Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with one of the following words: boots, describe, mixture, probably, produce, proud, ranch, Texan.

1. A person who is from Texas is a ________.

2. A big farm with cattle on it is a ________ .

3. When you say what something is like, you ________ .

4. When you grow something or supply something, you ________ it.

5. When you put different things together, you have a _________.

6. When something gives you pleasure or satisfaction, you are ________ of it.

7. When there is a good chance of something, or it is likely, it will ________ happen.

8. Shoes that cover your ankles are ________.

Comprehension

A. Looking for Main Ideas

Circle the letter of the best answer.

1. Texas was ________ .

1. a part of Mexico

2. always part of the United States

3. the capital of Mexico

2. Texans ________ .

1. have no history

2. never ride horses

3. are proud of their history

3. То describe Texas, Texans say it is ________ .

1. big

2. not very big

3. the size of a big ranch

B. Looking for Details

Circle Т if the sentence is true. Circle F if the sentence is false.

1. Texans fought against the Mexicans. T F

2. Texas became a state in 1836. T F

3. There were cowboys in Texas. T F

4. Americans wanted to be part of Mexico. T F

5. Alaska is bigger than Texas. T F

6. Texas gives the United States all of its oil. T F

Hollywood

To many people, the word Hollywood has two meanings. Hollywood is an area in Los Angeles. Hollywood is also the American movie industry.

Hollywood was just farmland at the beginning of this century. Early American movies were made in other places; for example, in New York and Chicago.

In 1917 a director was making a movie in Chicago. Because of cold weather, he couldn't finish the movie. He took a trip to south­ern California, and there he found just the weather and scenery he needed to finish his movie. The director realized that south­ern California was the perfect place for making movies.

The next year his company built a movie studio in Hollywood. Other companies followed. Before long nearly all important Amer­ican movie studios were in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The next thirty years were Hollywood's greatest years. Thousands of movies were made, most by a few large and powerful studios. Directors, ac­tors, and writers worked for these studios. They made some movies that today are considered great art. Hollywood, the area in Los Angeles, also reached its high point in these years. Many famous and glamorous movie stars, like Bette Davis and Clark Gable, lived in Hollywood.

Today, Hollywood is not what it was. More movies are made outside of Hollywood. Many studios have moved. The movie stars have also moved to areas like Beverly Hills and Malibu.

But visitors to Hollywood today can go to the famous Chinese Theater and see the footprints and autographs of movie stars. They can go down the Walk of Fame, on Hollywood Boulevard, and see the golden stars in the sidewalk.