VI. Read the following passage, then choose the letter (A, B, C, D) that best fits each of the blanks. Write your answer in the numbered box. (2.0 points)

      “A Kid in King Arthurs Court” is directed by Michael Gottlieb. The main (1) _____ in the film is a teenager called Calvin Fuller. Calvin is (2) _____ by Thomas Ian Nicholas. This film is a modern retelling of Mark Twain’s (3) _____ book Connecticut Yankee.

      Calvin lives in California, USA. He is a very shy boy and he is not (4) ______ good at sports. At the beginning of the film, Calvin is playing baseball when there is a terrible earthquake. A hole opens in the ground and Calvin falls through it. He lands in the past, in the (5) ______ of King Arthur.

      Calvin meets King Arthur and Merlin, the wizard. King Arthur is played by Joss Auckland and Merlin is played by Ron Moody. They think that Calvin is amazing because he plays them modern music on his CD player and he shows them (6) ______ to make rollerblades and a mountain bike. Calvin is trained to be a knight and he becomes more

(7) ______. Calvin helps King Arthur to beat his enemy, Lord Belasco, and then Merlin sends Calvin back to the future. Calvin finds himself back in the baseball game, (8) _____ this time he wins the game.     

      1.   A. author                    B. name                      C. character               D. actress

      2.   A. played                   B. did                          C. made                      D. created

      3.   A. classify                 B. class                       C. classic                   D. classical

      4.   A. too                         B. very                       C. enough                  D. such

      5.   A. period                    B. decade                   C. moment                 D. time

      6.   A. what                       B. whatever               C. how                        D. which

      7.   A. confident              B. confidence            C. confide                  D. confided

      8.   A. although                B. but                          C. despite                   D. even