Jackie Chan was born on April 7，1954，in Hong Kong，China．His parents called him “Chan Kongsang”，which means “born in Hong Kong”．

    At first，Jackie’s family lived at the French Embassy(大使馆)．His father was a cook．and his mother was a housekeeper．When Jackie was seven years old，his family moved to Australia Embassy. His father got a job at the American Embassy．Later back in Hong Kong，Jackie’s father sent him to the China Drama Academy(中国戏剧学院)．The students there practiced kung fu and learned how to do stunts(特技表演)．

    When Jackie was 17, he began to do dangerous stunts for films．In the early 1980s，Jackie went to Hollywood，but he wasn’t very successful．He went on to make films in Hong Kong and had great success．Finally，Jackie Chan became famous in the United States．Today，Jackie Chan has both Chinese and American fans，and his films make millions of dollars．

1．将文中的下划线句子改为简单句。

                     ，Jackie began to do dangerous stunts for films．

2．写出文中下划线单词的近义词。

回答下列问题。

3．When was Jackie born?

4．What was Jackie’s father at the French Embassy?

5．What did Jackie learn in the China Drama Academy?

1、1．At the age of 17， 

2．well-known

3．He was born on April 7，1954．

4．He was a cook．

5．He learned kung fu and stunts．