[originaltext] A community theater is an important part of almost every city

A community theater is an important part of almost every city or town in the United States. There are over 2,000 community theaters in the United States today. About 45 thousand people work or perform in these theaters for an audience of more than 50 million people annually. These theaters are amateur organizations and are different from professional theater companies. A community theater may have its own building or perform in a school or church hall. The actors and actresses do not receive money for their work in the community theater.

The old house-allotting policy had at least two disadvantages. First, the government spent a lot of money building some houses, but these houses were allotted to people free of charge. Thus. the government would have no money to build more houses for people who badly needed them. Second, the persons who were in power could get more houses than those who were powerless. This was quite unfair. On the contrary, the new system of house allotment may bring about many new things. For example, the government will have more money which can be used in house construction. So, the housing industry can develop more quickly. Besides, because houses will be sold to people, the chances they get will be equal.