A. OR B. HOWEVER C. OTHERWISE D. THOUGHVII. READ THE PASSAGE AND C...

45. A. or

B. however

C. otherwise

D. though

VII. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

History books recorded that the first film with sound was The Jazz Singer in 1927. But

sound films, or talkies, did not suddenly appear after years of silent screenings. From

the earliest public performances in 1896, films were accompanied by music and sound

effects. These were produced by a single pianist, a small band, or a full-scale

orchestra; large movie theatres could buy sound-effect machines.

Research into sound that was reproduced at exactly at the same time as the pictures -

called 'synchronized sound' - began soon after the very first films were shown. With

synchronized sound, characters on the movie screen could sing and speak. As early as