【单选题】B、In1947agroupoffamouspeoplefromtheartworldheadedbyanAustr ianconductordecidedtoholdaninternationalfestivalofmusic,danceandtheatr einEdinburgh.TheideawastoreuniteEuropeaftertheSecondWorldWar.Atthesametime,the“Fringe”appearedasachallengetotheofficialfestival.Eighttheatr egroupsturnedupuninvitedin1947,inthebeliefthateveryoneshouldhavetherighttoperform,andtheydidsoinapublichousedisusedforyears.Soon,groupsofstudentsfirstlyfromEdinburghUniversity,andlaterfromtheuniversitiesofOxfordandCambridge,DurhamandBirminghamweremakingthejourneytotheScottishcapitaleachsummertoperformtheatr ebylittle-knownwritersofplaysinsmallchurchhallstothepeopleofEdinburgh.Todaythe“Fringe”,oncelessrecognized,hasfaroutgrownthefestivalwitharound1,500performancesoftheatr e,musicanddanceoneveryoneofthe21daysitlasts.Andyearsearlyas1959,withonly19theatr egroupsperforming,somesaiditwasgettingtoobig.A、paidadministr atorwasfirstemployedonlyin1971,andtodaythereareeightadministr atorsworkingallyearroundandthenumberrisesto150duringAugustitself.In2004therewere200placeshousing1,695showsbyover600differentgroupsfrom50differentcountr ies.Morethan1,25millionticketsweresolD、Whydidsomeuninvitedtheatr egroupscometoEdinburghin1947A、Theyownedapublichousethere.B.Theycametotakeupachallenge.C、Theythoughttheywerealsofamous.D、Theywantedtotakepartinthefestival.
【单选题】B、In1947agroupoffamouspeoplefromtheartworldheadedbyanAustr ianconductordecidedtoholdaninternationalfestivalofmusic,danceandtheatr einEdinburgh.TheideawastoreuniteEuropeaftertheSecondWorldWar.Atthesametime,the“Fringe”appearedasachallengetotheofficialfestival.Eighttheatr egroupsturnedupuninvitedin1947,inthebeliefthateveryoneshouldhavetherighttoperform,andtheydidsoinapublichousedisusedforyears.Soon,groupsofstudentsfirstlyfromEdinburghUniversity,andlaterfromtheuniversitiesofOxfordandCambridge,DurhamandBirminghamweremakingthejourneytotheScottishcapitaleachsummertoperformtheatr ebylittle-knownwritersofplaysinsmallchurchhallstothepeopleofEdinburgh.Todaythe“Fringe”,oncelessrecognized,hasfaroutgrownthefestivalwitharound1,500performancesoftheatr e,musicanddanceoneveryoneofthe21daysitlasts.Andyearsearlyas1959,withonly19theatr egroupsperforming,somesaiditwasgettingtoobig.A、paidadministr atorwasfirstemployedonlyin1971,andtodaythereareeightadministr atorsworkingallyearroundandthenumberrisesto150duringAugustitself.In2004therewere200placeshousing1,695showsbyover600differentgroupsfrom50differentcountr ies.Morethan1,25millionticketsweresolD、Whydidsomeuninvitedtheatr egroupscometoEdinburghin1947A、Theyownedapublichousethere.B.Theycametotakeupachallenge.C、Theythoughttheywerealsofamous.D、Theywantedtotakepartinthefestival.



