The people below are trying to buy a DVD online. After the description of these people, there is information about six DVDs AF. Decide which DVD would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 6165 and then mark the correct letter (AF) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one DVD which you don’t need to use.

_____ 61. Frank, 16, often enjoys movies with his father. But his father, a busy businessman, doesn't have enough time for a long film. So Frank loves to buy some series to share laughing together.

_____ 62. Julia,a geography teacher, prefers adventure movies. She wants to get a film for her students, for she is dealing with the topic of "nature and environment" next month. She hopes the film may encourage active thinking.

_____ 63. Paul likes pop music and making friends. He admires film stars and his friends recognize him as Brad Pitt's fan. He is looking for an all-star film to entertain (招待) his friends in their spare time.

_____ 64. Salley has a son called Ben of 8, who worries her a lot these days. Ben is afraid of dark. In his eyes, the familiar things take on the shape of a wild animal at night. Salley is eager to find a cartoon to clear his fears.

_____ 65. Ron and Jean, a young couple, are interested in historical movies for great heroes. However, being busy and tired these days, they like to see a comedy for a change this weekend, no matter how long it lasts.

A. "Alexander", the Oscar winning film traces the short life but with adventure of the greatest leader, Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.), who conquered (征服) much of the known world in his time, pushing the limits of Macedonian & Greek power to levels that his father could not have dreamed of.

B. African-American parents Percy and Marilyn are awaiting the arrival of their daughter, Theresa, and her new boyfriend. What they want is a rich, honest black man, but what they get is Simon, a recently unemployed white guy. "Guess Who" lasts 2.5 hours, full of fun and relaxation through a lot of happenings in the weekend.

C. Three years after Danny Ocean and 10 other thieves stole 160 million dollars from Terry Benedict, they have been caught, left with two weeks to give back all the stolen money or else they will be killed. To get money before the deadline, Danny and his friends plan to pull off three large-scale robberies. The film "Ocean's Twelve", gathering lots of Hollywood stars, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon Catherina Zeta Jones and etc, lists top this month.

D. "Friends", A Comedy Series, based on 6 young friends in Manhattan, struggling to find success and happiness in life, but it is never that straight forward, is it? It is the greatest sit-com ever with a lot of laughing matters, with 30 minutes each episode(集). Viewers are lost in it, looking for an escape from the fast-paced way of life.

E. A tale of two fish, "Finding Nemo" is about the adventures of Malin and his young son Nemo, who are separated from each other in the Great Barrier Reef. Unexpectedly taken from his home, and put into a fish tank in a dentist's office, the young Nemo carries out a few daring plans trying to return home. Meanwhile, Malin overcomes many difficulties to rescue his son. "Finding Nemo" is the latest popular cartoon among children.

F. The movie, "The Bear", really cares about animals and the environment. The director creates the film in nature with almost no human dialogue. A young orphan bear is adopted by an adult male bear and must avoid hunters. It is almost made from the viewpoint of a bear. The closing scene is nothing but heart-warming and worth considering.

How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters we call words.

The power of words, then, lies in their combinations - the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.

Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts, but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and feelings. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary (文字的) style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and rude.

 

73. The origin of language _____.

A. is reflected in sounds and letters              B. is handed down from generation to generation

C. dates back to the prehistoric period             D. is a problem not yet solved

74. According to the passage, words are _____.

A. visual letters                                      B. represented by sounds  

C. represented either by sounds or letters    D. signs called letters

75. The secret of a writer’s success is the use of words that _____.

A. recall to us the glad and sad events of our past   B. are arranged in a creative way

C. are as beautiful as music                                  D. agree with certain literary style

76. The author of the passage advises us _____.

A. to use words carefully and accurately          B. not to use silly and rude words

C. to become a slave of words                              D. to use emotional words

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