William S. Hart was, perhaps, the greatest of all Western stars, for unlike Gary Cooper and .John
Wayne, he appeared in nothing but Westerns. From
1914 to 1924 he was supreme and unchallenged. It
was Hart who created the basic formula of the Western
film, and devised the protagonist he played in every
film he made, the good-bad man, the accidental, noble
outlaw, or the honest but framed cowboy, or the sheriff
made suspect by vicious gossip; in short the individual
in conflict with himself and his frontier environment.
Different from most of his contemporaries in
Hollywood, Hart's knowledge of the old West, which
enhanced his acting, come from actual experience
there as a child.

28. Hart's success in Westerns ………………
A) was partly due to his having lived
his childhood in the old West
B) could only be matched by Gary
Cooper and John Wayne
C) was greater than in his other films
D) was at its peak between 1914 and
1924
E) only lasted for a decade

29. According to the passage……………
A) all characters in Westerns had
conflicts within themselves
B) 1914 to 1924 was the period when
the best Westerns were made
C) Gary Cooper and John Wayne
didn't exclusively act in Westerns
D) there were no Westerns made
before Hart started to act
E) Hart was not such a good actor in
films other than Westerns

30. The roles Hart portrayed ……………….
A) were copied by both Gary Cooper
and John Wayne
B) showed a marked resemblance to.
his own personality
C) were based on actual people he met
as a child.
D) had common characteristics which
he himself created
E) were unique to him and have never
since been use

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