Film is a medium that might have been especially made for America, a vast country which, b

y the beginning of the twentieth century, had a large【C1】______ population, many of whom could【C2】______ speak English. These people would have had【C3】______ use for theater,【C4】______ they lived within easy distance of one, or【C5】______ most of the books they could buy【C6】______ they did not have enough English. But the movies--the silent movies—these they could all understand, so【C7】______ America had more than any European country was a huge【C8】______ audience, a large proportion of them pretty un educated. And what these people wanted were【C9】______ stories in which,【C10】______ the fact they couldn't understand the captions, the action【C11】 ______ all. In feeding the growing demand for【C12】______ entertainment, America was【C13】______ helped by the First World War. Between 1914 and 1918 the making of films was not exactly high on the list of any European country's priorities. Films【C14】______ be made but not to the same extent as before, and to fill the gap in foreign【C15】______ , America had to【C16】______ its own production. By the end of the decade,【C17】______ Hollywood now firmly established【C18】______ the center of the industry, America was well【C19】______ its way to【C20】______ the world market.

【C1】

A．emigrant

B．immigrant

C．alien

D．foreign