For a wrong word, underline
the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the
line. For a missing word, mark the
position of the missing word with a "∧" sign and write the word you believe to
be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line. For an
unnecessary word, cross the unnecessary word with a slash
"—" and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.
Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one
industry—William Shakespeare—. But there are two distinctly separate and
increasing hostile branches. There is the (1)
______ Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which presents superb productions of
the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are the
townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come, not to see the plays,
and to look at Anne (2)
______ Hathaway’s Cottage, Shakespeare’s birthplace and the other
sights. The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre
adds a penny to their revenue. They frankly like the RSC’s actors, them with
their long hair and beards (3)
______ and sandals and noisiness. It’s all deliciously ironic when you
consider that Shakespeare, who earns his living, was himself an actor and did
his share of (4)
______ noise-making. The tourist streams are not entirely
separate. The sightseers who come by bus don’t usually see the plays, and
some of them are even surprised to find a theatre in Stratford. However, the
playgoers do manage little sight-seeing along
(5) ______ with their playgoing. The townsfolk don’t see it this way
and local council does not contribute directly to the subsidy of the RSC.
Stratford cries poorly
(6) ______ traditionally. Nevertheless every hotel in town seems
to be adding a new wing or cocktail lounge. Hilton is building its own hotel
there, all which you may (7) ______ be
sure will be decorated with Hamlet Hamburger Bars, the Lear Lounge, the
Banquo Banqueting Room, and so forth, and will be very cheap.
(8) ______ Anyway, the townsfolk can’t understand why the
RSC needs a subsidy. The reason, of course, is that the costs have rocketed
and ticket prices have stayed low. It would be a shame to rise prices too
much
(9) ______ much because it would drive away the young
people who are Stratford’s most attractive customers. They come entirely for
the plays, not sights.
(10) ______ They all seem to look alike.