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Bob: I think my favourite film is Skyfall, James Bond's last movie. It stars Daniel Craig again and Javier Bardem is a really evil baddie. They're both great, and so is Judi Dench as M, Bond's boss. It's a bit different to Bond's other films. The story is more important, although there is still a lot of action. It's really well filmed, especially in the scenes which are shot in Shanghai and Scotland, and it's really exciting, of course. Bond is also a bit different — although he does amazing things, he seems older and that makes him more human and the story more realistic. Oh, the song by Adele is great, too. You know it won an Oscar?
Sally: It's not a very recent film, but I love Pride and Prejudice — the version with Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet and Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Darcy. The story is really clever and interesting, besides being romantic. It's all about how we tend to jump to conclusions about people and we're often completely wrong. Elizabeth thinks Mr. Darcy is stuck up and snobbish (势利的) at the beginning of the film, but at the end she realizes she has been completely wrong and he isn't like that at all. After I saw the film I read the book by Jane Austen and I really recommend that too. Although it was published 200 years ago, it's still a great book and really funny in parts.
Toby: My favourite film has to be The Matrix. Even though it was made back in 1999, it still feels really modern. It's about this ordinary man, Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, who works with computers during the day and is a hacker at night. One day he is contacted by a woman who introduces him to a very strange man: Morpheus. Morpheus explains to Neo that what he thinks of as real is actually fiction and the world is run by evil machines who have imprisoned and tricked the human race. Laurence Fishburne is terrific as Morpheus, and Keanu Reeves is excellent, but the best thing about the film is the special effects. I can watch it again and again.
21. Bob, Sally and Toby are talking about their favourite ______.
A. books B. movies
C. stories D. stars
22. Which of the following is TRUE according to Bob?
A. Skyfall is quite similar to Bond's other films.
B. Bond cannot do amazing things because of his old age.
C. The story is less important since there is a lot of action.
D. The actors are quite good and so is the song in the film.
23. According to Sally, Pride and Prejudice is a film of ______.
A. thriller B. science
C. action D. romance
24. Which of the following words has similar meaning to the underlined word “terrific” in the last paragraph?
A. terrible B. terrify
C. excellent D. favourite
