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At one time, making a film was an expensive activity only for a small group of people and film companies.Not only were the tools and machines expensive but the cost of film was also far greater than most people could afford.However, modem technology has c___1___ all that. New technology has really opened up the world of film-making for film fans.Now a camera does not cost m___2___ and most young people are certainly able to pay for it.So all you need is to get one for yourself.With that, you may then start your own film-making. However, film-making is t__3____ work.You probably need many other people to help you.For example, the p___4___ of actors and actrees is very important in your film.Of course, these actors and actrees may be your schoolmates, friends or family members.You don\'t even need to pay them a cent while they are glad to be part of your job.
B____5__, you need to make up a story.Can you write your own one? If you have good imagination, you can create an attractive story e____6____.Many world-famous film makers and producers are also good story-writers.If not, perhaps you need someone else to write it for you.An excellent story is the key to making a s__7____ film.
Are you going to be a cameraman yourself? When filming, who is going to take care of the lighting? Who is going to make the furniture, the background and things like that? If you can’t do all these things, you need to think about asking other people to help you.Remember: Film-making is not a one-man busine. 1.changed 2.much 3.team 4.performance 5.Besides 6.easily 7.succeful
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A survey has been published which shows that British people don\'t like their neighbours very much.80% of the people who took part in the survey feel that their neighbours h __1___ pay attention to others’ feelings.25% don\'t talk lo the people who live next door and 10% don\'t even know their names.In fact, one million people in Britain would like to m ___93__ because they don\'t get along well with their neighbours.
According to the survey, the b____3___ problem is noise.Many of the complaints about noise came from people who live in flats and old houses.These places often have thin walls which can\'t s____4___ the noise from next door.
The other main problems are disagreements (争吵) about car parking spaces, and old people complaining about the young.Some disagreement last a 1___5___ time.In one case, people who live in the same building haven\'t talked to each other for fifteen years.Sometimes the disagreements end in violence.In one of the worst cases, a man killed a neighbour because he kept parking in \"his space\".
Another survey shows that 90% of the neighbours never share a meal, 80% have never had a drink t___6___, and 20% have never even spoken.However, when neighbours become each other\'s f___7___, they are often ready to offer help, as we can see in many parts of the world.
One solution to such problems is to talk about them with a profeional organization and if neceary, to sign a written agreement.Now people can get this service in more and more towns.1.hardly 2.move 3.biggest 4.stop 5.long 6.together
7.friends
(C)
“There is no love which is more sincere than the love of food,” said Anglo-Irish writer George Bernard Shaw.Like Bernard Shaw, many writers e___1___ food very much, and they say and write interesting things about it.
British poet Owen Meredith(1831-1891) learnt a lot about food when he lived in Paris.He famously said, “We may live without friends, we may live without books, but civilized(文明的) men cannot live
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without c____2____.American writer Mark Twain also wrote a lot about food.“When you have t___3___ watermelon,” he wrote, “you know what angels eat.”
American cookbook writer Alice May Brock has some simple rules about food from different c ___4___.“ If you want to cook international food, it’s easy,” she wrote.“Put tomatoes on the plate and it’s Italian.Use soy sauce and it’s Chinese.A___5___ wine to the recipe(食谱) and it’s French.Sour cream makes it Ruian and lemon makes it Greek.But garlic makes it good! Cheers!”
Tea and coffee are even more i___6____ for some people.There is a Chinese saying, “It is better to go without food for three days, than tea for one.”
American President Abraham Lincoln was often rude about the tea and coffee which was served to him.For example, he was in a Washington restaurant one day, and when the main meal was over, a cup of hot l_____7___ was placed in front of him.He drank a bit and was clearly angry.“Waiter,” he said, “if this is coffee, please bring me some tea; and if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.”
1.enjoy 2.cooks 3.tasted 4.countries
5.Add 6.important 7.liquid
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