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1、???TheEdinburghInternationalFilmFestival,after60yearsasoneofthecitysculturalfocusesinAugust,willmovetoJunefromnextyear.ArtisticdirectorHannahMcGillsaidthefestivalneededmorebreathingspace.

???“Therearehugeadvantagesinhavingalltheseculturaleventsinoneplaceandtime,”shesaid.“Butthereislimitedspace.It’slikewhenachildhasabirthdayonChristmasDay—itallcomesontopofeachother.”

???MsMcGillsaidthatthefilmfestivalwantedtouseextraplacestoorganizeeventsandconferenceswhichEdinburghwastoocrowdedtoprovideinAugust.Shespokeofherdifficulty,forexample,beingunabletoholdanexhibitionaspartofthefilmfestivalbecauseoflimitedspace.

???However,JonMorgan,thedirectoroftheEdinburghFringeFestival,deprecatedthefilmfestivalsmovewhichsuggestedthecitywasoverburdenedinAugust.“Therearestillhundredsofspacesthatarentused,andthereisstillroomforittoexpand,”hesaid

???ThemovetoJunemadesense.ItwouldallowmoreairbetweenitandtheLondonFilmFestival,providingformoredistinctive(有特色的)programming.“June?will?giveusthebreathing?space?toexpandandcreateourownidentity,allowingustofurtherdevelop?our?positionasoneof?the?worlds?mostinnovative(创新的)andchallengingannualfilmevents,”MsMcGillsaid

???ThefestivalorganisersthoughtthatthemovetoJunewouldnotreduceaudiences,sayingfilm-loverswouldvisitEdinburghinearlysummer.GinnieAtkinson,thefestival’smanagingdirector,said,“Ouraudiencesareveryfilm-focused.Lastyearweaskedinourmarketresearchiftheywouldcomeifweweretheonlyshowintownandtheysaidyes.”

1.ThepassageintendstotellusthattheEdinburghInternationalFilmFestival?___________.

A.needsimproving

B.enjoysgreatsuccess

C.needsmorebreathingspace

D.willmoveto“quieter”June

2.Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphsuggeststhat