II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A(10)

Directions: After reading the passage below. fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank

A Changing City

For centuries, Beijing has been the promised land of China. Originally a walled bastion for emperors and officials, it remains a majestic political and architectural marvel. Today, people from the countryside still flock to the city in search of the elusive pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The lure of the capital proves too enticing. Meanwhile, down the road by the Friendship Store, smartly ____1____(dress) customers clutching mobile phones head for the nearest banquet or disco.

Perhaps nowhere else in China more than in Beijing is the generation gap____2____(visible). Appalled by the current drive to 'modernize', many older people still wax euphoric(Ð˸߲ÉÁÒµØ̸ÂÛ) about the years of sacrifice for the socialist revolution. But many youngsters are more interested --like youngsters everywhere-- in money, motorbikes, fashion, video games and rock music(though not necessarily in that order)

Foreigners seem to enjoy Beijing since the city offers so much to see and do. Things____3____(change) drastically in the last ten years or so. The Beijing of today is a forest of construction cranes, bulldozers and 24-hour work crews____4____(scramble) to build the new China. Plush shopping malls and five-star hotels rise ____5____the rubble.____6____ number of the road signs and advertising billboards are now in English.____7____one says about Beijing today, it probably won’t be true tomorrow. The city is changing so rapidly that it makes you dizzy.

Whatever impression you come away with Beijing is one of the most fascinating places in China. It ____8____ be something of a showcase ,but what capital city isn’t? Within its environs you will find some of China's most stunning sights -the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Great Wall, to name just a few .The city ____9____ offers so much of interest that the main complaint of most visitors is ____10____they simply run out of time before seeing it all.

Section B(10’)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the word in the box. Each word can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need.

We all know the ____11____that professional filmmakers and actors put in to provide us with Entertainment,but it seems that even ____12____ moviegoers like us have a big impact on how a movie turns out too.

For decades now, film studios have used so-called test screenings to get ____13____ from members of the public before a movie comes out. While test audience members were usually asked to fill in a questionnaire after a screening. telling the stdio what they liked and didn’t like, media giant Disney has now come up with a more high-tech____14____ to this problem.

According to a paper published this summer by the company’s researchers,Disney is measuring test audiences’ reactions by using special cameras placed inside cinemas.

By ____15____ the cameras with special software the company can track what each audience member is feeling at any point in the movie, from anger to Joy.

This works by ____16____ 68 different points on each audience member’s face. The cameras can see in the dark,and the software can figure out a person’s mood based on the ____17____of his facial expressions.

It's hoped that this new method will allow more detailed feedback from test audiences. Rather than relying on audience members to ____18____their feelings after the movies over, it can accurately read their reactions in real-time.

Test screenings are highly valued in the movie industry, and several well-known movies have been greatly ____19____ following these feedback. Viewers of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) would have left the cinema feeling a whole lot differently if it weren’t for its test audience’s feedback.” In one cut of the film that was tested, E T. died instead of going home in his space.You won’t be surprised to hear that the test audience in question didn’t appreciate this ending at all,” wrote media website Den of Geek.

But for those who are concerned about privacy,the cameras won’t be ______20______in public cinemas.

After all, unless you're part of a test audience, being in front of the camera is best left to the movie stars.