Minutes after the last movie ended yesterday at the Plaza Theater,employees were busy sweeping up popcorns and (1)gatheringgathering (gather) coke cups.It was a scene that had been repeated many times in the theater's 75-year history.This time,however,the cleanup was a little different.As one group of workers carried out the rubbish,another group began removing seats and other theater(2)equipmentequipment(equip) in preparation for the building's end.
The film classic The Last Picture Show was the last movie shown in the old theater.Though the movie is 30 years old,most of the 250 seats were filled(3)withwith teary-eyed audience wanting to say good-bye to the old building.Theater owner Ed Bradford said he (4)chosechose (choose) the movie because it seemed appropriate.The movie is set in a small town (5)wherewhere the only movie theater is preparing to close down.
Bradford said that large modern theaters in the city made(6)itit impossible for the Plaza to compete.He added that the theater's location (位置) was also a reason. "This used to be the center of town," he said. "Now the area is (7)mostlymostly (most) office buildings and warehouses."
Last week some city officials suggested the city might be interested in turning the old theater into a museum and public meeting place.(8)HoweverHowever,these plans were given up because of financial problems.Bradford sold the building and land to(9)aa local development firm,which plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater is located.
The theater audience said good-bye as Bradford locked the doors for the last time.After 75 years the Plaza Theater has shown its last movie.The theater will(10)be missedbe missed (miss).
【考點(diǎn)】國(guó)家地理;傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗與文化.
【答案】gathering;equipment;with;chose;where;it;mostly;However;a;be missed
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