【C1】A．actingB．playingC．performingD．starring

单项选择题

One country that is certain of the effect of films on tourism is Australia. The Tourist Office of Queensland say that Crocodile Dundee,【C1】______Paul Hogan, made Australia the popular【C2】______it is today. In the three years after Crocodile Dundee was【C3】______, visitor numbers doubled. 【C4】______what makes people want to visit the place where a movie was filmed In many cases the reason is【C5】______the film makes audiences【C6】______of the existence of a place. 【C7】______the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun was filmed in Phuket, Thailand, most Westerners had never heard of it. Today it is a major destination. Leonardo di Caprio"s film The Beach has【C8】______tourism in another part of Thailand. The film is about the discovery of the most idyllic beach in the world. As a result the Thai authorities are【C9】______a tourist boom in the film"s【C10】______, Koh Phi Phi. Some people are influenced by a movie"s【C11】______as much as its location, especially if it is a romance. Four Weddings and a Funeral has【C12】______that "The Crown" hotel in Amersham has been busy ever【C13】______the movie was first shown. In fact the bedroom where the【C14】______played by Hugh Giant and Andie McDowell spend their first night together is【C15】______for years ahead. "We" ve【C16】______the number of marriage proposals that have been made there, " says the hotel【C17】______. It is not just the tourist boards who are happy【C18】______the influence of films on a destination. Residents of a rather run-down area of London have seen house prices almost double 【C19】______Julia Robert"s romance with Hugh Grant in Notting Hill . Film stars, such as Madonna, who had previously thought of Notting Hill as a good place for a party, have now bought【C20】______there. Perhaps they hope to revive their romances.

【C1】

A．acting
B．playing
C．performing
D．starring