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Section BSection B
Unforgettable LifeUnforgettable Life
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Questions and Answers:Questions and Answers:Direction: Answer the following Direction: Answer the following
questions according to the text.questions according to the text.
1.Why did Natalie Cole become famous ?
2. What is Natalie’s childhood like?
3.Why was Natalie arrested? 3.Why was Natalie arrested?
4.According to the text, how is Cole’s first marriage?
5.Why did Natalie Cole say “I’m so grateful for the way my life has turned out”?
Intensive ReadingIntensive Reading
1. With more than 20 million records sold, and several
Grammy awards to show for it, Natalie Cole, the daughter
of famous singer Nat King Cole, has made a name for
herself in music.
2.Where I’m at mow helps me to look back on my life and
realize that I’ve really had quite a colorful and rich life.
3.3.I really could have turned out to be a different person.
4. 4. …and Cole’s life really seemed to be coming together.
Meaning: Natalie Cole, the daughter of famous singer Nat
King Cole, had sold more than 20 million copies of her
records and won several Grammy awards as a result of this
great achievement, which made her well known in the field
of music.
Meaning: What I have achieved now helps me to think about
my life in the past and I realize I’ve really had many exciting
experiences.
look back on: remember
e.g. I can often look back on my childhood.
Meaning: It is really quite possible that I could have become
a different person, though I didn’t.
turn out: happen to be, or found to be, in the end
e.g. The result turned out to be a
bad thing for the young man
Meaning: …as Cole was making a success of her
career and enjoying a happy family life with
her husband and son, it seemed that she had all the
elements that make up a good life.
come together: all the elements that constitute a
good life arrive; all the elements of a project are in
place
Testing YourselfTesting YourselfGetting the MessageGetting the MessageChoose the best answer for the following questions.1. Natalie Cole became famous because________? A. more than 20 million of her records had been sold B. she had won several Grammy awards C. she is the daughter of famous singer Nat King Cole D. A and B
2.Which of the following is true about Natalie’s childhood ? A. She didn’t have a normal childhood when she was a little girl. B. It was always possible for a little girl like her to have a
normal childhood. C. People listen to Disney songs on Radio Disney D. She had a normal childhood, though her father spent much of his time away from home.
Testing YourselfTesting YourselfGetting the MessageGetting the Message3. “During her college years at Amherst, Cole began to experiment with drugs, though they didn’t stop her from joining a music group. ” Here, “they” refers to____ ? A. drugs B. her college friends C. doctors D. her fellow singers
4. “I’m so grateful for the way my life has turned out” means ____. A. I’m glad about all that I have experienced B. I’m glad about where I am now
C. I’m sorry for all that I have experienced
D. I’m sorry for where I am now