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D. Read the passage about a job. Answer the questions below
correctly.

Vocabulary list
Bump (n) : a small raised area on a surface

Bruise (n) : a dark and painful area on your skin because of an injury
Cut (n) : a wound on someone’s body because of something sharp
Trained (v) : to teach someone skills needed
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/
http://goo.gl/Osgt5U

Among many types of jobs, there is a challenging job which is existed in this world. This job
must face risks and dangers which people may never imagine. There are movies with many
dangerous actions inside the scenes. Those highly dangerous and risky acts become possible. Mostly,
the one who performs the risky scenes is not the actor himself.
Having this job has many problems to handle especially because it is his job to do dangerous
things. The person often jumps from a high buildings or mountains, walks out of explosions, and or
swims under deep waters. He has greater risk to get injuries such as bumps, bruises, cuts, and even
death. It is very possible to retake the dangerous acts many times to meet the perfect scenes as the
director’s expectation. If he does not meet the quality, he will be soon replaced by other performers.
Therefore, the person must be professionally trained before he involves in movies.
Eventhough he must do more dangerous acts, he is not as rich as the main actors and of
course, is less popular. Unlike the actors, he is a behind-the-scene player. He hardly ever gets awards
for his performances no matter how good the performances are. Having this job is much harder than
people think. Now, it is the time for the world to realize that the box office movies cannot be the
same without this person.
Adapted from:http://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-1252-5-reasons-doing-movie-stunts-harder-than-
you-think.html

1. What job does the passage discuss?
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2. According to the passage, what do most actors do when there are dangerous scenes in the
movie plot?
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3. What can we infer from “he is a behind-the-scene player” (line 12)?
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4. Do the actors and the people with this job have similar life? How do you know?
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5. What can you say about this job? Give reason(s).
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