◆Cannes will rock to the sound of a cancan dance this year when Moulin Rouge by the Australian director Baz Luhrmann opens the French film festival(电影节)in May. The musical stars Nicole Kidman as a singer, and John Leguizarmo as the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. It will be competing for the Palme d’Or, the festival’s top prize. The festival runs to May 21.
◆The American actor Tommy Lee Jones, 54, has married his longtime girlfriend, Dawn Maria Laurel, 36, in a private wedding in San Antonio. “It wasn’t a big to-do, ”said Fred Biery, a U. S. District Judge who performed the service. He refused to discuss things further. “These are very private people. ”he said.
◆Loretta Lynn is being treated for a very bad cold in Tennessee and will miss several appearances. The country singer, 65, was admitted to a hospital near her home in Hurricane Mills. “She is in good condition, but the doctors are watching her closely. ” a spokeswoman said.
◆The French-Algerian singer Enrico Macias was named a United Nations peace messenger. Enrico joins eight other people who act as goodwill envoys(使者)for the United Nations, among them are the writer Elie Wiesel and the basketball player Magic Johnson.
1. We can learn from the text that Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is______.
A. a figure in a film B. a dancer in a show
C. a country singer D.a prize winner
2. We know from the text that______.
A. Moulin Rouge won the top prize in a film festival
B. Loretta Lynn is under the doctors’ care
C. eight people serve as the UN goodwill envoys
D. Fred Biery was Tommy Lee Jones’ assistant
3. This text most probably appears in______.
A. a book on film stars B. a film review in a magazine
C. a newspaper D. a notice
答案 1. A 2. B 3. C
