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ust got out of the hospital. B. Because she hasn’t seen her since Ann moved to a new house. C.Because Ann just got a new house. 10. They will have a little party at Rick’s, won’t they? A. Yes, as they are very happy together. B. No, as Rick doesn’t feel well. C. We don’t know. (二) 完型填空(20%) Acting is such an overcrowded profession that the only __11__ that should be given to a young __12__ thinking of going on to the stage is “Don’t!” But it is useless to try to __13__ someone who feels that he must act, although the chances of his being famous are slight. The __14__ way to begin is to go to a drama school. __15__ only students who show promise and gift are accepted, and the course lasts two years. __16__ the young actor or actress takes up work with a theatrical pany, usually as an assistant stage manager. This __17__ doing everything that there is to do in the __18__: printing very __19__ work indeed the hours are long and the pay is tiny. Of course, some people have unusual __20__which lead to fame and success without this long and hard __21__. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happened to catch sight of her one morning __22__at a bus stop, as he drove past in his car. He stopped and got out to speak to the girl. He asked __23__ she would like to go to the film studio to do a (n) __24__, and she thought he was __25__ . Then she got __26__ and said she would call the police. It __27__ the producer twenty minutes to make Connie believe that he was __28__. The test was successful. And within a few weeks she was playing the __29__ part opposite one of the most famous actors of the day. __30__ chances like this happen once in a blue moon. 11. A. warning B. advice C. answer D. help 12. A. man B. woman C. person D. actor 13. A. discourage B. distrust C. disappoint D. prevent 14. A. simple B. familiar C. standard D. normal 15. A. Possibly B. Usually C. Fortunately D. Equally 16. A. When B. Then C. Till D. Finally 17. A. contains B. includes C. means D. needs 18. A. stage B. pany C. school D. theatre 19. A. difficult B. hardly C. easy D. fortable 20. A. conditions B. methods C. gifts D. chances21. A. working B. studying C. training D. exercising 22. A. talking B. waiting C. singing D. playing 23. A. why1