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The document discusses the history and evolution of the Oscars, detailing its origins in the 1920s and the establishment of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It highlights the first awards ceremony, the introduction of the name 'Oscar', and the changes in eligibility and award types over the years. The document also touches on the significance of the awards in shaping public perception of cinema and the ongoing speculation surrounding the winners.

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Reading Part 2 Test 1

The document discusses the history and evolution of the Oscars, detailing its origins in the 1920s and the establishment of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It highlights the first awards ceremony, the introduction of the name 'Oscar', and the changes in eligibility and award types over the years. The document also touches on the significance of the awards in shaping public perception of cinema and the ongoing speculation surrounding the winners.

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cme Part 2 = Part2 Questions 9-15 You are going to ‘ead an article about the film awards, the Oscars. Seven sentences have been removed from the article, Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (9-15). ‘There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. In the 1920s Hollywood grew up fast. Films were s0 popular that making them became attacked them for Ea a negative Sie on people's morals and on children’s upbringings. As a result The Academy of Motion Picture Ars and Sciences, a non-profit professional group, ‘was formed in 1927. Hs aim was to provide a collective voice against its crities and to encourage the advance of cinema. Some studio _ bosses hoped that the new Academy would help. crush the growing power of the unions. Others, however. had high ideals. (910) “The first Awards ceremony was 119201 was a modest dinner at a hotel in Hollywood ‘one of the winners — the actor Emil Jannings — hhad been given his in advance, as he was unable to attend the ceremony. [41 | 250 people attended the ceremony and each had paid 10 Z The history of the Osears = dollars for their ticket. Just as the film industry has changed and changes in the Academy's award ceremony since then. Som ofthe changes happened in ‘example, the 12-month ‘qualifying period ran from the middle of one year to the next. ‘The name Oscar was also introduced in the 1930s. The proper name for the Oscar is the Academy Award it. No one ker = sure where the mame came from and a number of theories have been put forward.[43| | Margaret Heriek herself has given her name «© the huge archive of film materials, which belongs to the Academy. types of awar je, the Academy, award for black-and- i Some of these.are named awards. [| ‘There are also honorary awards, which have often heen: presented to outstanding festive figures — Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock, for example ~ who, in spite of their obvious ‘ceremony there is considerable speculation in talent, never received competitive awards. the press and there are many tensions among ‘The system for aandasiag al esc different —— "ee PO™

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