ACTION SCENES IN FILMS
Modern cinema audiences expect to see plenty of thrilling scenes in action films. These scenes, which are (1)................ as stunts, are usually performed by stuntmen who are specially trained to do dangerous things safely. (2) ................... can crash a car, but if you are shooting a film, you have to be extremely (3) ...................sometimes stopping right in front of the camera and film crew. At an early (4) ................in the production, an expert stuntman is (5).................. in to work out the action scenes and form a team. He is the only person who can go (6)................ the wishes of the director, although he will usually only do this in the (7)................. of safety.
Many famous actors like to do the dangerous parts themselves, which produces better shots, since stuntmen don’t have to (8).................. in for the actors. Actors like to become (9).............. in all the important aspects of the character they are playing, but without the recent progress in safety equipment, insurance companies would never let them take the risk. To do theirown stunts, actors need to be good athletes, but they must also be sensible and know their (10)............................If they were to be hurt, the film would come to a sudden halt.
1. A. remarked B. known: to be known as: được biết đến như là C. referred D. named
2. A. Everyone B. Someone C. Anyone D. No one
3. A. detailed B. plain C. straight D. precise: tính từ đứng sau trạng từ và được trạng từ " extremenly" bổ nghĩa
4. A. period B. minute C. part D. stage
5. A. led B. taken C. drawn D. called
6. A. over B. against: go against the wishes: làm trái lại mong muốn của ai C. through D. across
7. A. interests B. needs C. purposes D. regards
8. A. work B. get C. put D. stand: stand in for sb: đứng về phía ai
9. A. connected B. arranged C. involved: involved in sth: Liên quan đến D. affected
10. A. limits: giới hạn (khả năng) B. ends C. frontiers D. borders