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D. To deal with old computers has bacame a common problem. B The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forever. He sent camera team out one evening to film the sunset for him. The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?” “No, Sir,” the men answered. The director was angry. “Why not?” he asked. “Well,” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.” “But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.” But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards, Then it’ll look like a sunset.” “That’s a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera team and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.” The camera team went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, Sir,” they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased. They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them.” The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera team to stop. The birds in the film were flying backwards away from the beach. 46. One evening, the director sent his camera team out ______. A. to watch a beautiful sunset B. to find an actor and an actress C. to film a scene of the setting sun D. to meet the audience 47. Why did the director want to send his team to the west coast? A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset B. Because he was angry about his team C. Because it was his secretary’s suggestion D. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset 48. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The team had to follow the secretary’s advice. B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is a place to go to. C. The camera team wasn’t able to film the scene the first day. D. The director ordered his team to stop filming the “sunset” 49. The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ______. A. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening C. it was more moving than a sunrise D. the ocean looked more than a sunrise 50. After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands ______. A. because he was moved to tears B. because he saw everything in the film moving backwards C. because the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and the heroine C Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendships don’t last long. To have a friend, you must learn to be one. You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous; be understanding. Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you do not tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest, you may lose your friend’s trust. Good friends always rely on one another to speak and act honestly. Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know better. Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with each other. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so that you can understand the problem better. (责任编辑：admin) |