Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Micheal Scofield has won fans all over the world. The star of the hit show Prison Break is kind, clever and good-looking. But what about the man ___50___ the character?
Wentworth Miller, the 35-year-old actor who plays Scofield, is a hard guy to ___51___. He does not come from a traditional background and doesn’t ___52___ a traditional path.
Miller didn’t take a ___53___ road to fame and fortune. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995 with a degree in English, not a degree in theatre or film. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only ___54___experience was in his university’s well-known singing group. Yet, at graduation, Miller still decided to make the ___55___ to Hollywood.
Miller has always been ___56___. Although he is American, he was born in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is a ___57___of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be ___58___ one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.
Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films and TV shows when he got to Hollywood. ___59___, he worked as a production assistant. Not what you would ___60___ from a Princeton graduate.
However, it all paid off for Miller ___61___. Working on production side, he learned a lot about what makes a good ___62___.
In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia. He starred as a shy man. The producers ___63___ his performance when they were making Prison Break two years later.
With a golden globe nomination (金球奖提名) and another season of Prison Break under his belt, Miller seems ready to ___64___ all of Hollywood.
50. A. beside B. behind C. outside D. after
51. A. talk with B. go after C. get along with D. figure out
52. A. go B. walk C. follow D. step
53. A. direct B. special C. wide D. correct
54. A. graduation B. performance C. production D. education
55. A. role B. move C. decision D. movie
56. A. strange B. outstanding C. different D. successful
57. A. mixture B. result C. mystery D. representative
58. A. other B. either C. another D. the other
59. A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Instead D. Finally
60. A. respect B. make C. indicate D. expect
61. A. in the end B. in particular C. as a whole D. as a result
62. A. film B. actor C. drama D. guy
63. A. recognized B. made C. recorded D. remembered
64. A. take up B. take over C. turn up D. turn over