For some time now, it has been possible to imagine a moment when you will be able to watch whatever you want whenever you want in the setting of your choice. The handful of websites that now offer streaming or downloadable feature films offer a glimpse of what is to come.
One of the intriguing promises these websites hold is a kind of virtual cinematheque. The retrieval and preservation of film history has been a project of many decades, accelerated and democratized by the rise of the DVD, which has put hundreds of old films in easy reach of the multitudes. Now, with the Internet that extends the promise of comprehensiveness and universal accessibility, it is possible to expect that before too long the entire surviving history of movies will be open for browsing and sampling at the click of a mouse for a few dollars.
Besides making the established home viewing habits a bit easier to indulge, the on-line viewing experience also makes possible the rise of on-line video as a form of first-run distribution. That is, as more and more movies that find their public not at the multiplex or the art house, but at your house, the tyranny of feature films will erode. It is nearly impossible for a film that runs less than 70 minutes to be booked into a theater by itself, or for, say, a 17-minute movie to be given a block of television time. But on-line screen time is more flexible and may thus reward filmmakers for brevity or at least economy of expression.
【題組】What is the article mainly about?
(A)The influence of the Internet on cinema.
(B)An introduction to some movie websites.
(C)The tyranny of feature films in film history.
(D)A comparison between the DVD and the on-line video.
33 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) is a British television series about two private detectives, one alive, one dead, played ________ by comedians Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.
(A) rightfully (B) privately (C) personally (D) respectively
Jane : Sorry to have kept you waiting. Sue : ________ Jane : In the library. I was trying to finish my homework and just forgot the time.
(A) That's OK
(B) What are you doing?
(C) What's wrong with you?
(D) Where have you been?
When you enter a building, be sure to look behind you and hold the door open for someone coming through the same door. It is a common _______ in many cultures.
(A) process (B) courtesy (C) acceptance (D) operation
12 Dutiable imported goods shall be released after the duty has been paid. Except in cases others prescribed in
Customs Act or a________ has been filed with and approved by Customs, the imported goods shall be released
before duty payment.
(A)appraisal (B)guarantee (C)insurance (D)premise
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