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Practice Reading: Reading and Writing Fill in the Blanks ID: #6339 Lumière Brothers

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Our sense of cinema as a site of commercial entertainment can be traced back to the Lumière brothers. In December 1895 they a fee-paying public in Paris to sit and watch flickering images on an illuminated screen. The commercial Pandora’s Box they opened was to in a few years into a world cinema and, at its peak, the fantastical Hollywood. Yet in the 30 years in which this miraculous construction was accomplished, audiences rarely to films, only watch them. Hence, the early decades of cinema were characterized by the title 'silent'. , there was a lot of noise, machinery, audiences, musicians and commentators. Even so, the absence of the human voice and make the films seem rather strange when viewed by a modern audience.

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Correct answer: attracted
Explanation: The word 'attracted' fits grammatically as it is the past tense of the verb 'attract,' which is appropriate for the context of drawing in a fee-paying public. It aligns with the sentence's structure, indicating an action that occurred in the past.
Meaning: 'Attracted' means to draw or pull in, especially in the context of gaining interest or attention from people.
Wrong options:
forced: The word 'forced' implies coercion, which does not fit the context of inviting a public to watch films.
told: The word 'told' suggests communication of information, which does not convey the action of drawing in an audience.
liked: The word 'liked' indicates preference, which is not relevant to the action of bringing in a public audience.
Correct answer: blossom
Explanation: The word 'blossom' is used here to indicate growth or development over time, fitting grammatically and contextually as it describes how the commercial aspect of cinema evolved.
Meaning: 'Blossom' means to develop or flourish, often used metaphorically to describe something that grows positively.
Wrong options:
convert: The word 'convert' implies a change in form or function, which does not accurately describe the growth of cinema as a commercial entity.
popular: The word 'popular' is an adjective and does not fit grammatically as a verb in this context.
leap: The word 'leap' suggests a sudden movement or change, which does not align with the gradual development implied by 'blossom.'
Correct answer: industry
Explanation: The word 'industry' is a noun that correctly identifies the sector of cinema as a whole, fitting grammatically and contextually within the sentence structure.
Meaning: 'Industry' refers to the economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and the manufacture of goods, in this case, films.
Wrong options:
industries: The plural form 'industries' does not fit as the sentence refers to cinema as a singular entity.
industrialization: The term 'industrialization' refers to the process of developing industries, which does not fit the context of describing the cinema itself.
industrialized: The word 'industrialized' is an adjective that describes a state of being and does not fit grammatically as a noun in this context.
Correct answer: had to listen
Explanation: The phrase 'had to listen' fits grammatically as it indicates a necessity in the past, aligning with the context of audiences experiencing films without sound.
Meaning: 'Had to listen' means that audiences were required to pay attention to sounds, even though there was no spoken dialogue in the films.
Wrong options:
hear: The word 'hear' is in the present tense and does not fit the past context of the sentence.
see: The word 'see' does not convey the auditory experience that is being described in relation to silent films.
had to view: The phrase 'had to view' is redundant since viewing is already implied in the context of watching films.
Correct answer: In fact
Explanation: The phrase 'In fact' serves as a discourse marker that introduces a clarification or contradiction to the previous statement, fitting well grammatically and contextually.
Meaning: 'In fact' is used to emphasize that what follows is true and often surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
Wrong options:
Usually: The word 'Usually' implies a common occurrence, which does not fit the context of providing a specific clarification.
Curious: The word 'Curious' does not logically connect to the preceding statement and does not serve as a transition.
To understand: The phrase 'To understand' suggests a purpose rather than providing a clarification, making it unsuitable here.
Correct answer: dialogue
Explanation: The word 'dialogue' fits grammatically as a noun that refers to spoken exchanges between characters, which is absent in silent films, aligning with the context of the sentence.
Meaning: 'Dialogue' refers to the spoken words between characters in a film or play, which were not present in early cinema.
Wrong options:
groans: The word 'groans' refers to low sounds of discomfort and does not fit the context of spoken exchanges in films.
gibberish: The word 'gibberish' implies nonsensical speech, which does not accurately describe the absence of structured conversation in silent films.
gab: The word 'gab' refers to casual or idle talk, which is not the formal term needed to describe the absence of spoken content in films.

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