Read through the text and choose ONE answer for each question.
Pet Doctor
There is an old saying in the theatre world "Never work with children or animals". It is a pity that Herman Gross has never heard this piece of advice, or if he has, that he didn't pay attention to it. It is not so much that Pet Doctor is a bad film; although I can't really find many reasons for saying it's a good one. It's more that it makes me angry. Gross is a good actor. His appearance on the New York stage last winter in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet showed that he really can act. So what's he doing in this nonsense?
It's a story about a small town doctor who finds he is making more money by looking after the local children's pets than he is by looking after humans. Then he gets into trouble with the police, because he doesn't have the right sort of licence to do this and, surprise, surprise, the children and their pets find a way to solve his problems. I won't say how, as it is the only part of the film that is even slightly original or amusing. If you have to see it, you would be annoyed with me for telling you. But my advice is, when it comes to a cinema near you stay in and shampoo the cat.
Questions
I.- Read the questions then choose the correct answer.
1. What is the writer trying to do in the text?
a. Compare Herman Gross with another actor.
b. Give his or her opinion about using animals in films.
c. Give his or her opinion about Pet Doctor.
2. The text gives the reader...
a. information about a new film.
b. ideas about how animals should be cared for.
c. news about the lives of film stars.
3. The writer thinks that Pet Doctor is ...
a. amusing.
b. original.
c. not worth seeing.
4. Why did the writer mention Romeo and Juliet?
a. It's an example of a really good play.
b. Gross proved he's a good actor in it.
c. The central characters are very young.
5. Which one of these TV guides is describing Pet Doctor?
a. A doctor is loved by the children whose pets he cures. But everything goes wrong and he is sent to prison.
b. A doctor finds he can cure local animals, and then discovers this isn't allowed. But it all finishes happily.
c. A doctor prefers animals to humans and stops looking after his patients. People are dying, the animals are cured, then the police arrive . . .
II.- Read the text again and underline the action verbs, draw a circle around the auxiliary verbs and draw a rectangle around the modal verbs.
II.- Read the text again and underline the action verbs, draw a circle around the auxiliary verbs and draw a rectangle around the modal verbs.
