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Questions 14 to 17 are based on an introduction to early movie making. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 17.
Today I would like to talk about the early days of movie making in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. We will concentrate on D. W. Griffith, a famous American motion-picture director, who established a new standard for motion-picture production. He is often called the Father of the Motion Picture.
Before the pioneering films of D. W. Griffith, filmmaders were limited by several misguided conventions of the era. According to one, the camera was always fixed at a viewpoint corresponding to that of the spectator in the theatre, a position now known as the long shot. It was another convention that the position of the camera never changed in the middle of a scene. In last week’s films, we saw how Griffith ignored both these limiting conventions and brought the camera closer to the actor. This shot, now known as a full shot, was con
A. He used long shots in motion-picture production.
B. He first used the technique of close-ups in his films.
C. He produced the earliest film in the world.
D. He established a new standard for motion-picture production.

Questions 14 to 16 are based on an introduction to a video "phone. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 16.
The telephone that you will use before long will be much more complicated than the one you use today. It will be a video phone, a phone that can transmit and receive pictures as well as sound. With a video phone you not only hear, but also see the person you are talking to. People will be able to hold business conferences by using video phones. Each person in the conference will sit in his or her own office and talk with others in the conference held in other cities.
The telephone of the future will be more convenient to use than today’s telephones. You will be able dial almost any city in the world. You will also dial people almost any place in the world, even if they live in the country. Besides being able to dial great distances, you will have less trouble with busy signals. When you call someone and the line is busy, you can simply
A. It will be much more complex than the telephone we use today.
B. It will be more convenient to use than today’s telephone.
C. You will be able to dial great distances.
D. There will be no busy lines.

Questions 14 to 17 are based on an introduction to early movie making. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14 to 17.
Today I would like to talk about the early days of movie making in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. We will concentrate on D. W. Griffith, a famous American motion-picture director, who established a new standard for motion-picture production. He is often called the Father of the Motion Picture.
Before the pioneering films of D. W. Griffith, filmmaders were limited by several misguided conventions of the era. According to one, the camera was always fixed at a viewpoint corresponding to that of the spectator in the theatre, a position now known as the long shot. It was another convention that the position of the camera never changed in the middle of a scene. In last week’s films, we saw how Griffith ignored both these limiting conventions and brought the camera closer to the actor. This shot, now known as a full shot, was con
A. Close-up shots.
B. Full shots.
C. Long shots.
D. Action shots.