In 1918, after four years of war which had left millions of people dead, the people alive began to look for a better and happier world. The cinema supplied an answer. For little money, people could forget their unhappy lives and dream of better ones. In the years between 1918 and 1939, going to the cinema became the most popular family free-time activity.
Hollywood in America, made more films than any other film center in the world. The warm climate and long hours of sunlight meant that film-making was easy and quite cheap. This was also a rich part of America and there were many businessmen who wanted to make money from the film industry. At first short cowboy films were popular because they added excitement and adventure to people’s lives. Later comedy films were made so that people could laugh and forget their troubles.
Charlie Chaplin was probably the most liked of all comedy actors.          
Cinema became the most popular in people’s free time because         ____.

A．it was cheap	B．it was safe
C．it could make people happy	D．both A and C

Which, according to the writer, is true?

A．Hollywood made more films than some film centers in the world.

B．Many businessmen came to Hollywood in order to make films.

C．Hollywood was not the biggest producer of films in the world.

D．No other film center made more films than Hollywood did.

Hollywood became a film center because        ____.

A．film-making there was cheap and easy	B．it enjoyed long hours of sunlight
C．it was a rich part of America	D．many businessmen went there

A “comedy” is something that is      ____.

A．funny

B．exciting

C．full of danger

D．Sad