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SECTION A
In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.
Now listen to the mini-lecture.
Complete the gap-filling task. Some of the gaps below require a maximum of THREE words. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is(are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may refer to your notes.
How Do the Movies Do It
Have you ever seen movies in which a building was burned down or
a bridge was destroyed Have you seen films in which a train crashed or
a ship sank into the ocean If so, you may have wondered how these
things could happen without (1) ______ the people in the film. 1.______
The man who knows the answer is the "special-effects" man. He
may be ordered to (2)______any kind of special effect, from a flood 2.______
or a battlefield explosion to an effect much less exciting in a film.
For instance, in a scene there was a big glass bowl filled with water
in which small fish were swimming. The (3) ______ of the movie 3.______
wanted the fish to stop swimming suddenly while seemed to stare at an
actor, and then to stop (4) ______ and swim away. But fish can’t be 4.______
ordered to do anything. The special-effects man solved this problem by
(5) ______ the fish with a harmless use of electricity. First he applied 5.______
electricity to the fish bowl causing the fish to be absolutely still.
Then he rapidly (6) ______ the amount of electricity allowing the fish 6.______
to swim away. Thus the humorous effect was achieved.
When explosives are used, as in battlefield scenes, special-effects
men usually receive extra pay, for there is (7)______, and sometimes 7.______
there are accidents. For a large battlefield scene the special-effects
man talks with the director, (8) ______ the area and plans the effects 8.______
several days before the filming is to begin. He then places his explosives.
In general, being a special-effect man requires (9) ______, 9.______
skill and experience. It also adds a great deal to the expense of producing
the film. It helps explain why so many movies are very
(10) ______ to make. 10.______