Passage 5

Questions 21 to 25 are based on thefollowing passage.

MGM's most promising youngstar in the early 1930s couldn't meet the heigh requirement for most of today'samusement park rides: Shirley Temple, coming into her own in starring roles at thetender age of 5, was almost immediately headhunted(物色) by bigger， more profitable studios. And Fox was definitely that. For thestudio, that proved to be a power move against MGM, buying their young star outfrom under them.

The move solidified ShirleyTemple's place as the most beloved young star of her era, and is also creditedwith saving the Fox studio; Temple's cheerful and inspiring performance wasable to draw moviegoers to the theater better than any other Depression-erastar's.

The saga started in 1933with Fox Film songwriter, Jay Gorney. He was walking out of a viewing of anepisode of Temple's multi-part series, Frolics of Youth, and saw her charmingfans in the movie theater lobby with song and dance numbers. He immediatelyarranged a screen test with Temple for the film Stand Up and Cheer! in earlyDecember of that year. The film was a hit upon its release in 1934. Andaudiences adored the innocence of both Temple and her character.

On the Good Ship Lollipop, asong from the film Bright Eyes, sold more than 500,000 copies. On February 27,1935, 6-year-old Shirley Temple became the first child star to be honored witha Juvenile Oscar for her film achievements. Then, Fox and 20th Century Picturesmerged, thanks in large part to Temple's success, creating 20th Century Fox,and as one of the crown jewels in the new studio's collection, Temple's starbegan to grow ever higher.

During the Great Depression,an era when making large investments was considered by conservativecommentators to be nothing if not reckless(轻率的), Fox almost immediately began to see thebenefits of banking on the bright young talent of Shirley Temple. As her starrose higher and higher, Fox was able to show more of their stars in Templemovies, using them to springboard actors such as Cesar Romero into star-makingroles of their own. Shirley Temple showed Fox that the kind of movie capable ofselling in the economic misery of the Depression was the exceedingly optimisticfare she was creating. In turn, Fox's returns on their investment in thisoptimism allowed them to make similar investments elsewhere, in actors thatwould become mainstays(支柱)of Hollywood and televisionfor decades to come.

 
When it decided to have Shirley Temple, Fox was_____.