Nghệ thuật & giải trí · Câu điều kiện loại 3 + hỗn hợp · Reading: Matching features

1. 1. If we (leave) earlier, we wouldn't have missed the start of the film.
2. 2. If the critics had liked it, the play (run) for longer.
3. 3. If I had learnt the guitar as a child, I (play) in a band now.
4. 4. If she weren't so shy, she (audition) for the lead role last month.
5. 5. The film might (win) an award if the ending had been better.

1. 1. The tickets sold out. We didn't see the show.
2. 2. The gallery didn't get funding. It closed.
3. 3. I didn't study music. I'm not a musician now.
4. 4. The sequel was boring. It didn't do well at the box office.

WHO SHOULD PAY FOR THE ARTS? Theatre critic Laura Moreno believes that public money is essential for the arts. She points to the Riverside Theatre, which almost closed in the 1990s. 'If the city had not stepped in, the theatre would have disappeared,' she says. Today it attracts over 100,000 visitors a year. Economist Daniel Chen takes a different view. He argues that audiences, rather than governments, should decide which art forms survive. Blockbuster films, he notes, make huge profits without any public support. Nevertheless, his own research found that when a museum removed its entry fee, the number of visitors under 25 doubled. Film director Min-ji Park agrees with Moreno but for a different reason. She says that critically acclaimed films rarely make money at the box office. 'My first film had excellent reviews, but if I hadn't received a government grant, I could never have made a second one.' Park also warns that without public funding, only safe, commercial projects would be made.

1. 1. Government support once saved a building from closing.

   A. MorenoB. ChenC. Park

2. 2. People who buy tickets should choose which arts continue.

   A. MorenoB. ChenC. Park

3. 3. Free entry attracts more young visitors.

   A. MorenoB. ChenC. Park

4. 4. Public money allowed this person to continue working.

   A. MorenoB. ChenC. Park

5. 5. Without subsidies, artists would avoid taking risks.

   A. MorenoB. ChenC. Park

6. 6. Some forms of entertainment can succeed without help from the state.

   A. MorenoB. ChenC. Park

Theatre critic Laura Moreno believes that public money is essential for the arts. She points to the Riverside Theatre, which almost closed in the 1990s. 'If the city had not stepped in, the theatre would have disappeared,' she says. Today it attracts over 100,000 visitors a year. Economist Daniel Chen takes a different view. He argues that audiences, rather than governments, should decide which art forms survive. Blockbuster films, he notes, make huge profits without any public support. Nevertheless, his own research found that when a museum removed its entry fee, the number of visitors under 25 doubled. Film director Min-ji Park agrees with Moreno but for a different reason. She says that critically acclaimed films rarely make money at the box office. 'My first film had excellent reviews, but if I hadn't received a government grant, I could never have made a second one.'

1. 1. The Riverside Theatre closed in the 1990s.

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2. 2. The Riverside Theatre now has more than 100,000 visitors each year.

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3. 3. Chen believes museums should charge higher fees.

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4. 4. Park's first film was praised by critics.

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5. 5. Park made her second film without government money.

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1. 1. The actors walked on the red carpet at the last night.
2. 2. The first film was so popular that they made a .
3. 3. I still listen to the of that film every day.
4. 4. Many experts consider the painting a .
5. 5. Horror is not my favourite .
6. 6. Shakespeare is the most famous English .
7. 7. The artist painted a of her grandmother.
8. 8. The film earned $200 million at the .

1. 1. What did the man think of the film?

   A. It was excellent.B. It was too long.C. It was too short.D. It was frightening.

2. 2. What did he like?

   A. the story and the endingB. the acting and the soundtrackC. the middle partD. the reviews

3. 3. What happened last night?

   A. He left halfway through.B. He stayed until the end.C. He didn't go.D. He went alone.

1. 1. The gallery was damaged by a fire.

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2. 2. The gallery closed permanently after the damage.

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3. 3. The exhibition contains more than eighty works.

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4. 4. Visitors may take photos without flash.

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