III Essay Writing

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ENTERTAINMENT FOR ALL

The United States in its short history has contributed in remarkable variety to the entertainment of humankind. Black-face minstrels, glamorous motion picture stars, hard-riding cowboy heroes, glittering musical comedies, breathtaking circuses, and spectacular television shows — all are exuberant expressions of the innovative genius of American show business.

The daytime radio serials, or soap operas (so called because they were often sponsored by soap companies), now adapted to television, were created here and, for better or worse, have captured an audience of millions.

Popular entertainment was a latecomer to America because the piety and hardship of colonial days delayed its growth. A few wandering players could be seen among settlers during the Colonies' first century, and throughout the 1700s many Americans regarded playgoing as an indulgence in sinful worldliness. By the 1800s, however, the high spirits of a fast-growing Nation were finding a natural outlet in the theater.

America has originated many distinctive variations of show business and has breathed new life into older forms as well. Since the 19th century, US entertainment merchants have excelled at razzle-dazzle. They made turn-of-the-century theater big business, mapped transcontinental vaudeville paths, transformed the movies from a peepshow novelty into a global industry, and, by creating national radio and television networks, brought much of the world into the American living room. Not only have these triumphs been accompanied by unprecedented commercial success, but since 1900 they have won international acclaim for American performers, playwrights, and film-makers.

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II Grammar

1. Pushkin, the great Russian poet, was born in ......

1799

a 1799

the 1799

2 Over 57 million students ..... in American schools which range from kindergartens to high schools.

were enrolled

are enrolled

has been enrolled

3. This situation is serious. Something must ..... before it's too late.

do

be done

have done

4. By the time you come home you ..... everything I have told you.

will have forgotten

will forget

will be forgetting

have forgotten

5 All these houses ......... neglected for decades.

will be

are being

has been

have been

6 Is there anything here worth _____?

buying

being bought

having been bough

7 If the weather is not too bad tomorrow, we _____ golf.

will play

would play

have played

8 Jerry said that by the end of the year he ..... in his new house for four years.

would have been living

would be living

would live

9. I knew Linda ..... around Europe for three months already.

was travelling

had been travelling

had travelled

10. Tom said that he had been late for work that morning, and he added that he ..... before.

had never been late

was never late

never had been late