The stage and films are the major forms of entertainment for millions of people. Though the stage possesses a much longer history, films now hold greater _______ for people. There is, however, a strong _______ between the theater and the cinema and both plays and films have their _______ merits.
Play continue to attract audience because they provide a slightly _______ form of entertainment form that provided by the cinema. There is more _______ on acting and on the personal relationship created between the actor and the _______. There is a personal element in the theater which is lacking in the cinema. _______ the audience can go along to the theatre week after week and enjoy watching their favorite actors taking different _______.
Many films which have been _______ from stage plays have not been successful. For example, there is hardly one film of a Shakespeare play that rivals the ______________ play on the stage. “Hamlet”, “Macbeth”, “Henry IV” and “Richard III” have all been made into extremely good films. Yet I doubt if one critic would argue that they are in any way better than the ordinary stage ______________. The majority of people would agree that these plays are much ______________ when performed on the stage, as ______________ by Shakespeare. Other plays, too, have ______________ as films simply because they are specially written for the stage — a ______________ form on its own.
1.A.reputation B.fame C.appeal D.position
2.A.difference B.conflict C.focus D.link
3.A.respective B.comparative C.constructive D.descriptive
4.A.similar B.different C.new D.original
5.A.connection B.dependence C.emphasis D.thought
6.A.director B.author C.conductor D.audience
7.A.Otherwise B.Moreover C.However D.Therefore
8.A.jobs B.places C.roles D.action
9.A.adapted B.adjusted C.adopted D.affected
10.A.previous B.famous C.former D.original
11.A.editions B.copies C.issues D.versions
12.A.worse B.better C.perfect D.dull
13.A.designed B.directed C.matched D.performed
14.A.succeeded B.failed C.released D.acted
15.A.separate B.dominant C.similar D.fresh
Whatever we do, we will make it. As long as we take the ________ we should have to achieve our goal.
A.sympathy B.technique C.passion D.patience
New York is ____ to the headquarters of the United Nations and many famous international companies.
A.basic B.common C.close D.home
As all the readers can see, the painting presents the children’s mood before the trip and after the trip in a sharp ____.
A.opposite B.contrast C.comparison D.contrary
One of the Disney cartoon characters, Donald Duck, is always quick to find ____ with others and brings laugher to people of all ages.
A.mistake B.error C.blame D.fault
It is kind of you to help us handle this tough problem in your spare time because it is very difficult for us to think of a means as ____ as yours.
A.feasible B.general C.experienced D.imaginative