Dorothy Basils Thompson, 46, stepped in a conference room in her Hollywood's Raleith Studio. "People expect you not to succeed," the former TV commercial producer said to eight men in their twenties. "But I'm going to teach you how to be great! By the time I finish, you're going to be better trained than any of those film school kids."
Thompson felt that the nation's most attractive industry was doing little to help young adults in the inner city, so she founded the Streetlights Production Assistant Programme in May 1992. Under its nonprofit(无利润) banner(旗帜), she puts disadvantaged pupils through 240 hours of training to prepare them for entry-level jobs in the entertainment industry. Some of her graduates had been poor youths, high school dropouts, and even gang members.
But getting her movie-business friends to hire her trainees turned out to be a discouraging task. A few managers said that they didn't believe people could change all that much. Thompson, however, was determined. She threw all her time and savings into getting Streetlights started.
Her perseverance（毅力） paid off. By the programme's fifth year, Thompson had placed 82 well-trained graduates on films such as Dangerous Minds, the Nutty Professor and Liar, and on TV shows and commercials.
"My life has greatly changed because of Dorothy," says Streetlights graduate Robber Leon, a former gang member once known as Crazy Ace. Leon has just finished working on a new film. "Because of Dorothy, I've got a future."
64. Thompson founded the programme ________ .
A. for the purpose of making profit
B. to help the disadvantaged
C. to find entry-level jobs in the film industry
D. because she felt there was great demand for actors and actresses
65. At first, people were unwilling to accept her graduates because ________ .
A. they didn't like Thompson herself
B. they didn't believe in the graduates
C. they thought the graduates were too discouraging
D. they were short of money at that time
66. "Her perseverance paid off" means ________ .
A. her strong determination helped her succeed at last
B. she will pay off all her debts
C. she has to pay a lot of money to start her career
D. she still has a lot of bills to pay
67. Thompson's graduates feel ________ to her.
A. doubtful B. thankful
C. sorry D. disappointed