Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) is considered to be of great importance in the world film industry (行业). She made over sixty films during her long career (事业) in Hollywood. She got so many special names, such as “the Legendary film star in Hollywood”, “the evergreen tree in Hollywood”, “forever blooming flower in Hollywood” and “the No. 1 beauty in the world”. She was much known for her beautiful purple eyes. She was also known for her private life and eight marriages (婚姻).

She was the first person who got over one million dollars for her playing the queen of Egypt in the 1963 movie Cleopatra. She won the Oscar Award twice. In 1999, she was chosen the seventh actress in a hundred years by Motion Picture Association of America.

She volunteered to help the patients of AIDs. In 1985, she helped create AMFAR, the American Foundation for AIDS Research. In 1991 she started the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. The organization helps people around the world who are living with AIDS.

She was very kind and honest. Many old actors and actresses, including Taylor, were invited to celebrate the sixtieth year of Oscar in 1988. But the USA attacked Iran that year. She gave an anti-war (反战的) speech. She hated wars and called for stopping the war.

Elizabeth Taylor died of heart failure at the age of 79. It’s said that the actress was always known not only for her beauty, success and treasure, but for her extreme intelligence, independence, courage and voluntary care for others.

1.There are __________Elizabeth Taylor’s special names mentioned in the passage.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5

2.Elizabeth Taylor was the first person who __________.

A. won the Oscar Award

B. gave an anti-war speech in public

C. earned over one million dollars for her acting in Cleopatra

3.Elizabeth Taylor gave a speech calling for_________in 1988.

A. stopping the war

B. fighting with Iran

C. caring for others

4.According to Paragraph 3, Elizabeth Taylor was__________.

A. popular B. charitable C. hard-working

5.Elizabeth Taylor was known for her__________.

a. beautiful purple eyes

b. film achievements

c. good speech skills

d. independence and courage

A. a, b, c B. a, b, d C. a, c, d

Some city schools have brought WeChat(微信) into the classroom now. Students and teachers communicate by WeChat. Is WeChat good to use in classroom? Here come some different voices from students.

I don’t think we should use WeChat in class. We need to use mobile phones for Wechat. But it is hard for teachers to manage the class. Some students can’t control themselves if they have mobile phones. They will use them to play games or QQ in class. So I think it is not necessary to use WeChat in class.

--Guo Ruiting, 14, Guangdong

I think it’s good for teachers to use Wechat in class. When they raise a question, all students will be glad to answer it on Wechat. They don’t have to raise their hands, but just use the keyboard to note down a few words. And the way helps to relax everyone. It helps us to answer questions as well.

--Zhang Yaoyi, 12, from Shanghai

We used Wechat in class once. It was good. Everyone was excited to see their words on the screen. Some students used to be shy in class. They didn’t speak in class. But everyone was surprised to see them talking a lot on WeChat. So I think it is good for us to use things like Wechat in class.

--Liu Qing, 15, from Zhejiang

We chat is good for class. However, we must use it carefully. When we use it in class, most students are excited to take part in activities and happy to talk about any questions. Surely, teachers are able to manage the time and control the class, or the class must be a little bit messy.

--Sun Jiayang, 13, from JIangsu

1.We can know _____ was born in 2003.

A. Guo Ruiting B. Sun Jiayang

C. Liu Qing D. Zhang Yaoyi

2.From the passage, we know _____ student(s) must be against using WeChat.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

3.Liu Qing thinks Wechat in class is especially good for _____ students.

A. honest B.shy

C. careless D. hard-working

4.Sun Jiayang advises teachers to _____ when WeChat is used in classrooms.

A. raise a question

B. take part in activities

C. control the class

D. write down a few words

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