Read the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment.And then answer questions.

Happiness(Romance)★★★★

       Happiness tells the story of two people (Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy) who work for different advertising companies.They talk on the phone all the time and don't like each other.But then they correspond by email and fall in love.This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances.It also has beautiful music.

I Scream (Thriller)★★

       In I Scream, Paul (Colin Jacks) is a young man who joins a thriller club.Each of the members tries to frighten the others.Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night.This movie is very frightening but also quite silly.It doesn't make sense for Paul to stay m the house when things start to go wrong.Only for people who like thrillers.

Paul's Heroes (Comedy)★★★

       This is a very funny war movie set in World War Two.Six soldiers (including Sammy Turblow) have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there.During the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers.You can guess the ending, but it's great fun getting there.

_____(Drama)★★★★

       This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, who pays a hard-working truck driver.His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her.m his travels he meets Dr.Lloyd (Phil Driver) who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America.This is an excellent movie, which is very exciting.

Which of the four movies is the least popular with people?

       A.The 1st one.                B.The 2nd one.  

       C.The 3nd one.                D.The 4th one.

The underlined word "correspond" can be replaced by _________.

       A.date           B.exchange            C.write          D.communicate

A thriller is most probably a film which tells something _________.

       A.frightening          B.instructive    C.humorous           D.interesting

Which of the following is the best title for the fourth film?

       A.A Hard-working Truck Driver         B.Medicine

       C.A Strange Illness                    D.Twelve Hours

Charlton Heston was born in 1923 in Evanston, Illinois. Charlton Heston discovered his interest in acting while performing in plays at his high school. He later spent two years studying theater at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. But he left college to join the Army Air Forces during World War Two.
After the war, he found small roles in the theater as well as in television shows. His performance in a television version of the book Jane Eyre caught the attention of the Hollywood producer Cecil B. DeMille who later asked Heston to play the role of Moses in his movie The Ten Commandments which came out in 1956. This role made Heston famous and defined (明确) his career as a hero and leader. His face and body represented strength and heroism in many different roles. He played cowboys, soldiers and athletes.
The 1959 movie Ben Hur made Charlton Heston an even bigger star. Ben Hur won eleven Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Charlton Heston. Heston starred in many adventure movies during the 1960s. In the 1970s, Heston appeared in popular disaster movies like Earthquake,. Skyjacked and Airport 1975.
Charlton Heston was also very active in the movie industry. He worked to help set up the American Film Institute. In 1977 he was honored for his service in the industry. He received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 1997 he was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor. And, in 2003, President Bush gave Charlton Heston a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
In 2000, Charlton Heston issued a statement announcing that he had an Alzheimer's disease. He died in 2008 at his home in Beverly Hills, California.
【小题1】What kind of role did Charlton Heston often play in films?

A.Heroes.B.Cowboys.C.Soldiers.D.Athletes.
【小题2】Which film won Best Actor for Charlton Heston?
A.Jane Eyre.
B.Earthquake.
C.Ben Hur.
D.The Ten Commandments.
【小题3】What can we learn about Charlton Heston according to the passage?
A.He began to show his talent in Ben Hut.B.He used to be a soldier.
C.He was once awarded by Kennedy.D.He won eleven Academy Awards.
【小题4】What's the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A.How Charlton Heston became famous.
B.How Charlton Heston began his career.
C.Who made Charlton Heston a popular star.
D.Who made Charlton Heston win so many awards.

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