Jackie Chan came into this world in 1954．the son of a poor couple who went to Hong Kong from Shandong, China．When he was born．his parents did not have enough money to pay the hospital．They almost had to ask a doctor to adopt him．But the good omen of his birth-an only child born in the Year of the Horse-was destined to change his fortune．His parents tried very hard to raise money for the hospital bill and took Jackie, their only child，home．They named him Chart Kong-sang, which means born in Hong Kong，to celebrate their safe arrival in Hong Kong．

  The family lived in the．French Embassy where Jackie’s father worked as a cook and his mother a housekeeper．Jackie disliked school and left after finishing Grade One．

1．When and Where was Jackie Chan born?

2．How many children have the couple got?

3．What was his father’s job in Hong Kong?

4．How old was he when his father worked in Australia?

5．Why did his parents name him Chan Kong-sang?

1、1．He was born in 1954 in Hong Kong．

2．They have only one．

3．（He worked as）A（a）cook．

4．He was seven years old．

5．（Because they wanted）To（to）celebrate their safe arrival in Hong Kong．