Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only ONE word in each gap.
Until the late 1920s, motion pictures were silent except (1) ________ the musical accompaniment
provided by theater owners in the form of live orchestras. Up (2) ________ this point, movies had enjoyed a wide
degree of popularity, but they still remained a secondary form of entertainment, largely (3) ________ to their lack
of sound. Everything changed (4) ________ 1926 when Warner Brothers introduced a new sound-on-disc system.
In this system, sound effects and music were (5) ________ on wax record. In order to exhibit this new (6)
________, Warner Brothers showed “Don Juan”, the first (7) ________ picture to have a pre-recorded score and
sound effects. Although “Don Juan” was enjoyed very much, many movie studios still refused to adapt (8)
________ talking picture technology, believing that “talkies” would never replace silent pictures. (9) ________,
“The Jazz Singer”, an interesting film with sound, in October (10) ________ 1927 changed these options, and in
doing so, changed the history of motion pictures forever.
