For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.  Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

The first attempt of even the most talented artists, musicians, and writers is seldom a masterpiece, If you consider your drafts as dress rehearsals (彩排), or tryouts, revising will seem a natural part of the writing ___50___.

    What is the purpose of the dress rehearsals and the out-of-town previews that many Broadway shows go through? The answer is adding, deleting, replacing, reordering, ___51___ revising. Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Phantom of the Opera underwent such a process.

When Lloyd Webber began writing in 1984, he had in mind a funny, exciting production. However, when Phantom opened in London in 1986, the audience saw a moving psychological love story set to music. The musical had. ___52___ several revisions due, in part, to problems with costuming and makeup (戏服和化妆). For instance, Lloyd Webber ___53___ some of the music because the Phantom's makeup prevented the actor from singing certain sounds.

     When you revise, you change aspects of your work in ___54___ to your evolving purpose, or to include ___55___ ideas or newly discovered information.

     Revision is not just an afterthought that gets only as much time as you have at the end of an assignment. ___56___, it is a major stage of the writing process, and writers revise every step of the way. Even your decision to ___57___. topics while prewriting is a type of revising. However. don't make the mistake of skipping the revision stage that follows ___58___. Always make time to become your own ___59___and view your dress rehearsal, so to speak. Reviewing your work in this way can give you ___60___ new ideas.

Revising involves ___61___ the effectiveness and appropriateness of all aspects of your writing, making your purpose more clearly, and refocusing or developing the facts and ideas you present. When you revise, ask yourself the following questions, keeping in mind the audience for whom you are writing: Is my main idea or purpose ___62___ throughout my draft? Do I ever lose sight of my purpose? Have I given my readers all of the ___63___ that is, facts, opinions, inferences --- that they need in order to understand my main idea? Finally, have I included too many ___64___ details that may confuse readers?

50. A. technique          B . style            C . process          D . career

51. A. in particular        B . as a result       C . for example      D . in other words

52. A. undergone                B . skipped          C . rejected         D . replaced

53. A. rewrote            B . released         C . recorded        D . reserved

54. A. addition                  B . response                C . opposition      D . contrast

55. A. fixed              B . ambitious               C . familiar      D . fresh

56. A. However                 B . Moreover               C . Instead        D . Therefore

57. A. discuss            B . switch           C . exhaust         D . cover

58. A. drafting                  B . rearranging      C . performing      D . training

59. A. director                  B . master          C . audience        D . visitor

60. A. personal           B . valuable         C . basic           D . delicate

61. A. mixing            B . weakening      C . maintaining      D . assessing

62. A. amazing           B . bright          C . unique          D . clear

63. A. angles             B . evidence        C . information      D . hints

64. A. unnecessary         B . uninteresting    C . concrete         D . final

Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Micheal Scofield has won fans all over the world. The star of the hit show Prison Break is kind, clever and good-looking. But what about the man ___50___ the character?

Wentworth Miller, the 35-year-old actor who plays Scofield, is a hard guy to ___51___. He does not come from a traditional background and doesn’t ___52___ a traditional path.

Miller didn’t take a ___53___ road to fame and fortune. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995 with a degree in English, not a degree in theatre or film. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only ___54___ experience was in his university’s well-known singing group. Yet, at graduation, Miller still decided to make the   ___55___ to Hollywood.

Miller has always been ___56___. Although he is American, he was born in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is a ___57___ of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be   ___58___ one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.

Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films and TV shows when he got to Hollywood. ___59___, he worked as a production assistant. Not what you would   ___60___ from a Princeton graduate.

However, it all paid off for Miller ___61___. Working on production side, he learned a lot about what makes a good ___62___.

In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia. He starred as a shy man. The producers ___63___ his performance when they were making Prison Break two years later.

With a golden globe nomination (金球奖提名) and another season of Prison Break under his belt, Miller seems ready to ___64___ all of Hollywood.

 

50.   A. beside               B. behind                     C. outside              D. after

51.  A. talk with           B. go after             C. get along with    D. figure out

52.   A. go                    B. walk                 C. follow               D. step

53.   A. direct                B. special                     C. wide                 D. correct

54.   A. graduation         B. performance      C. production               D. education

55.   A. role                  B. move                C. decision            D. movie

56.   A. strange              B. outstanding        C. different            D. successful

57.   A. mixture             B. result                C. mystery             D. representative

58.   A. other                B. either                C. another             D. the other

59.   A. Moreover          B. Therefore          C. Instead              D. Finally

60.   A. respect              B. make                C. indicate             D. expect

61.   A. in the end          B. in particular       C. as a whole         D. as a result

62.   A. film                  B. actor                 C. drama               D. guy

63.   A. recognized        B. made                C. recorded            D. remembered

64.   A. take up             B. take over           C. turn up             D. turn over

 

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.  Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

The first attempt of even the most talented artists, musicians, and writers is seldom a masterpiece, If you consider your drafts as dress rehearsals (彩排), or tryouts, revising will seem a natural part of the writing ___1___.

