Jim Carrey has become one of the most well-known faces in the world. And it is because of his face that he has made such achievements.

Jim Carrey was born in a working class family, and life was poor for young Jim. While in his teens, he had to take a job as a doorkeeper when his father lost his job, and finally he dropped out of school. At that time, he developed his sense of humour to help him deal with anger at the world.

He was often alone. He said he didn’t have any friends because he didn’t want any. At 15 he started performing at a comedy club. Later he moved to Los Angeles and there he got the attention from a famous comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, and his life started to change.

Jim Carrey got his big break in 1990, when he played a role on the new comedy show, In Living Color. He broke into films in 1994. It was the year of Funny Face. First there was Pet Detective, a success that showed Carrey’s comic style. Next came The Mask, which was another success for him.

Jim Carrey has come a long way from his unhappy childhood. In fact, he seems to be having a second childhood now. The future looks good for him. He has developed a large crowd of fans and he also has proved his ability to get through a storm and come out on top, which is important for any person.

1.Why didn’t Jim Carrey have any friends when he was young?

A. Because he dropped out of school

B. Because he was in a working class family.

C. Because he didn’t want to make friends

D. Because he was angry at the world.

2.The underlined phrase “got his big break” in Paragraph 4 may mean “__________”.

A. got a good chance

B. made a lot of money

C. felt tired

D. had a rest

3.From the last paragraph we can learn that __________.

A. Carrey didn’t finish his school education

B. many people like Jim Carrey

C. he once survived a storm

D. Rodney Dangerfield changed Carrey’s life

4.Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A. Carrey’s success comes from his handsome face

B. Carrey was happy in his childhood.

C. Carrey’s sense of humour came from the difficult environment.

D. The film “The Mask” was not a success at first.

When Jack was very young, he played a lot of football and he was very   1   at it. But then he went and worked in a town and there was no team for him, so he stopped    2   .Then he began to get rather    3   . So he thought, “ I’ve stopped playing football, and now I’m getting fat.     4   am I going to do?” He thought about it for    5     . And then he said to himself,” I know , I’ll play tennis.”
He had a few lessons and then played for a few months. He met a nice girl ___6___ the tennis club one day, and they played a game of tennis against ___7___ young man and woman. Jack played very badly and was very   8    with himself.” I’ve never played as badly as this before,” he said to the girl, “Oh, ” she said ,” you    9     how to play tennis?” After that the girl taught him how to play tennis when she was free. And Jack ___10___ in love with her day by day. Now she becomes Jack’s wife. How amazing it is!