John is a manager and he is very busy. He spends a lot of time traveling abroad. So he reads short stories. He likes reading stories about ordinary people and the things that happen to them in today’s world.

 

Sara is a student. She likes reading true stories. In those stories, people write about themselves. She’s especially interested in people who have had unusual or different lives. She also wants to write a story about herself one day.

 

Monica is a history teacher in London. She enjoys reading more than anything else. She likes reading about the history of people in other parts of the world. She wants to know how historical events changed people’s lives.

 

Tony loves reading so much! In fact he opened a little bookstore several years ago so he could share his interest of reading with others. His favorite books are novels. Some stories are so wonderful that he often tries to finish them fast in order to know what happens in the end.

【小题1】John is a ______.

A．manager

B．student

C．teacher

D．writer

【小题2】Who has a bookstore?

A．John.

B．Sara.

C．Tony.

D．Monica.

【小题3】All of them like ______.

A．teaching

B．traveling

C．writing

D．reading

 

John is a manager and he is very busy. He spends a lot of time traveling abroad. So he reads short stories. He likes reading stories about ordinary people and the things that happen to them in today’s world.

 

Sara is a student. She likes reading true stories. In those stories, people write about themselves. She’s especially interested in people who have had unusual or different lives. She also wants to write a story about herself one day.

 

Monica is a history teacher in London. She enjoys reading more than anything else. She likes reading about the history of people in other parts of the world. She wants to know how historical events changed people’s lives.

 

Tony loves reading so much! In fact he opened a little bookstore several years ago so he could share his interest of reading with others. His favorite books are novels. Some stories are so wonderful that he often tries to finish them fast in order to know what happens in the end.

1.John is a ______.

A．manager

B．student

C．teacher

D．writer

2.Who has a bookstore?

A．John.

B．Sara.

C．Tony.

D．Monica.

3.All of them like ______.

A．teaching

B．traveling

C．writing

D．reading

 

 

People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she acted in the movie National Velvet — the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who won first place in a famous horse race. At first, the producers of the movie told Elizabeth Taylor that she was too short to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for four months until three inches (英寸) added to her height. Elizabeth Taylor’s acting in National Velvet is still considered to be the best and National Velvet became Elizabeth Taylor’s first success.

Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved to London for business. When World War II started, the Taylors moved to California, where Elizabeth Taylor started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Elizabeth Taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles and won the Academy Award twice for Best Actress for her performance in Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf? (1966).

Elizabeth Taylor is a legend (传奇人物) of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, Elizabeth Taylor was very lucky, and she was hard-working, beautiful, famous and rich. When Elizabeth Taylor got older, she seldom acted in movies. Instead, she spent most of time on her business, and she often helped others. Several years ago, she raised more than $40 million for research and education. In March, 2011, Elizabeth Taylor died at the age of 79.

1.The producers didn’t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because ______.

    A. she was not tall enough              B. she didn’t show interest

    C. she was not beautiful enough         D. she did not play well enough

2.Where did Elizabeth Taylor start acting in movies?

A. In New York.                         B. In Los Angeles.

C. In California.                           D. In London

3.When did Elizabeth Taylor win her first Academy Award for Best Actress?

    A. At the age of 12.                        B. At the age of 28.

    C. At the age of 31.                        D. At the age of 34.

4.What do you know about Velvet Brown in National Velvet?

A. She was not rich.                B. She was a famous actress.

    C. She was not well-known.      D. She won first place in a famous horse race.

5.The writer wrote this article to _______.

    A. encourage us to help others

B. advise us to watch National Velvet

    C. tell us how to be successful and famous

    D. give us some information about a successful star