Early films were primarily aimed at entertaining audiences, but entertainment did not always come in the form of escapist fantasies. Many other issues were also portrayed on the screen. Between 1900 and 1917, observes Kevin Brownlow, literally thousands of films dealt with the most pressing problems of the day white slavery, political corruption, gangsterism, loansharking, slum landlords, capital vs. labor, racial prejudice, etc. While most of these films were produced by studios and independent companies, a significant number were made by what we might call today special interest groups . As films quickly emerged as the nations most popular form of mass entertainment, they attracted the attention of a wide range of organizations, which recognized the mediums enormous potential for disseminating propaganda to millions of viewers.

　　26. Hollywood may not be used to describe_______.

　　A. American movie production in general

　　B. films nfade in Los Angeles

　　C. an area in Los Angeles, famous because many popular films have been produced there

　　D. films aimed at amusing audiences and making money for them

　　27. It may be inferred from the passage that _______.

　　A. most of the film-goers were working people

　　B. films were more interesting than professional baseball games

　　C. people were eager to spend their money on amusement and relaxation

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