At the beginning of the century there was a big farm called Hollywood Ranch. It was near Los Angeles in California. A few years later Hollywood was one of the famous places in the world. From 1910’s to the 1950’s Hollywood was the film center of the world. Every family knew the names of its film stars―― Charlie Chaplin, Grete Garbo, Bergman and hundreds more.

The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun. At first people made films in New York on the east coast of the United States.

But then they heard about Los Angels where there are 350days of sun every year. As they made all the films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place to work. . Also near Hollywood you can find Mountains Sea and desert. They did not have to travel far to make any kind o film

When TV became popular, Hollywood started making films for television. Then in 1970s they discovered people still went to cinema to see big expensive films . After twenty years they are still making films in Hollywood and people watch them all over the world.

51. Hollywood used to be a _________.

A cinema                 B. big farm        C. parks         D. market

52. In the 1910s Hollywood became a ________.

A. famous theatre    B. good place t have holidays

C. film center          D. home for stars

53. Who was not mentioned(提到) as a film star in the passage?

A. Charlie Chaplin     B. Marily Monroe  C. Ingrid Bergman  D. Grtea Harbo

54. People went to Hollywood to make films because_______

A.        it was a beautiful place                  B. you can find many film stars

B.        there was a lot of sunlight there      D. it was a famous place

55. Which statement is true?

A.        The East Coast was a better place to make films

B.        There are no mountains near Hollywood.

C.        People no longer went to cinema after television became popular.

D.       Hollywood began to make films for television after First World War.

I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said, “I  1  you. ” I didn’t know what to say, and I just stood there, looking  2  at him. My first  3  was that he must need help with his homework. Then I asked，“What was that all about?”

“Nothing,” he said. ”My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and  4   what they say. ”

The next day I called his teacher to  5   more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted(反应)。“Most of the fathers had the  6   response(回应) as you did,” the teacher said. ”When we first  7  that we try this, I asked the children  8   they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. ”

Then the teacher  9 . “I want my students to know that feeling loved is an important part of  10  . I’m trying to tell them it’s too bad that we don’t express our feelings. A boy  11  tell his father he loves him. ” The teacher understands that sometimes it is  12  for some of us to say something that is good for us to say.

That evening when my son  13   to me, I took him in my arms and held on for an  14  moment, saying,” Hey, I love you, too. ” I don’t know if saying that made  15  of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good.

I walked in our garden, ____ some children were playing happily.

A. which        B. that          C. where          D. what

Mary never does any reading in the evening,____.

A. so does John  B. John does so  C. John doesn’t too   D. nor does John

It’s always difficult to stay in a foreign country,____ when you don't have money on you.

A. really      B. especially      C. naturally      D. generally

Don’t____ his advice. I think what he suggests is not worth____.

A. take; to do    B. receive; doing  C. follow; doing   D. allow; to be done

I was given three books on cooking, the first____ I really enjoyed.

A. of that      B. of which      C. of whom     D. from which

____ he was asked again and again, he didn’t tell me the truth.

A. Though     B. Because      C. If         D. when

Most parents forbid their children____ much time____ TV. they think it’s a waste of time.

A. to spend; to watch   B. to spend; watching   C. spend; to watch  D. spend; watching

This kind of test is more____ . I’m afraid that many of you will not be able to pass it.

A. important    B. challenging    C. interesting    D. enjoyable