropped.

a}observers b)crowd c)spectators d)audience

5. Theplayis in18thcenturyEngland.

a)set b)Situated c)cast held

6. Theaudienceenjoyedtheplaysomuchthattheyclapped _

a)aloud b)heavily c)loudly

7 AttheendoftheconcerttheaudiencegavetheconductoraIan-----

a)applauding b)cheering c)standingovation

8. Theorchestratriedhard.butseveralrr.emberswerequiteoutof-----

a)breath b)music c)tune

9. Everyonewatchingthetrapeze-artistwas w1thadmiration.

a)clapping b)crying c)gasping

10.Theclownwassofunnythathehadeveryonein------

a)applause b)laughter c)stitches

11.Thegroup'sperformancewasreallydreadfulandtheaudience andbooedattheend

a)clucked b)h1ssed c)screamed

12.Someofthesketcheswereamusing,butIamafraidthatmostofthejokesfell

a)flat b)foul c)short

13.Attheendofthemusical,theentireaudience::-------intoapplause.

a)boomed b)broke c)burst

14_Everyoneclappedenthusiasticallywhentheactorscameon _

a)screen b)stage

15.MostcriticsagreethatCeliagavethebest-----a)acting b)performance

16Itwasaverylongplaysotherewerethree

a)interludes b)intervals

17.Jeanhasdecidedtojoinanamateur----society,

a)dramatic b)theatrical

18.Itwasagoodfilm.andIthoughtNickNolte-----reallywella)acted b)played

19TherewassomuchsuspensethatIwaskeptontheedgeofmy _

a)place b)seat

20Theleadingladyunfortunatelylosthervoiceduringthe----rehearsal.

a)dress b)stage

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21Mostmodemplaysdon'tneedalotofcomplicated-----

a)scenery b)scenes

22.Ithought1twasagoodfilmbut1tgotterrible _

a)critics b)reviews

23.Quitehonestly,Ihaven'tmuchtimefor films.

a)horror b)horrific