【推荐1】Have you ever seen a movie in which abuilding was burned down or a bridge was destroyed? Have you seen films in which two trains crashed or a ship _________ into the ocean? If so, you may have wondered how these things could happen without_________the actors and actresses in the film.

The man who knows the _________is the special-effects man. He has one of the most important _________ in the film industry. He may be ordered to _________ a flood or make a battle field explosion. But he may also be told to make a_________ effect which is much less exciting, but just as important to the success of the film.

In a _________of one movie there was a big glass bowl filled with water in which small fish were swimming. The director of the movie _________the fish to stop swimming suddenly so that they seemed to stare at an actor. Then the director desired the fish to _________staring and to swim. But fish couldn’t be ordered to do anything. It was quite a__________.

The special-effects man thought about the problem for a long time. The result was an idea of __________ the fish with the harmless use of electricity. First he applied electricity to the fish bowl, causing the fish to be absolutely__________. Then he rapidly reduced the amount of electricity, allowing the fish to be free. Thus he got the humorous effect the __________wanted.

In other parts of film-making there are also special-effects men who have developed __________skills in creating certain kinds of effects. Jim White, who has been a special-effects man forthirty-two years, is best known for his __________of explosions.

【推荐2】Theatre is one of the oldest forms of entertainment. It usually depends on telling a story or demonstrating a theme using actors. With theatre, each_______is live and different.

Plays were staged in Ancient Greece over 2, 500 years ago. In the days of Ancient Greece and Rome, thousands of people went to see dramas in huge open-air theatres like the one in Athens. Actors usually wore huge_______. They performed not only comedies, but also_______with terrible deeds and strong emotions. In the Middle Ages, early dramas were often_______and staged in churches._______, mystery plays told Bible stories in a dramatic and colorful way.

It was in the 1570s that the first real_______appeared. In England, there were wooden-Os like the Globe Theatre in London. These were round wooden buildings with the_______and an audience pit (戏院的正厅后座) in the centre, open to the sky. Here_______and enthusiastic crowds watched professional_______perform the dramatic new plays of playwrights like William Shakespeare (1564-1616) who wrote such famous plays as Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet, Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) and Ben Jonson (1572-1637). In Spain, people crammed into open courtyard theatres called corrales. This time is called the “__________age” of Spanish drama, for thousands of wonderful plays were written and performed. These theatres, though, were open-air. It was not until the late 1600s that theatres were__________.

Many early plays were about__________and kings and were set in exotic locations. But in the last 100 years, playwrights have written more about__________characters and situations. In the 1960s, many plays were kitchen sink dramas, showing life in very ordinary homes.

Today, banks of lights help the actors create the right__________. Lights can be made any color with a filter or gel in front of the lens. The stage in older theatres is often set behind a large frame, and curtains open to__________it at the start of the play. In many modern theatres, the stage is surrounded by the audience on three sides or all four.

【推荐3】It's 2012 in the screening-room. As the lights dimmed, two sisters appeared on the screen. Anna, the younger character, is going to be the queen. Elsa, her older sister, is jealous, evil and cursed. Everything she touches turns to ice. She was ________ over for the throne because of this power. And now she wants revenge and ________ the village with cruel __________ monsters. The monsters, however, are soon out of her _________. They begin to threaten everyone. The only way to survive, Anna and Elsa realize, is for them to join forces. Through ________, they defeat the creatures, and everyone lives happily ever after.

The name of the movie is Frozen. Often, when a movie screening ends at Disney, people cheer or shout. But this time, there were no cheers. It was very, very ________.

From the beginning, the Frozen team members had known they couldn't ________ retell an old fairy tale. They wanted the film to ________ something bigger, about how girls don't need to be ______ by Prince Charming.

"This is a movie about __________ and fear. Anna has to learn that love is about sacrifice. And Elsa has to learn that you can't be _________ who you are. You can't run away from your own _________. You have to embrace your strengths. That's what we need to show—love is ________ than fear," Lee, the film writer, said.

In November 2013, Frozen was released. The prince wasn't charming; ________, he was the villain. The princesses weren't ________; instead, they saved each other. Finally, true love came from sisters learning to embrace their own strengths.

【推荐1】My senior year of high school was very busy. If I wasn’t studying or worrying about____, I was taking part in many activities after class or attempting to make my plans for____.

As the senior year began to slow down, I got a____ job working at a local coffee shop. I had expected that the job would be____, but there are____ when I was angry at the human race as a whole, simply because I couldn’t seem to____ anyone. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough milk. However, I____ working at this coffee shop.

One day, one of my____ customers came in, looking depressed and defeated. I asked what the____ was and if I could help, but the customer wouldn’t say any details. He just said that he felt like lying on the bed, ____ the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt. Before he left, I handed him a ____ with his coffee. He looked at me____ because he hadn’t ordered anything but the coffee. He opened the bag and saw that I had given him his favorite cookies. “It’s on me.” I told him.

The next day that customer came again.____ ordering anything, he ____ me a pink rose and   a thank-you note saying that not too many people took the time to care about ____ and that he was____ there were still people like me in the world.

As time went on, I came across many____ customers. But anytime I felt____, I thought of   that little____. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my____ and ask politely, “How can I help you?”

【推荐2】I was teaching creative writing at a high school, when Micky gave me a note from his mother. It ___ his absence from class the day before.

I had seen Micky himself writing the note. Most parental-excuse notes I received were penned by my ___. The forged (伪造的) excuse notes made a large pile, with writing that ranged from imaginative to crazy. The___ didn’t realize honest excuse notes were usually ___.

The students always more brilliant when they ___ excuse notes rather than on any subject. “The excuse notes are ___ to be written by parents, but actually they are not. True, Micky?” The students looked at me ___.

There will be the first class to study the ___ of the excuse notes. Everyone smiled. “Used your ___to try best.”____ went down. Pens raced ____ paper. For the first time ever I saw students so ____ in their writing.

The next day everyone had excuse notes. Heated discussions followed. The headmaster entered the classroom and walked ____, looking at papers, and then asked me to his office. My heart ____.

He ____ my hand, “Your job was great. Those kids were writing on the college level. Thank you.”

【推荐3】I moved to a new city and took a job in marketing. I didn't really understand whether it_______me. I enjoyed doing things that I felt had_______——I could see their benefit and feel their impact. As the months passed, I felt it just wasn't for me. I needed to find a way out.

A job advertisement for a(n)_______for a new youth magazine came at exactly the right time. I applied and was_______. My role was to help teams of young people edit their_______and help them with their work. I had assumed the magazine would be a(n)_______of games and dull reviews, so I was_______when one of the first pieces written was about social welfare. _______,I found something I was interested in.

I felt a_______ in me straight away. I had a purpose again. Days were lost to discussing hot topics and________the words of their strong and opinionated(坚持己见的) voices.________in their world, I could see myself making a difference to the team's________ability. As our website________increased and the work shifted to reflect what our________wanted, I developed a greater________ of what young people might want to read..

The biggest change the job brought,________,was to my well-being. It is rare you find yourself in a job you love,one that you are happy to________each day. I was thriving(充实) in this________ environment, inspired by the talented young people I was helping to________their careers. Now, I realize that there are jobs that will keep you happy,________and inspired.