Никоненко Тамара Петрівна

   Pauline loved the cinema and wanted to become a filmstar. When she was twelve she said to her parents, “I want to be a filmstar.” But it was not easy. After she left school, she got into films — not as a star — she became one of the people in a crowd scene.
   One evening the man at the agency called her up and said, “There’s a job for you tomorrow, Pauline. Come at eight o’clock. You’ll be a secretary.” Pauline reached the studios at a quarter to eight. She waited three hours before they came to her scene. The scene was very short: the star, a famous American actor, came and stopped in front of where Pauline was sitting. “I want you to look at Harry when he comes in,” explained the director, “and say, ‘Mr. Marlowe, there’s a call for you!’ Can you say that?” Pauline said she could and did everything the director told her to do. The director was very pleased, and the star smiled at her. “That’s great,” said the director. “Thanks.” Pauline was very happy that evening.
   Some months later she booked two seats for the premiere and went to see her film with Michael, her boy-friend. It was a good film but there was no Pauline in it. Her scene together with many other unimportant scenes had been cut out.

Choose the right answers to the questions
1. What did Pauline love?
a) the theatre.
b) the cinema.
c) the circus.
2. What did she want to be?
a) a ballet-dancer.
b) an announcer.
c) a filmstar.
3. How old was she when she told her parents about her wish?
a) thirteen.
b) twenty.
c) twelve.
4. What did she become after leaving school?
a) one of the people in a crowd scene.
b) one of the assistant producers.
c) one of the people in a crowd on the town square.
5. Who called Pauline up and said that there was a job for her?
a) her friend.
b) the director of the school.
c) the man at the agency.
6. When did Pauline come to the studios?
a) at a quarter to eight.
b) at a quarter to nine.
c) at a quarter to ten.
7. What was her part in the scene?
a) She had to say, “Mr. Marlowe, there’s a call for you!”
b) She had to say, “Mrs. Marlowe, there’s a call for you!”
c) She had to say, “Mr. Marlowe, there’s a present for you!”
8. How did she act?
a) She did everything very well.
b) She did everything terrible.
c) She did everything awfully.
9. How did Pauline feel that evening?
a) She was very sad.
b) She was very happy.
c) She was unhappy.
10. Was it a good film?
a) Yes, it was. But Pauline’s scene had been cut out.
b) Yes, it was. But Pauline had ruined her part.
c) Yes, it was. But Pauline didn’t go to see the film.

Зайковські С.А.., Адамовська Л.М. Англійська мова. 6-11 класи. 100 текстів і завдань для аудіювання, читання та усного мовлення. – Тернопіль: Навчальна книга – Богдан, 2001. – С. 79