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Passage Questions 1to 5are basedonthe following passage. Acting issuch an over-crowded professionthat the only advicethat should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is Dont!.Butitisuselesstotrytodiscouragesomeonewhofeelsthat he must act, though the chances of his becoming famous are slim. The normalway to begin is to go to a drama school. Usually only students who show promise and talent are accepted, and the course lasts two years. Then the young actor or actress takes up work with a repertory company, usually as an assistant stage manager. This means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre: painting scenery, looking after the furniture,taking care of the costumes, and even acting invery smallparts.It isvery hardwork indeed.Thehoursarelongandthesalary istiny. Butyoung actorswiththe stage intheir bloodare happy,waiting forthe chancesofworkingwith a bettercompany,or perhapsinfilmsor television. Of course, some people have unusual chances which lead to fame and success without this long and dull training. Connie Pratt, for example, was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factory. A film producer happenedto catch sightof herone morningwaiting at a bus stop,ashedrovepastinhisbigcar.Hetoldthedrivertostop,andhegot outto speakto the girl. Heasked herifshewould liketo goto the film studioto doatest, andatfirst shethought hewasjoking. Then shegot angry and said she would call the police. It took the producer twenty minutes to tell Connie that he was serious. Then an appointment was madefor herto go to the studio the next day. The test was successful. They gave her some necessary lessonsand within a few weeks shewas playingthe leading partopposite one ofthe mostfamous actors ofthe day. Of Course, she was given a more dramatic name, which is now world-famous. Butchanceslikethis happenonceina bluemoon! 1.According to the passage,the main reasonwhy young people shouldbediscouragedfrom becoming