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Great 20th-century actors,by Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne is a large man with a pleasant, friendly face. He has worked in the theater and also in movies and TV. He can play many different people ñ good, bad, happy or sad. He was born in 1925 in New Jersey. After school, he studied at Lincoln University, where he taught French before becoming an actor. When he was a student, he was excellent at running. In 1951, he won an important 800-meter race in Paris.

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinovís father was Russian and his mother was French, but Peter was born in England. He went to an expensive school, but he was not happy there. He quit at 16 and joined the London Theater Studio. Two years later, he got his first acting job. After that, he was in many plays and movies, but he also found time to write stories, to travel and to paint.

Ed Wynn

Ed Wynn was a star in the theater first and then moved to TV and radio shows. Later, he also acted in movies. Many people remember his name because he knew how to make them laugh. He was born in Pennsylvania and went to school there. His father had a hat store and Ed liked to put the hats on and make the customers laugh. Edís father told him not to become an actor, but Ed always knew it was what he wanted to be.

1.Whose father didn't want him to act?

A Roscoe Lee Browne

B Peter Ustinov

C Ed Wynn

2. Who began acting when he was still a teenager?

A Roscoe Lee Browne

B Peter Ustinov

C Ed Wynn

3. Who worked in TV before becoming a movie actor?

A Roscoe Lee Browne B Peter Ustinov

C Ed Wynn

4. Who was famous for being funny?

   A Roscoe Lee Browne

B Peter Ustinov

C Ed Wynn

5.Whose father didnít want him to act?

A Roscoe Lee Browne

B Peter Ustinov

C Ed Wynn

6. Who began acting when he was still a teenager?

A Roscoe Lee Browne

B Peter Ustinov

C Ed Wynn

7. Who worked in TV before becoming a movie actor?

A Roscoe Lee Browne

B Peter Ustinov

C Ed Wynn

8. Who was famous for being funny?

   A Roscoe Lee Browne

B Peter Ustinov

C Ed Wynn

Breaking the Ice

Michael Sharp visits outdoor pool

lt's just before 7 a.m. and l'm at an outdoor swimming pool in London, where the temperature of the water is only 11 degrees above freezing! Amazingly, there are already eight people swimming.

I had intended to discover, by taking a swim myself, why anyone would want to swim in such cold water, However, in the end, I decided to ask people instead. Peter Smith has been a swimmer here for three years, coming every morning before work. ‘It's wonderful on a cold winter morning,' he says. ‘I thought it would make me healthier and I haven’t been ill once since I started.'

All lhe swimmers here say the same thing. They all feel fitter. However, not everyone agrees with them. Some doctors say helps fight illness, while others say it could be dangerous, especially for your heart.

I asked Peter what they did on the days when the pool was frozen. 'That's easy,' he said. 'There's a place in the middle where the ice is thin and easy lo break. You have lo avoid the sides where the ice is thicker. I did try to swim there once just to see what it was like, but I found that it was impossible to break through the Ice.'

I would like to be able to say that I too dived happily into the water and swam a couple of hundred metres. But the truth is, fearing the worst, I walked very carefully into the pool, stood there almost in shock and then got out again after 30 seconds before I became a block of ice!

8.What is the writer trying to do in this text?

A explain why some people like swimming in the cold

B prove an idea he has had about keeping fit

C wam people not to go swimming in cold water

D advise people on ways to stay healthy

9. What does Peter Smith say about his morning swim?

   A. lt has helped him recover from a recent illness.

B He enjoys it when the pool is covered in ice.

C lt is the reason why he keeps well all year.

D He thinks it makes him work better.

9. What do you think the writer would say to his friends?

    

a.My doctor has advised me not to go swimming there.

b.I really enjoyed my early morning swim at the outdoor pool.

c.It’s amazing how the pool stays clear of ice all winter.

d.I was surprised at the number of people in the pool – they must be crazy.