18(0.47) Are drive-in movie theaters disappearing? Drive-in movies were a success in 1950s and 1960s. The car was King"and gasoline was cheap. Theaters advertised"$1 a carload In the 1970s, however, things began to change. There was an oil shortage, and price of gasoline went up. People took fewer unnecessary trips. The popularity of drive-ins began to fade. By 1984, there were only about 3,000 drive-in theaters in the United States, mostly in he West and South Changes in the value of land also helped to put many drive-ins out of business. The theaters had been built on cheap open land, outside of towns and cities. As the suburbs spread out into the country, the land became more valuable than theaters. Many theaters and the land they stood on were put up for sale. Hotels, shopping centers, and office buildings replaced the old drive-ins Some theaters gave way to indoor theaters with as many as 12 screens. The indoor theaters can remain open year round while the season for many drive-ins in only from may to September The passage is mainly about A)drive-in movies of the 1950s B)why indoor theaters replaced drive-ins C) bargain prices for movies D)the closing of drive-ins 2. What is meant by the phrase the car was king"? A)Only rich people drove cars B)Driving was very popular C) Cars were more important than people D) Car owners paid only a dollar for a tank of gasoline 3. The total number of drive-ins will probably continue to A)increase B)de C)increase in the south D)remain the same 4. Drive-ins are more likely to remain in places where A)the population is growing slowly B)the land has a high value C)gasoline is going up in price D)shopping centers are expandi 5. Which of the following is not the reason for the decrease of drive-ins? A)Oil shortage. B)Oil price. C)Land development. D) Quality of films DBBAD18 (0.47) Are drive-in movie theaters disappearing? Drive-in movies were a success in 1950’s and 1960’s. The car was :King” and gasoline was cheap. Theaters advertised “$1 a carload.” In the 1970’s, however, things began to change. There was an oil shortage, and price of gasoline went up. People took fewer unnecessary trips. The popularity of drive-ins began to fade. By 1984, there were only about 3,000 drive-in theaters in the United States, mostly in the West and South. Changes in the value of land also helped to put many drive-ins out of business. The theaters had been built on cheap open land, outside of towns and cities. As the suburbs spread out into the country, the land became more valuable than theaters. Many theaters and the land they stood on were put up for sale. Hotels, shopping centers, and office buildings replaced the old drive-ins. Some theaters gave way to indoor theaters with as many as 12 screens. The indoor theaters can remain open year round, while the season for many drive-ins in only from May to September. 1. The passage is mainly about ________. A) drive-in movies of the 1950’s B) why indoor theaters replaced drive-ins C) bargain prices for movies D) the closing of drive-ins 2. What is meant by the phrase “the car was king”? A) Only rich people drove cars. B) Driving was very popular. C) Cars were more important than people. D) Car owners paid only a dollar for a tank of gasoline. 3. The total number of drive-ins will probably continue to ________. A) increase B) decrease C) increase in the south D) remain the same 4. Drive-ins are more likely to remain in places where ________. A) the population is growing slowly B) the land has a high value C) gasoline is going up in price D) shopping centers are expanding 5. Which of the following is not the reason for the decrease of drive-ins? A) Oil shortage. B) Oil price. C) Land development. D) Quality of films. DBBAD