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This part of Self-access will test your ability in Comprehending a very short review of a movie entitled “TOYS STORY”. This exercise is intended for advanced level with relatively challenging difficulties level, please read the instruction below before doing the exercise.


The instruction:

Please read the following text carefully and you may make notes about certain parts of the text that you think is important. The next one please read the list of the question below the text and answer the question according to your understanding of the text. You have finished answering all the question, you may match your answer with the provided answer key in the link at the bottom of the website.

What is a toy’s greatest fear? That a newer toy may become the object of a child’s affection, thus condemning the one-time favorite to a lonely shelf or a darkened closet. For a pull-string sheriff named Woody, that fear becomes reality when his boy, Andy, receives a Buzz Lightyear space ranger doll, er, action figure, for his birthday. Buzz proves to be tough competition for the low-tech Woody. Being the boy’s favorite, Woody has always interacted with the other toys like a benevolent boss. So when Buzz first arrives, Woody tries to make the interloper feel welcome. But as Andy gravitates toward Buzz more and more, the sheriff becomes consumed with jealousy.
To make matters worse, Buzz doesn’t think he is a toy at all, but a galactic hero who must save the universe from the evil Emperor Zurg. His unexpected detour to the curious world of Andy’s bedroom has put the space hero off his assumed schedule. It’s all pretty grating for a toy like Woody, whose whole universe is that bedroom. So Woody puts on a metaphorical black hat and tries to push the unsuspecting spaceman off the dresser—an attempt to get Buzz "lost," perhaps forever. But the plan goes awry and Buzz is knocked out the window. The ensuing scandal makes Watergate look like jaywalking: Not only is Andy’s new favorite toy MIA, but Andy’s old favorite toy is the culprit, and a few of the other toys are so stirred up they want to knock the stuffing out of him. The only way Woody can make things right is by tracking down Buzz and bringing him back—alive.
Woody must learn to cope with feelings of jealousy, rejection and the humiliation of being demoted to second-best. Meanwhile, the arrogant Buzz is forced to sort through his own identity crisis bred by delusions of grandeur. In a poignant scene, he is devastated when a TV commercial blares forth the truth about his factory birth. Then he bravely chooses to accept his identity and impact his universe as a toy. Woody and Buzz square off early, but the two adversaries find themselves relying on each another for survival when thrust into the cold, cruel "real" world. It turns out the most dangerous place on earth is right next door. A barbaric young neighbor named Sid tortures toys in ways that might initially frighten very young children, but even these hideously mistreated playthings reveal a soft side as they befriend Woody, and together they rally to save Buzz and teach their malicious owner to treat his toys with a bit more kindness.


Question:
1. Why does Woody feel jealous of Andy?
2. What makes buzz faces identity crisis?
3. What kind of toy is Woody?
4 How Woody treat other toys before buzz
5. Who is Andy?
6. Why does it says that the next door place is dangerous?
7. Why does the other toys are so stirred up with Woody?
8. Why does Buzz is mention to be arrogant?
9. Who is Sid?

10. How is the relationship between Buzz and Woody in the end?

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