III. Test Design: 25%
1. Please design 3 reading comprehension questions according to the following text, including 1 multiple choice question and 2 competency-based questions. Please provide your answer for each question.(混合題,包含 1 題傳統閱讀測驗題以及 2 題素養題,形式不拘,請提供解答) 10%
The Classic Theater is going to replay the following five films, which are regarded as age-old classic movies, which can stand the test of time as time goes by. The admission fee of each film is 250 NT, with senior citizens (over 65) 50 % off and children (under 12) 20% off.
(A)Gone With the Wind: a 1939 film, adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. It is set in the American South in the background of the American Civil War. The film tells the self-growth story of Scarlett O'Hara, the strongwilled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner and her marriage with Rhett Butler.
(B) Pride and Prejudice: a 1940 film, adapted from Jane Austen’s novel. Set in the British town in the 19th century, the film follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. They begin to know each other with prejudices and misunderstandings, but come to appreciate each other and finally get married.
(C) The Sound of Music: a 1965 American musical drama film. The film is about a young Austrian postulant, Maria, in Salzburg, Austria, who is sent to the villa of a retired naval officer and widower to be governess to his seven children. After bringing love and music into the lives of the family, she marries the officer and, together with the children, finds a way to survive the loss of their homeland to the Nazis. (D) Roman Holiday: a 1953 American film. It starred Audrey Hepburn, who plays a European princess and visits Rome. At her leisure, she runs into an American reporter played by Gregory Peck.
(E) A Farewell to Arms: a 1957 film, adapted from Ernest Hemingway’s novel. It is set in the background of World War I, describing a love affair between the expatriate Henry and an English nurse, Catherine Barkley.