SECTION III: READING

Part 1. Questions 56 – 65

Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.

ACTION SCENES IN FILMS

Modern cinema audiences expect to see plenty of thrilling scenes in action films. These scenes, which are (56) __________ as stunts, are usually performed by stuntmen who are specially trained to do dangerous things safely. (57) ________ can crash a car, but if you are shooting a film, you have to be extremely (58) __________ sometimes stopping right in front of the camera and film crew. At an early (59) ___________ in the production, an expert stuntman is (60) __________ in to work out the action scenes and form a team. He is the only person who can go (61) __________ the wishes of the director, although he will usually only do this in the (62) __________ of safety.

Many famous actors like to do the dangerous parts themselves, which produces better shots, since stuntmen don’t have to (63) _________ in for the actors. Actors like to become (64) _________ in all the important aspects of the character they are playing, but without the recent progress in safety equipment, insurance companies would never let them take the risk. To do their own stunts, actors need to be good athletes, but they must also be sensible and know their (65) ___________.If they were to be hurt, the film would come to a sudden halt.

These scenes, which are (56) __________ as stunts, are usually performed by stuntmen who are specially trained to do dangerous things safely.