The following are some of the film festivals in the city! Find which interests you and go!
●Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre
55 Water St．, near Broad Street
※When：Thursdays at 8 p.m．from July 29 to Aug．19．
※What：This festival will show some Broadway-style films including “Broadway Danny Rose”(July 29), “Auntie Mame”(Aug．5)and “The Muppets Take Manhattan”(Aug．19), along with short independent films．
※When：Every other Friday until Aug．20．Doors open at 7∶30p.m．; films begin at sunset．
※What：The theme this year is “Heroes of the Big Screen”, so expect to see films like “Rocky”(Aug．20)．
Admission Free(intrepidmuseum．org)．
●Films on the Green
At various neighborhood parks in Manhattan
※When：Fridays until July 16．Seating at 8∶15p.m．, films at 8∶30p.m．
※What：This festival shows French musicals, such as “Same Old Songs” showing today in Washington Square Park, as well as “Tosca：The Movie” on July 16 in Central Park's Cedar Hill(79th Street and Fifth Avenue)．
Admission Free(212-439-1400, frenchculture．org)．
●Summer on the Roof at the Czech Center
321 E．73rd St．, between First and Second avenues
※When：Tuesdays at dusk from Aug．4 to Sept．28．
※What：Czech films with English subtitles(字幕)such as the 1922 film “Hungry Hearts”, about a Jewish family who moves from Eastern Europe to the Lower East Side(Aug．4)
Admission Free(646-422-3399, czechcenter．com)．
(1)
If you are interested in Broadway-style films, which of the festivals will you choose?
[ ]
A．
Outdoor Movie Series at the Intrepid．
B．
Movie Nights on the Elevated Acre．
C．
Summer on the Roof at the Czech Center．
D．
Films on the Green．
(2)
Where should you go if you want to see “Tosca：The Movie”?
[ ]
A．
79th Street and Fifth Avenue．
B．
46th Street and 12th Avenue．
C．
321 E．73rd St．, between First and Second avenues．
D．
55 Water St．, near Broad Street．
(3)
It can be inferred that the film “Rocky” is about________．
[ ]
A．
a Jewish family
B．
French music
C．
Broadway
D．
a hero
(4)
Which of the statements is TRUE about the four festivals?
[ ]
A．
All the festivals are only open on weekends．
B．
All the festivals are held indoors．
C．
All the festivals provide detailed information on their own websites．
D．
All the festivals have the same theme and present films of similar style．
This TV drama is about a young private detective employed by a businessman who sends her to Brazil to look into a series(系列)of hotel robberies．When she gets there, she discovers that the hotel, owned by the businessman, has been empty for the last two years and has no record of any robberies．
B
Animal Planet Monday/Wednesday
This is a classic black-and-white film from the forties in which astronaut Charlie Huston crash-lands on a planet ruled entirely by animals．It is a first-class suspense adventure which also looks the human condition, although this is not always a successful part of the film．
C
Strange Encounter Tuesday/Wednesday
Suspense is skillfully built up in this story．A young couple visit a deserted house that they are interested in buying．They meet a strange old lady who tells them of the amazing powers of the house and how previous owners were able to travel back through the centuries to meet their ancestors．
D
The Longest Walk Saturday/Sunday
Ftyona Campbell is nearly there．All she has to do now is to walk the length of France and Britain and she has succeeded in walking around the world．Tonight she drinks coffee in a tent and tells her story to Janet Porter before she sets off for the Pyrenees mountains．
E
Rubicon 5 Thursday/Friday
This is a TV film being used to start a new science fiction series．It has a strong believable cast()of characters who travel to the twenty-third century．The action place is in underground cities where the environment is controlled by computers．
F
New Science Friday/Saturday
This popular half-hour science magazine continues into its twenty-ninth year, proving itself to be a hardy survivor in the television world．Tonight it is presented by Carol Vorderman who introduces five reports, including computer-driven cars．
(1)
What is strange about the hotel in Brazil in the film Wild rose?
[ ]
A．
Young private detective stayed in the hotel
B．
Guests were often robbed in the hotel
C．
No guests have been in the hotel for the past two years
D．
Many businessmen in Brazil were afraid of the hotel．
(2)
Which of the following doesn’t belong to science fiction films?
[ ]
A．
Animal Planet．
B．
Strange Encounter．
C．
Rubicon 5．
D．
New Science．
(3)
If you are crazy about looking for adventure all over the world, you may enjoy ________ at the weekend．
[ ]
A．
Wild Rose．
B．
Animal Planet．
C．
The Longest Walk．
D．
Strange Encounter．
(4)
Which of the following is TURE according to the related programs?
[ ]
A．
Charlie Huston lands on a planet ruled by animals by accident．
B．
Janet Porter plans to climb the Pyrenees mountains in future．
C．
All the actors are invented and controlled by computer in Rubicon．
D．
The previous owners of the old house all have supernatural power in Strange Encounter．
(5)
New Science is referred as a“hardy survivor”because ________．
[ ]
A．
it is not a film, but a magazine in the list
B．
it remains popular in quiet a long period of time
C．
it is a short program with only half an hour
D．
it is at the bottom of the list of“The Week’s Best”
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The results of LIT CRIT magazine's poll to find the greatest American authors of all time．
(1)
What is the name of the author who once worked on a farm?
[ ]
A．
Mark Twain．
B．
Edgar Allen Poe．
C．
Herman Melville．
D．
Ernest Hemingway．
(2)
What is the title of the book about an author's experiences in Spain?
[ ]
A．
The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn．
B．
Moby Dick．
C．
For Whom the Bell Tolls．
D．
Tender is the Night．
(3)
What is the most popular book by the writer of The Innocents Abroad?
[ ]
A．
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn．
B．
The Fall of the House of Usher．
C．
Moby Dick．
D．
For Whom the Bell Tolls．
(4)
Which writer wrote his first story for a school paper?
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