D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words .( 在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順. 每空格限填一詞, 首字母已給)

At one time, making a film was an expensive activity only for a small group of people and film companies. Not only were the tools and machines expensive but the cost of film was also far greater than most people could afford. However, modem technology has c 22 all that.

New technology has really opened up the world of film-making for film fans. Now a camera

does not cost m 23 and most young people are certainly able to pay for it. So all you need is to get one for yourself. With that, you may then start your own film-making.

However, film-making is t 24 work. You probably need many other people to help you.

For example, the p 25 of actors and actresses is very important in your film. Of course, these actors and actresses may be your schoolmates, friends or family members. You don’t even need to pay them a cent while they are glad to be part of your job.

B 26 , you need to make up a story. Can you write your own one? If you have good imagination, you can create an attractive story e 27 . Many world-famous film makers and producers are also good story-writers. If not, perhaps you need someone else to write it for you.

An excellent story is the key to making a s 98 film.

【主旨大意】

文章指出，隨著生活水平和現(xiàn)代科技的提高，人們自己制作一部電影已經(jīng)不再是什么稀罕的事。文章指出要制作一部?jī)?yōu)秀的電影，除了優(yōu)秀演員之外，還需要有一個(gè)好的劇本，這是電影成功的保證。

22. changed 【解析】上文提到在過去，制作一部電影是一件十分昂貴的事，只有少數(shù)人和電影公司才能干。然而現(xiàn)在隨著時(shí)間的推移，現(xiàn)代科技將這一切都改變了，故填changed；

23. much 【解析】本句意為“現(xiàn)在一部相機(jī)花費(fèi)并不多”，價(jià)格大多數(shù)人都能坦然接受，故填much;

24. tiring 【解析】該句意為“然而，電影制作是一件很累人的事”，work是不可數(shù)名詞，故要說tiring work，不能加a;

25. population 【解析】下文中都是在談?wù)撾娪爸械哪切┠信輪T，加上謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞是單數(shù)，故應(yīng)填population；

26. besides 【解析】上邊提到了演員，下邊接著講述應(yīng)該要有劇本，故填besides；

27. character 【解析】這個(gè)地方講“如果你的想象力豐富，那么你就能夠創(chuàng)作出一個(gè)具有吸引力的人物，……”，故答案填character;

28. successful 【解析】該句意為“一個(gè)優(yōu)秀的故事是電影成功的關(guān)鍵”，故答案填successful;