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As one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest actress, Audrey Hepburn is famous all over the world. When Hepburn died in 1993, the world mourned the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian.
Born in Belgium on 4
th May 1929, Hepburn dreamed of becoming a
successful ballet dancer. She had also been a model before she entered the film industry.In 1951, while acting in
Monte Carlo Baby, Hepburn met the famous French writer Colette, who was attracted by Hepburn’s beauty and charm. She insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl to play the lead role in
Gigi, a play based on her novel
. That event marked the beginning of Hepburn’s successful career.
Shortly after, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film
Roman Holiday. It was a big success and earned her an Oscar for Best Actress. She also won a Tony Award for the play
Ondine.
During her lifetime, Hepburn earned four more Oscar nominations. In 1989, she made her final appearance in her last film
Always and played the role of an angel.
Throughout her acting years, she acted in only one TV series,
Gardens of the world with Audrey Hepburn. By showing us the beauty of nature, Hepburn wanted to remind us that we should protect the environment.
Hepburn is remembered not just as a great actress, but also as a great humanitarian. She was honoured with a number of awards because of her efforts in her charity work. In 1992, the President of the United States presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 1991, Hepburn discovered that she had cancer. In 1993, at the age of 63, she passed away peacefully in her sleep.
【小题1】 Which of the following is the correct order according to the events?
a. People mourned her death.
b. She was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
c. Her successful film career began.
d. She earned an Oscar for Best Actress.
e. She met the French writer Colette.
A.a-e-c-b-d | B.a-e-d-c-b | C.e-c-d-b-a | D.e-c-b-d-a |
【小题2】Her successful career lasted about _____________ years.
【小题3】People remember Hepburn not only as a great actress but also as _____________ .
A.a kind lady | B.a brave lady | C.a wise lady | D.an attractive lady |
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Famous Museums
Name
| The Palace Museum
| British Museum
| New York Museum
|
Country
| China
| The UK
| The USA
|
Address
| Chang’an Street
| New Oxford Street, London
| Chestnut Street, New York
|
Feature
| The largest ancient palace buildings with many kinds of collections in China
| One of the largest museums with collections of any time and any area in the world
| America’s largest museum on American history
|
Ticket
| ¥60 ( Spring& Summer) ¥40 (Autumn &Winter)
| Free
| Monday free
|
【小题1】As one of the largest museums in the world, British museum is in _______ .
A.Beijing | B.London | C.New York | D.The USA |
【小题2】New York Museum is America’s largest museum on American__________.
A.area | B.history | C.collections | D.buildings |
【小题3】The Palace Museum. Which is in the center of Beijing, is also called “Forbidden City(紫禁城)” in China. It lies in __________.
A.Chang’an Street | B.New Oxford Street | C.Beiling | D.Chestnut Street |
【小题4】According to the form, if you want to see ancient Chinese collections, you can visit ____ at most.
A.one museum | B.two museums | C.three museums | D.fore museums |
【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?
A.Each ticket for the Palace Museum costs the same in the whole year. |
B.You don’t have to pay for tickets if you visit New York Museum on Monday. |
C.British Museum lies in Chestnut street, London. |
D.New York Museum is the largest in the world. |