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Sentence Completion

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Fill up the blanks, numbered [1] upto [5], in the twopassages below with most appropriate word from theoptions given for each blank.

THE French film industry is more often given to __[1]__ agonising about American cultural imperialism or thetyranny of the market than to self-congratulation. But thisyear, __[2]__ triumph is in the air. It is not just that for thefirst time in 21 years the Cannes film festival jury, headedthis time by Sean Penn, awarded its top prize, the Palme

d’Or, to a French film, Laurent Cantet’s “Entre les Murs”(“The Class”). Another homegrown movie, “BienvenueChez les Ch’tis” (which will be remade for an Americanaudience as “Welcome to the Sticks”), is set to overtakeJames Cameron’s Hollywood blockbuster, “Titanic”, as thecountry’s all-time top box-office hit.1. (1) cognitive(2) introspective (3) perceptive(4) volatile (5) random2. (1) apologetic (2) significant (3) deliberative(4) unapologetic (5) reluctantApart from their tiny budgets, these two films couldscarcely differ more. The first is a __[3]__ documentarystyle classroom drama, filmed—like Nicolas Philibert’scharming 2002 film, “Etre et Avoir” (“To Be and To Have”) —with real pupils in a real school, this one in amulticultural quarter of Paris. It is adapted from a book byFrançois Bégaudeau, based on his experience as a teacher (he plays a fictionalised version of himself in the film). Thesecond is a slick, warm, __[4]__ comedy, written by andstarring Dany Boon, a French comic, which overturnsFrench prejudices about the beer-drinking, rain-soakednorth. Since its release in February, “Bienvenue Chez lesCh’tis” has notched up a __[5]__ 20m cinema tickets inFrance—just short of the 20.7m that “Titanic” secured— and over $157.6m in receipts.