D

Ranch. It was near Los Angeles in California. A few years later Hollywood was one of the famous places in the world. At the beginning of the 20th century there was a big farm called Hollywood. From the 1910’s to the 1950’s, Hollywood was the film center of the world.

Every family knew the names of its film stars-Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Bergman and hundreds more.

The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun. At first, people made films in New York on the east coast of the United States.

But then they heard about Los Angeles, where there are 350 days of the sun every year. As they made all the films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place to work. Also near Hollywood you can find mountains and sea and desert. They did not have to travel far to make any kind of film.

When TV became popular, Hollywood started making films for television. Then in the 1970’s they discovered people still went to the cinema to see big expensive films. Nowadays they are still making films in Hollywood and people see them all over the world.

51. Hollywood used to be a _______.

A. cinema B. big farm

C. park D. market

52. In the 1910’s Hollywood became a _______.

A. famous theatre     B. good place to have holidays

C. film center     D. home for stars

53. Who was not mentioned(提到) as a film star in the passage?

A. Charlie Chaplin    B. Marily Monroe

C. Bergman     D. Greta Garbo

54. People went to Hollywood to make films because _______.

A. it was a beautiful place   B. they could find many film stars

C. there was a lot of sunlight there D. it was a famous place

55. Which statement(说法) is true?

A. The west coast was a better place to make films.

B. There are no mountains near Hollywood.

C. People no longer went to the cinema after television became popular.

D. Hollywood began to make films for television after the First World War.

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