November 13-19, 2006
Aspiring Thai filmmakers turn their lenses to troubled South
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1. What are young Thai filmmakers using their films for?
A. insurgency
B. tool for peace
C. fame and glory
D. international recognition

2. What are these films expected to achieve?
A. record incomes
B. Muslim bombers
C. stardom for the actors
D. social change

3. What has caused tension between the communities in the South?
A. national attention
B. international condemnation
C. interrupting flight schedules
D. reports linking Muslims with bombings

4. What is the aim of charity Action Aid?

A. tour the country
B. train the lenses
C. promote peace in the South
D. launch cross-border rebellions

5. How many directors were chosen?
A. 11
B. 20
C. 300
D. 1,500


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. train
A. aim
B. learn
C. study
D. teach

7. drive
  A. get
B. push
C. acquire
D. give out

8. reconciliation
A. domination
B. pacification
C. cooling
D. reduction

9. tension
A. unity
B. ill feeling
C. cooperation
D. togetherness

10. secure
A. get
B. save
C. keep
D. spend

 

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