    What is the purpose of the dress rehearsals and the out-of-town previews that many Broadway shows go through? The answer is adding, deleting, replacing, reordering, ___2___ revising. Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Phantom of the Opera underwent such a process.

When Lloyd Webber began writing in 1984, he had in mind a funny, exciting production. However, when Phantom opened in London in 1986, the audience saw a moving psychological love story set to music. The musical had. ___3___ several revisions due, in part, to problems with costuming and makeup (戏服和化妆). For instance, Lloyd Webber ___4___ some of the music because the Phantom's makeup prevented the actor from singing certain sounds.

     When you revise, you change aspects of your work in ___5___ to your evolving purpose, or to include ___6___ ideas or newly discovered information.

     Revision is not just an afterthought that gets only as much time as you have at the end of an assignment. ___7___, it is a major stage of the writing process, and writers revise every step of the way. Even your decision to ___8___. topics while prewriting is a type of revising. However. don't make the mistake of skipping the revision stage that follows ___9___. Always make time to become your own ___10___and view your dress rehearsal, so to speak. Reviewing your work in this way can give you ___11___ new ideas.

Revising involves ___12___ the effectiveness and appropriateness of all aspects of your writing, making your purpose more clearly, and refocusing or developing the facts and ideas you present. When you revise, ask yourself the following questions, keeping in mind the audience for whom you are writing: Is my main idea or purpose ___13___ throughout my draft? Do I ever lose sight of my purpose? Have I given my readers all of the ___14___ that is, facts, opinions, inferences --- that they need in order to understand my main idea? Finally, have I included too many ___15___ details that may confuse readers?

1.A. technique       B. style           C. process         D. career

2.A. in particular     B. as a result       C. for example     D. in other words

3.A. undergone       B. skipped        C. rejected         D. replaced

4.A. rewrote         B. released        C. recorded         D. reserved

5.A. addition         B. response       C. opposition        D. contrast

6.A. fixed           B. ambitious      C. familiar           D. fresh

7.A. However        B. Moreover      C. Instead           D. Therefore

8.A. discuss          B. switch         C. exhaust          D. cover

9.A. drafting         B. rearranging      C. performing      D. training

10.A. director         B. master          C. audience        D. visitor

11.A. personal         B. valuable        C. basic           D. delicate

12.A. mixing          B. weakening       C. maintaining     D. assessing

13.A. amazing         B. bright           C. unique         D. clear

14.A. angles          B. evidence         C. information     D. hints

15.A. unnecessary     B. uninteresting      C. concrete        D. final

 

 

Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

 

Micheal Scofield has won fans all over the world. The star of the hit show Prison Break is kind, clever and good-looking. But what about the man ___1___ the character?

Wentworth Miller, the 35-year-old actor who plays Scofield, is a hard guy to ___2___. He does not come from a traditional background and doesn’t ___3___ a traditional path.

Miller didn’t take a ___4___ road to fame and fortune. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995 with a degree in English, not a degree in theatre or film. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only ___5___ experience was in his university’s well-known singing group. Yet, at graduation, Miller still decided to make the   ___6___ to Hollywood.

Miller has always been ___7___. Although he is American, he was born in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is a ___8___ of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be   ___9___ one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.

Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films and TV shows when he got to Hollywood. ___10___, he worked as a production assistant. Not what you would   ___11___ from a Princeton graduate.

However, it all paid off for Miller ___12___. Working on production side, he learned a lot about what makes a good ___13___.

In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia. He starred as a shy man. The producers ___14___ his performance when they were making Prison Break two years later.

With a golden globe nomination (金球奖提名) and another season of Prison Break under his belt, Miller seems ready to ___15___ all of Hollywood.

 

1.A. beside         B. behind           C. outside      D. after

2.A. talk with      B. go after     C. get along with   D. figure out

3.A. go         B. walk         C. follow           D. step

4.A. direct         B. special          C. wide         D. correct

5.A. graduation     B. performance  C. production       D. education

6.A. role           B. move         C. decision     D. movie

7.A. strange        B. outstanding      C. different        D. successful

8.A. mixture        B. result           C. mystery      D. representative

9.A. other          B. either           C. another      D. the other

10.A. Moreover      B. Therefore        C. Instead      D. Finally

11.A. respect       B. make         C. indicate     D. expect

12.A. in the end        B. in particular    C. as a whole       D. as a result

13.A. film          B. actor            C. drama            D. guy[来源:Ks5u.com]

14.A. recognized        B. made         C. recorded     D. remembered

15.A. take up       B. take over        C. turn up      D. turn over