One country that is certain of the effect of films on tourism is Australia. The Tourist Office of Queensland say that Crocodile

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问题     One country that is certain of the effect of films on tourism is Australia. The Tourist Office of Queensland say that Crocodile Dundee,【C1】______Paul Hogan, made Australia the popular【C2】______it is today. In the three years after Crocodile Dundee was【C3】______, visitor numbers doubled. 【C4】______what makes people want to visit the place where a movie was filmed? In many cases the reason is【C5】______the film makes audiences【C6】______of the existence of a place. 【C7】______the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun was filmed in Phuket, Thailand, most Westerners had never heard of it. Today it is a major destination. Leonardo di Caprio’s film The Beach has【C8】______tourism in another part of Thailand. The film is about the discovery of the most idyllic beach in the world. As a result the Thai authorities are【C9】______a tourist boom in the film’s【C10】______, Koh Phi Phi.
    Some people are influenced by a movie’s【C11】______as much as its location, especially if it is a romance. Four Weddings and a Funeral has【C12】______that "The Crown" hotel in Amersham has been busy ever【C13】______the movie was first shown. In fact the bedroom where the【C14】______played by Hugh Giant and Andie McDowell spend their first night together is【C15】______for years ahead. "We’ ve【C16】______the number of marriage proposals that have been made there, " says the hotel【C17】______.
    It is not just the tourist boards who are happy【C18】______the influence of films on a destination. Residents of a rather run-down area of London have seen house prices almost double 【C19】______Julia Robert’s romance with Hugh Grant in Notting Hill . Film stars, such as Madonna, who had previously thought of Notting Hill as a good place for a party, have now bought【C20】______there. Perhaps they hope to revive their romances.
【C15】

选项 A、involved
B、prearranged
C、scheduled
D、booked

答案D

解析 语义衔接题。根据后面的for years ahead可以推测,本题需要填入一个可以表示“提前…”的词。involve意为“卷入,涉及”;prearrange意为“提前安排,预先安排(会议等)”;schedule作为动词时意为“确定时间”。而book特指“预订酒店”,符合此处的语境,为本题答案。
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