I. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question. My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one. I was taken there by some friends when I was only seven years old. At first there were bright lights and music and I felt quite happy. When the lights went out, I felt afraid. Then I saw a train on the screen. The train was coming towards me. I shouted out in fear and got down under my seat. When my friends saw me, they started to laugh. I felt ashamed and sat back in my seat. I was very glad when the film ended. 1. Who took the writer to the cinema for the first time? A. His father B. His parents C. His parents' friends D. His friends 2. How did he feel at first? A. excited B. unhappy C. sad D. quite unhappy 3. He was frightened when____________. A. there was music B. his friends saw him C. the cinema had no light D. the train ran 4. Where did he hide when he saw the train coming towards him? A. under the seat B. on his friends' back C. under the train seat D. on the screen 5. How did he feel when the film finished? A. very sad B. very unhappy C. quite happy D. quite right II. Fill in the blank with a suitable word. explain would their consisted been way many recent which fewer The world’s first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and Auguste Lumiere. Although it only (1) of short, simple scenes, people loved it and films have (2) popular ever since. The first films were silent, with titles on the screen to (3) the story. Soon the public had (4) favorite actors and actresses and, in this (5) , the first film stars appeared. In the 1927, the first “talkie”, a film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public (6) only accept this kind of film. Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (7) produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in 1950s, (8) people went to see films, but in (9) years audiences have grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influences film-making and there are currently (10)________national film industries.