Тексты для экзамена 11 класса

                                            Film Star

    As long she could remember Pauline had always wanted to be a film star.
Straight from school she went to a London  study where she hoped  to  get  a
job immediately. But the agent there told her;  “There is nothing we can  do
for you at the moment. We are booked up for the whole season.” That did  not
discourage Pauline . She continued trying one studio after another.  Finally
she did get into films – not as a star  though  –  she  became  one  of  the
unimportant characters in the background behind the stars.
    Every evening she would go round to agency to see if she was needed  in
film the next day. Quite often she was , but as always  in  the  background-
in a crowd.  Still  she  was  looking  forward  to  becoming  a  star.  Many
ambitious young people want to do this. Like many other careers  the  middle
steps are always crowded but there is room at the top. Pauline did not  mind
waiting for her chance.
    However , nobody asked her to be a star, the telephone  never  ring  to
offer her a big part; no producer ever came to her, cigar in  one  hand  and
film contract in the other.
    One evening the man at the agency rang and said : “  There’s    a  film
for you tomorrow, Pauline. Hampton Studios.  You  are  due  there  by  eight
o’clock. You’re a telephonist. Wear your own clothes.”
    Pauline got to Hampton Studios by a quarter to eight, and gave her name
at the gate.
    Two hours later , one of the assistant directors told her to go and get
made up and she was in. The second assistant director showed  her  where  to
sit – there were two other girls with her, and the tree  had  to  sit  at  a
switchboard.
    “ O.k.,”  said a very loud voice . “ You ready to go ?”
    “ Yes , Mr. Kline,”  said the first assistant.
    “ Right,” said the voice . “ Let’s begin shooting the scene.”
    The red light went on , the bells rang and ran the scene  had  to  come
through a door , cross the set and stop just in front of where  Pauline  and
others girls were sitting, hesitate for a moment and then walk  towards  the
camera.
    Mr. Kline didn’t like it. “ That’s  bad  ,”  he  said  turning  to  his
assistant  for  help.  “Put  some  dialogue  in  there.  Somebody  must  sat
something.”
    The two men talked for a moment and then Mr. Kline shouted out : “Hey ,
you at the end of the row there!”
    Pauline jumped – “ Me?” she said.
    “Yes , you . I want a line from you here. I want you to look  at  Harry
when he comes in and say , ‘ Mr. Marlower,  there’s a call just come in  for
you .’ Can you say that?”
    Pauline said she could, and they ran the scene through again. This time
Mr. Kline was very pleased, and the star smiled at her. Now  Mr.  Kline  was
satisfied with the scene.
    “ That’s great ,” he said , coming over to Pauline. “What’s your name?”
    “Pauline Grant.”
    “You do fit the part perfectly , Pauline,” Mr. Kline said .”Thanks.”
    Pauline went home that evening , feeling very happy,  even  triumphant.
There was no reason to be so thrilled, she told herself,  but  she  couldn’t
help it. A line at last , two in fact , and the director , the  great  Kline
, had thanked her. For week after she  fought  ,  wait,  until  the  opening
night.
    She went to the opening night , not invited , but she managed to go two
tickets, one for herself and one for her boy friend.
    Before the film started she saw the director of the film. “Mr.  Kline,”
she shouted , but he didn’t hear her.
    It was a good film – or at least the press said so  the  next  morning.
The star was given wide publicity. The review said  that;  as  always  ,  he
portrayed his role with great talent. The critic expected a  successful  run
for the film.
    But there was no mention in the papers on Pauline, Her scene , in fact,
together with lots of  other unimportant scenes, had been cut and  the  name
of Pauline Grant meant nothing to anyone, not even to Samuel Kline, who  had
very short memory
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