Passage 2 Directions: Listen to a short passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks with the exact words you hear. When the passage is read for the third time, check what you have written. Each January, the entertainment community and film fans around the world turn theirattention to the Academy Awards, which are officially known as the Oscars. Interest and (1) ________ builds to a fevered pitch leading up to the Oscar telecast in February, when hundredsof millions of film lovers tune in to watch the (2) ________ ceremony and learn whom the highesthonors in filmmaking will (3) ________. The Oscars reward the greatest cinema achievements of the previous year. There are up to 25categories of awards for outstanding individual or (4) ________ efforts. In each category, there areas many as five nominees determined by members of the relevant Academy branch. For instance,only film editors may (5) ________ the Achievement in Film Editing Award. There are twocategories standing as (6) ________ this rule, namely the Best Picture category, for whichnominees are selected by the entire membership, and the Best Foreign Language films, which arechosen by a committee of members drawn from all branches. The members of the Academy are some of the world’s most (7) ________ motion pictureartists and professionals. There are roughly 6,000 members, who vote for the Oscars using secretballots. The results of the vote are kept in (8) ________ secrecy until the TV presenters open theenvelopes and reveal the (9) ________ on live television. In addition to the regular annual awardspresented by the membership, the Board of Governors, which is the governing body of theAcademy, (10) ________grant Scientific andTechnical Awards, Special Achievement Awardsand some other honors. As one of the highest honors in the film industry, the Oscars acknowledge excellence infilmmaking and carry great significance in the world of film.