The 88th Academy Awards, once again thrilled (使兴奋) people around the world, ______the Chinese, who were excited about Leonardo DiCaprio getting the Best Actor Award.

But the yearly presentation (颁奖仪式) also made Chinese filmmakers ____, as no Chinese films have ever won a golden prize. The hard truth makes people wonder ______ China will get a place in the famous Academy Award, as China is already the second largest film market.

The condition for our national artists is similar to that of Chinese writers and scientists ______ Mo Yan and Tu Youyou won Nobel Prizes in 2012 and 2015. Just as Chinese people are used to seeing their fellow citizens (同胞们) taking home Nobel Prizes from Stockholm, it is time for them to see that ______ an Oscar is also achievable (可实现的).

There are good reasons for the Chinese people to ______ such a bright future.

First, China is one of the fastest growing film ______ in the world. Lots of businesses from home and abroad are willing to invest(投资) here. It will ______ more talented people to get into the industry because of more and more relaxed environment for development.

The latest survey ______ Chinese cinemas took a record 6.87 billion yuan (about $1.05 billion) in ticket sales in February, with the monthly box office (票房) going past that of North America for the first time.

The achievement may be _____ in the future. It is supposed that China’s yearly box office could continue to go beyond North America in 2017.

1.A. but B. with C. except D. including

2.A. happy B. relaxed C. impossible D. uncomfortable

3.A. where B. when C. what D. why

4.A. while B. after C. before D. since

5.A. winning B. developing C. choosing D. deciding

6.A. choose B. excuse C. doubt D. expect

7.A. artists B. markets C. prizes D. companies

8.A. encourage B. remain C. keep D. realize

9.A. showed B. studied C. started D. sent

10.A. replied B. repaired C. required D. repeated

Maria Mitchell was born in 1818 during a time when many people thought that woman did not need to learn . But , Mitchell’s father thought that both boys and girls should go to school . ___________, he tutored her at home as well as sent to her to school .

Mitchell’s father , recognizing her interest in astronomy (天文学) at early age , encouraged her interest and taught her how to use a telescope . As an ________, she worked as the first librarian at the Nantucket Atheneum library from 1836to 1856 , all the while still looking at the sky at night , studying the stars and the planets.

In October 1847, Mitchel saw a bright star through the telescope . She was sure that she had _______seen that star before. Excited , she ran to tell her father . She carefully wrote notes about the star. The next night , it looked as if the” star” had _________. It also seemed to have a tail (尾巴)!Now , Mitchell was sure that she had found a comet , not a star.

At eh time , the king of Denmark was offering a prize to the first person to find a comet that could only be seen through a telescope . Mitchell won the prize! It was a gold medal . But , she won something else too . She won people’s respect when they saw that she was _______ her work . Later , the American Academy of Arts and Sciences voted her in as its first female member .

In 1856, a new college just for women opened . It was called Vassar College , and Mitchell became a professor there . She was the first female professor to teach astronomy , or the science of stars and planets . Because of her , female students learned that they could be scientists too . Women could make valuable _______to help understand our world .

1.A. Instead B. In addition C. So D. After all

2.A. adult B. agent C. astronaut D. audience

3.A. once B. never C. probably D. certainly

4.A. disappeared B. fallen C. moved D. grown

5.A. famous for B. honest about C. responsible for D. serious about

6.A. decisions B. discoveries C. mistakes D. connections

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