Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing the story for the film may take many weeks. Filming the story, or shooting the film, often takes at least six months. Actors and cameramen work from very early in the morning until late at night. Each scene had to be acted and reacted, filmed and refilmed, until it is just right. Sometimes the same scene has to be acted twenty or thirty times.The film studio is like a large factory and the indoor stages are very big indeed. Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio; churches, castles and forests are all built of wood and cupboard. Several hundred people work together to make one film. Some of these people are actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is the most important person in a studio. He decides how the scene should be filmed and how the actors should act. Most people go to see a film because they know the film stars in it. Sometimes the film may be very poor. It is best to choose a film made by a good director. Some famous directors make their film very real. People feel that they themselves are among the people in the film.

A recent survey conducted by TIRA, a Vietnamese research company, highlights (23) ______ about the lifestyles of Vietnamese teenagers in urban areas. There is an imbalance in their consumption of time for studying and recreational activities. On average, these teenagers spend 9.5 hours a day (24) _____ studies at school and at home. They only have about four hours for (25) _____. Most of this time is spent on watching television and the internet, where they chat through social networks. The teenagers admit that they use computers to play games and to chat with friends much more than using it for studying purposes. The survey also shows that during summer months, (26) ______ having much more free time than during school years, these teenagers still fail to manage their time properly. They stay in bed longer and then get (27) ______ to games and TV. The time for computers and TV increases significantly to about five or six hours a day, while there is almost no time for physical outdoor activities.

A recent survey conducted by TIRA, a Vietnamese research company, highlights (23) ______ about the lifestyles of Vietnamese teenagers in urban areas. There is an imbalance in their consumption of time for studying and recreational activities. On average, these teenagers spend 9.5 hours a day (24) _____ studies at school and at home. They only have about four hours for (25) _____. Most of this time is spent on watching television and the internet, where they chat through social networks. The teenagers admit that they use computers to play games and to chat with friends much more than using it for studying purposes. The survey also shows that during summer months, (26) ______ having much more free time than during school years, these teenagers still fail to manage their time properly. They stay in bed longer and then get (27) ______ to games and TV. The time for computers and TV increases significantly to about five or six hours a day, while there is almost no time for physical outdoor activities.

 English is becoming more and more IMPORTANT to people in the modern world. (OPPOSITE MEANING) *

A. significant

B. insignificant

C. complicated

D. developed

The __________ have a very hard life. They cannot live permanently in one place. *

A. nomads

B. nomadic

C. farmers

D. workers

Cathy got up early; ………….. , she did not catch the train. *

A. therefore

B. however

C. although

D. so

10. The church near our school…………. in the 16th century *

A. was built

B. was building

C. built

D. builds