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Cinema Times
June 5^th, 2005

Thanks to globalization, we get to see movies from around the world. If anyone should feel most excited about globalization, it is US movie makers. A study in 2001 shows that, for every 100 people who go to the theater, 85 see US movies. This may be good news for US movie makers, but not for those in other countries.

Chart 1 shows the percentages (%) of US movies in five countries in 1984 and in 2001; Chart 2 shows the percentages (%) of domestic movies in the five countries in 1984 and in 2001. In Chart 1, we can see that US movies have been popular in foreign markets. In Chart 2, we can see that domestic movies in the five countries are not doing well in their domestic market. The falling market for domestic movies may be a serious problem, but there is something more important. When people welcome US movies with open arms, they in fact also say yes to the American way of thinking. Some people in these countries worry that what is lost may not just be their domestic market for domestic movies, but also their own way of thinking that has been passed down from parents to children.

Before I was twelve years old, my family lived in the mountains. Our house was very far from my school. It took me one hour to walk to school every morning. It was a happy time for me, because I could 23, and we would go to school together. There were just six classes in my school, and only about ten students in each class. We 24; the mountains were our playground. I still remember the different kinds of flowers, the songs of different birds, and the colors of trees in different seasons — everything was so 25. Even now I still miss my life in the mountains.

Since the first case of “Cow Cold” was reported in Kirk State in June, this killer cold has moved up north faster than we thought it would. By July, almost every part of the country had been attacked by Cow Cold. In only two months, the number of dead cows has risen to 5,000. Though Cow Cold started in the south, the east of the country is the worst hit area. By this week, 80% of the farms in Osten State have reported cases of Cow Cold.

The sale of milk in Osten State has slumped because of Cow Cold. Before Cow Cold, the sale of milk in Osten State was $2.5 million each week; now it is less than $500,000.

Odin State is the only area in the north without cases of Cow Cold. Before we know how to deal with Cow Cold, we can only hope Odin State will be lucky enough not to experience the power of this killer cold.

(Elaine Baker, City Post)

In 1999, there were about 2,482 traffic accidents in Taiwan. Most of the accidents happened because 29 . For example, some drivers drove too fast. Some drivers drank too much wine or beer before they got into the car. And some drivers never tried to stop when 30.

It is convenient to drive a car. But it also can be dangerous. Accidents can be avoided only when people drive carefully. Everyone should remember 31.

People in Quiet Town are very sad that their old friend, Time River, is facing the end of its life next October. The river 42 a lot to the people in the town. They all grow up and live with it all their lives.

In the old times, people in the town 43 their houses on both sides of the river. The houses in each block shared a public washing room. On Mondays, people came and washed their clothes together there. They hung their clothes at the back of each house. Those clothes with different colors 44 a beautiful picture along the river.

Now Time River is going to be filled in to make more land to build on. People are happy that they 45 more living space. But at the same time, they feel sorry that they must say good-bye to their old friend. So they have decided to give a party one day a year to remember the river.