— Are you surprised at the ending of the play?
— No, I 　　　the book, so I know the story from beginning to end.

The Purple Knife

This month’s movie for both young and old

The story

Molly Wilson is a shy little girl who lives in Glass Town. One day the people in her town get sick in a strange (奇怪的) way. The cleverest woman in the town says that Molly is the only person that can save(挽救) them. She has to find a purple knife in the Black House of Ice Mountain all by herself. The house is so dark and dangerous that nobody ever went near it before. Experience Molly’s exciting trip and find out if she can save the people of Glass Town.

The best part

People find joy(快乐) and hope in the wonderful magic(有魔力的) world of The Purple Knife, where animals talk and people fly. The burning(燃烧的) bridge is the most exciting part of the movie. It looks surprisingly real — no one in the theater can take their eyes off it!

The weak part

The music is not as exciting as it should be during exciting moments. Also, the story ends too soon. People may leave the theater with some questions in their minds.

(　 ) 1. What does Molly Wilson try to do in the movie?

A. Save the people in her town. B. Find a knife.

C. Go to a dangerous house.　　　　　　　 D. Go for an exciting trip.

(　 ) 2. Which is the best part of the movie according to the writer?

A. The beginning of it.　 B. The ending of it.

C. The burning bridge.　　 D. The middle of it.

(　 ) 3. Which of the following is the weak part of the movie?

A. The music is not perfect.　　　　 B. People can fly.　

C. The bridge is burning. D. Animals can talk.

(　 ) 4. What do we know about the story?

A. Molly is too shy to save the people in her town.　　

B. It does not happen in the real world.

C. People in Glass Town get sick after they come back from Black House.

D. The cleverest woman is going to get the knife with Molly.

(　 )5. What does the writer think of the movie?

A. The story is not exciting.　　　　

B. The writer is unhappy about the way it ends.

C. People can’t find hope in it.　　

D. Some parts of it are bad for children.

Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of America’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?
The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA. “I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者) ”, says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.
【小题1】Betty is popular because of                   .

Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?
The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA.“ I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog ”，says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.

(　 )57. Betty is popular because of ___________.

　　 A. her clothes　　 B. her charm　　　 C. her personality　　 D. her appearance

(　 )58. Which is the reason for the success of the show?
　　 A. A large number of viewers.　　　　　 B. Two Golden Globes awards.　　

　　 C. The wonderful performance.　　　 　 D. Her life as an office worker.

(　 )59. Which is one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA?

　　 A. Oscar　　　　 B. Tony Award　　　 C. TV Award　　　 D.Golden Globes Award

(　 )60.The underlined word “underdog” in Chinese means ____________.　　

A. 弱者　　　　 B. 强者　　　　　 C. 残疾人　　　　 D. 健康人