B

I first met Paul Newmanin 1968, when George Roy Hill, the director of Butch Cassidy and the SundanceKid, introduced us in New York City. When the studio didn’t want me for thefilm— it wantedsomebody as well known as Paul— he stood up for me. I don’t know how many people would have donethat; they would have listened to their agents or the studio powers.

The friendshipthat grew out of the experience of making that film and The Sting four yearslater had its root in the fact that although there was an age difference, weboth came from a tradition of theater and live TV. We were respectful of craft（技艺）and focused on digging into thecharacters we were going to play. Both of us had the qualities and virtues thatare typical of American actors: humorous, aggressive, and making fun of eachother— but alwayswith an underlying affection. Those were also at the core （核心）of our relationship off thescreen.

We shared thebrief that if you’re fortunate enough to have success, you should put somethingback— he with his Newman’sOwn food and his Hole in the Wall camps for kids who are seriously ill, and mewith Sundance and the institute and the festival. Paul and I didn’t see eachother all that regularly, zxx.k but sharing that brought us together. Wesupported each other financially and by showing up at events.

I last saw him afew months ago. He’d been in  and out ofthe hospital.He and I both knew what the deal was,and we didn’t talk aboutit.Ours was a relationship that didn’t need a lot of words.

24.Why was thestudio unwilling to give the role to author at first?

A.Paul Newmanwanted it.

B.The studio powersdidn’t like his agent.

C.He wasn’t famousenough.

D.The directorrecommended someone else.

25.Why did Pauland the author have a lasting friendship?

A.They were of thesame dge.

B.They worked inthe same theater.

C.They were bothgood actors.

D.They han similarcharactertics.

26.What does theunderlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A.Their belief.

B.Their care forchileden.

C.Their success.

D.Their supportfor each other.

27.What is theauthor’s purpose in writing the test?

A.To show his loveof films.

B.To remember afriend.

C.To introduce anew movie.

D.To share hisacting experience.