A movie theatre is a place where movies are shown on a big screen . a movie theatre is sometimes called a cinema. the (1)_______ watch movies usually on chairs inside a dark room. An electric machine called a projector shines a very bright light through the movie, and people sit and see it on the big screen. A theatre with multiple (2) ________ is commonly called a " multi- plex " or " mega- plex " if it has more than 10 screens.
      The first movie theatre was (3)_______ to the public on April 23,1896, in Koster and Bial's Music Hall on 34th Street in New York City. The oldest movie theatre in the world, which is still in action today is the Kino Pionier opened 1907 in Szczecin , Poland. Movie theatres make money from not only movie (4)_______ - but also from food and drinks ( popcorn, candy, soft drinks, ctc ). In recent years with the increase of movie rental costs, theatres have become more and more creative about how they make money. New theatres being built include restaurants , party rooms, arcades and (5)_________.
1. A. critics      B. audiences C. actors   D. actresses
2. A. rooms     B. chairs        C. movies D. screens
3. A. opened   B. shown       C. sold      D. seen
4. A,plots        B. trailers       C. tickets  D. advertisements
5. A. more      B. much         C. many    D. a lot

III. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word. Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (10 pts)

The cinema today is a favorite place of …1… to most people, young and old. Hundreds of people …2… the cinema today.

There are many …3… that we can learn from our visit to the cinema. The …4… that we see in the cinema often show us many useful things. They show …5… people in other lands live and think. Sometimes they also show how people in the past lived and …6… . There are also pictures which show many things about  the world of birds and animals. Some pictures, …7…, sometimes spoil the minds of  people, especially those of small boys and girls. Pictures …8… show how people steal, kill, or kidnap, for example, have done a lot of harm. But these same pictures also show how, in the …9…, the criminals are caught and punished, and many people have learnt to obey the law, as a result. Thus, whether such pictures are good or bad …10… on what lesson the person has learnt from them.

1. _____________             4. _____________             7. _____________             10. _____________

2. _____________             5. _____________             8. _____________

3. _____________             6. _____________             9. _____________

Leicester Quare is the cinema centre of London. It is claimed that the Square has the cinema with the largest screen and the cinema with the most seats (over 1600).

The most famous cinema, the Odeon, is on the east side of the square. The Odeon had the first digital projector in Europe (1999), and is the largest single –screen cinema in the United Kingdom. The cinema can hold 1, 683 people with seats arranged in circles and stalls. The Empire, on the north of the Square, is the second-largest cinema, with 1,330 seats in the main theatre, as well as eight smaller screens.

The cheapest cinema in Leicester Square is "The Prince Charles". This cinema often shows films a few weeks later than some of the others, so if you don't mind being behind the times and want to save some money this could be the place for you.

Leicester Square is also where the stars come out at night. People wait (often out in the cold) and hope they can see Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts or Brad Pitt as they step out of their limousines to attend the first night of their new movie. Watch out for the screaming fans!

1. Leicester Square is most famous for its............... .

A. shopping

B. cinemas

C. museums

2. The films at "The Prince Charles" are often shown................

A. earlier than other cinemas

B. at the same time as other cinemas

C. later than other cinemas

3. The stars come to Leicester Square at night to.............

A. eat in restaurants

B. talk to their fans.

C. see the opening night of their film.