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Michael J. “Crocodile Dundee” (also called Mick), played by Paul Hogan, is the main character in the fictional Crocodile Dundee film series consisting of Crocodile Dundee, Crocodile Dundee II, and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles. The character is a crocodile hunter, hence the nickname.

In the first film, Crocodile Dundee, Mick is visited by a New York reporter, Sue Charlton, who travels to Australia to investigate a report she heard of a crocodile hunter, who had his leg bitten off by a crocodile in the outback. The hunter supposedly walked more than a hundred miles back to civilization and miraculously survived his injuries. However, by the time she meets him, the story turns out to be a somewhat exaggerated legend where the “bitten-off leg” turns out to be just being some bad scarring on his leg; a “love bite” as Mick calls it. Still intrigued by the idea of “Crocodile Dundee”, Sue continues with the story. They travel together out to where the incident occurred, and follow his route through the bush to the nearest hospital. Despite his old-fashioned views, the pair eventually become close, especially after Mick saves Sue from a crocodile attack.

Feeling there is still more to the story, Sue invites Mick back to New York with her, as his first trip to a city (or “first trip anywhere,” as Dundee says). The rest of the film depicts Dundee as a “fish out of water,” showing how, despite his expert knowledge of living outdoors, he knows little of city life. Mick meets Sue’s boyfriend, Richard, but they do not get along. By the end of the film, Mick is on his way home, lovesick, when Sue realizes she loves Mick, too, and not Richard. She runs to the subway station to stop Mick from leaving and, by passing on messages through the packed-to-the-gills crowd, she tells him she won’t marry Richard, and she loves him instead. With the help of the other people in the subway, Mick and Sue have a loving reunion as the film ends.

1. Which of the following statements is true about Mick?

A. He is a crocodile hunter living in Los Angeles.

B. He is based on a real person in Australia.

C. He got his nickname because of his job.

D. He wrote a film series about himself.

2. In the film Crocodile Dundee, Mick ________.

A. pretends he was bitten by a crocodile

B. urges Sue Charlton to write his life story

C. hasn’t been abroad before his trip to America

D. shows Sue Charlton around the town he lives in

3. The underlined word “intrigued” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. annoyed B. interested C. troubled D. surprised

4. When in New York, Mick ________.

A. makes friends with Richard

B. makes full use of his bush skills

C. feels excited about living in a big city

D. doesn’t know how to fit into city life

5. The film Crocodile Dundee can be best described as ________.

A. a romantic story B. an action movie

C. a science fiction D. a frightening story

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1. A. Unfortunately　　　　B. Therefore　　　　 C. Naturally　　　　 D, Luckily

2, A, important　　　　 B. enough　　　　 C. necessary　　　　 D, encouraged

3. A. still　　　　　　 B, yet　　　　　　 C, even　　　　 D. also

4. A. good　　　　　　 B. old-fashioned 　　C. bright-colored D. new

5. A. follow　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　　　 C. change　　　　 D. agree

6. A. so　　　　　　　　 B. same　　　　　　C. true　　　　　　 D. also

7. A. artists　　　　　　 B. tailors　　　　　　 C. women　　　　 D, singers

8. A. act　　　　　　　　 B. work very hard　　 C. travel　　　　 D, sing

9. A. a new　　　　　　 B. an easy　　　　 C. a special　　　　 D. a strange

10. A. Even　　　　　　 B. Unless　　　　 C. If　　　　　　　　 D. But

11. A. give up　　　　　　 B. become popular C. relax　　　　　　 D. satisfy

12. A. become　　　　 B. remain　　　　　　 C. make　　　　 D. gain

13. A. simple　　　　 B. not busy　　　　 C. exciting　　　　 D. not easy

14. A. tired out　　　　 B. old　　　　　　　　　　 C. alone　　　　　　 D. famous

15. A. the public　　　　 B. the show business C. the film star　　　　 D. the singer

16. A, rich and famous 　　 B. excited　　　　 C. poor but happy 　　 D. satisfied

17. A. receive　　　　　　 B. steal　　　　　　 C. ask for　　　　 D. demand

18. A. sing　　　　　　 B. give in　　　　 C. hide　　　　　　D. leave

19. A. traveling　　 B. clothes　　　　 C. food　　　　　　　　 D. housing

20. A. thus　　　　　　 B. more or less　　 C. after all　　　　 D. above all

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The “show business” attracts many young people. 1 , only very few can hope to become famous. Talent is not 2 . Without a good manager, a performer can never hope to succeed. Fashion is 3 important in this business. The best tailor in the world will never be successful if he makes 4 clothes. In exactly the same way, a performer must change his "act" in order to 5 the taste of the moment. This is 6 for actors and dancers, but perhaps most of all for 7

"Pop" stands for "popular", and pop singer has to 8 to become popular. He must either give the public what they want, or he must find 9 way of singing that will attract their attention. 10 when he has succeeded, and his records are sold everywhere, he cannot 11 . He must work harder than ever to 12 popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous.

The life of a successful pop singer is 13 . He can only relax when he is 14 , because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the "fans". The fans are the most important people in the world for 15 . They buy his records, they go to his concerts, and they make him 16 . But they can be very troublesome, too. They sometimes 17 handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair. Many singers have been forced to 18 A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on 19 , because he must always look smart. He must have a nice car. And 20 he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public.