Read the text and do the tasks. After years of eating beans and driving up his debts, Disney finally brought Mickey Mouse to life on film starting in…

Read the text and do the tasks.

After years of eating beans and driving up his debts, Disney finally brought Mickey Mouse to life on film starting in the late 1920 and earned his way back to the top of his industry. But it was not easy. Investors rejected the concept of his famous mouse over 300 times before one accepted it.

Even with the success of Mickey Mouse, Disney still faced challenges in keeping his business afloat. Not only was he overworked, but tensions with his employer, who eventually stole his longtime and best animator from him, led to Disney having a nervous breakdown. After taking some time off with his wife to recover, Disney returned with a bold new idea: He would develop a full-length animation feature, which he would call Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). It would become a huge success at the box office, yet the films that followed, Pinocchio (1940), Fantasia (1940) and Bambi (1942), would end up being duds.

If Disney didn't already have enough burdens to shoulder, more were on the way. His animators went on strike at the start of World War II and contributed to his mounting debt that ran upwards of four million dollars. After the war was over, his company was slow to rebuild, but during this time, Disney learned to diversify his business by turning to television, despite pressures from the film studios to stay on the big screen. His gamble paid off. With the success of TV shows like The Mickey Mouse Club and Davy Crockett, Disney was able to harness enough capital to launch his biggest venture yet: Disneyland.

A. Write TRUE for true and FALSE for false statements. (5×1=5)

a. Disney's idea for Mickey Mouse was accepted by the investor in the first attempt.

b. Disney faced many problems even after the success of Mickey Mouse.

c. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs became a major box office success.

d. Disney's decision to enter television suggests that he was willing to take risks to save his company.

e. Disney's debt increased due to the TV shows.

B. Answer these questions. (5×1=5)

a. When did Disney bring the concept of Mickey Mouse on film?

b. What did Disney do for a relief of his overwork and nervous breakdown?

c. What kind of film was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?

d. How did the animators increase Disney's troubles?

e. Do you think Disney was a lucky person? Why?