【单选题】
Here is another program in the series， "Famous Personalities (个性)。" This
afternoon I am going to talk (11)____ the famous film director，Daniel Z. Sloman. Dan Sloman doesn‘t need any introduction from me. He has directed "Goodbye toBoston" ， "Pacific Story" and many other famous films. "Tell me，Dan， have you ever directed a film inEngland？"
"Why， yes， Peter. I directed ‘Green Years‘ here."
"Oh course. How long (12)____ was that，Dan？"
"That was five years ago. That film was about life in anEnglish village."
"What can you remember about this (13)____，Dan？"
"Lots of things， Peter. When we were filming in the open， it usually (14)____
to rain！"
"You rebuilt half the village， I believe，Dan."
"That‘s right， Peter. We built a (15)____ over the river. We put a few
buildings. (16)____ our men were working， half the (17)____ watched us."
"Were the villagers against the film？"
"Oh， no. Many villagers (18)____ a lot of money. Thousands of tourists came to
the village. The place (19)____ famous."
"Have you ever been back to the village since then？"
"I can‘t say I have， Peter.But I remember it well."
"What else do you remember about the film， ‘Green Years‘，Dan？"
"Well， I remember the actors， of course. In one scene we (20)____ a thousand
‘extras‘."
"And you used the villagers."
"That‘s right， Peter. There were 2000 men， women and children in the village
and we used a thousand of them.Every man has his price. We paid each villager fifty
pence to take part in the film."
"What about the villagers that weren‘t in the film？"
"They came to watch."
"What happened then？"
"It was very funny， Peter. We couldn‘t keep them out of it. We paid half the
villagers fifty pence each to act in the film.And we paid the other half of the
villagers five pounds each not to join in the film！But it was a great scene. I‘ll
never forget it."
"Thank you，Dan."