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Entertain me!

The end of World War I (1914–1918) brought the era of peace and prosperity in the USA. The Roaring 20s were full of new and exciting forms of entertainment.

Radio had been in development since the late 1800s. The first radio stations began broadcasting in the early 1920s. Soon, radio stations sprang 30.___________ across the country. Radio was the first source of mechanical entertainment for Americans, and Americans embraced the invention with enthusiasm.

Similar to radio, moving pictures had been in production since the late 1800s, 31.___________ George Eastman and Thomas A. Edison. The first movie stars, such as comedian Charlie Chaplin, "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford, and dashing Rudolph Valentino, 32.___________ the big time. The first moving pictures were silent, although movie theatres provided orchestras or other music to accompany the action.

The popularity of films was great 33.___________ to fuel the growth of film studios in the 1920s. Soon people were making their way to Southern California, to a part of Los Angeles known as Hollywood. They hoped for a chance to 34.___________ the cut in the area's growing film industry.

The introduction of sound was a major turning point in film production. The first film with sound was "The Jazz Singer" in 1927.

Even as the film industry was thriving, a new idea in home entertainment 35.___________ Americans by the end of the 1920s. Like radio and films, experiments with television had been 36.___________ in the late 1800s. The introduction of television completely changed the way Americans viewed entertainment.

30. 1) for 2) in 3) over 4) up

31. 1) thanks to 2) as well 3) instead of 4) along with

32. 1) had 2) hit 3) struck 4) took

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34. 1) have 2) reach 3) make 4) do

35. 1) appealed 2) favoured 3) caught 4) attracted

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