As one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest actress, Audrey Hepburn is famous all over the world. When Hepburn died in 1993, the world mourned the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian.
Born in Belgium on 4th May 1929, Hepburn dreamed of becoming a
successful ballet dancer. She had also been a model before she entered the film industry. In 1951, while acting in Monte Carlo Baby, Hepburn met the famous French writer Colette, who was attracted by Hepburn’s beauty and charm. She insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl to play the lead role in Gigi, a play based on her novel. That event marked the beginning of Hepburn’s successful career.
Shortly after, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday. It was a big success and earned her an Oscar for Best Actress. She also won a Tony Award for the play Ondine.[来源:学.科.网]
During her lifetime, Hepburn earned four more Oscar nominations. In 1989, she made her final appearance in her last film Always and played the role of an angel.
Throughout her acting years, she acted in only one TV series, Gardens of the world with Audrey Hepburn. By showing us the beauty of nature, Hepburn wanted to remind us that we should protect the environment.
Hepburn is remembered not just as a great actress, but also as a great humanitarian. She was honoured with a number of awards because of her efforts in her charity work. In 1992, the President of the United States presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 1991, Hepburn discovered that she had cancer. In 1993, at the age of 63, she passed away peacefully in her sleep.
【小题1】 Which of the following is the correct order according to the events?
a. People mourned her death.
b. She was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
c. Her successful film career began.
d. She earned an Oscar for Best Actress.
e. She met the French writer Colette.

A．a-e-c-b-d

B．a-e-d-c-b

C．e-c-d-b-a

D．e-c-b-d-a

【小题2】Her successful career lasted about _____________ years.

A．60

B．50

C．40

D．30

【小题3】People remember Hepburn not only as a great actress but also as _____________ .

A．a kind lady

B．a brave lady

C．a wise lady

D．an attractive lady

Our rain forests are_________ , so we should protect them.

A. dangerous    B. in danger    C. in safety

 

Now lots of teenagers like smoking. It's a big problem. Some of them smoke, just for fun and some think smoking looks cool. Others smoke because there are many people around them that smoke.
As we all know, smoking is harmful, especially to students. Some teenagers even steal money so that they can buy cigarettes. Besides, smoking does harm to brains and it can influence studies. Finally, it is bad for health because it can cause diseases.
Therefore, we should protect ourselves from smoking. First, we should learn more about the danger of smoking. Second, we should keep away from people who smoke.
【小题1】Now some teenagers like smoking because_________.

A．smoking is good for them

B．their parents want them to do so

C．they think it is fun and cool

D．smoking makes them comfortable

【小题2】Smoking is harmful to_________.

A．brains

B．legs

C．eyes

D．hands

【小题3】The writer of the passage wants teenagers________.

A．to smoke

B．not to smoke

C．not to keep away from smoking

D．to smoke less

—Animals are our friends. We should protect them.

—________.

A．I agree with you.	B．Sure, go ahead.
C．It must fun.	D．How exciting!