A. IMPROVEMENT B. IMPOVERISHMENT C. IMPACT D. IMPRESSIO...

22. A. improvement B. impoverishment C. impact D. impression

VI. Read an article about Elizabeth Taylor and choose the best answer. (1,25 pts)

Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was born on February 27, 1932, in London, England. One of

film's most celebrated stars, Elizabeth Taylor has fashioned a career that's covered more

than six decades, accepting roles that have not only showcased her beauty, but her ability

to take on emotionally charged characters.

Taylor's American parents, both art dealers, were residing in London when she was born.

Soon after the outbreak of World War II, the Taylors returned to the United States and

settled into their new life in Los Angeles.

Performance was in Taylor's blood. Her mother had worked as an actress until she

married. At the age of 3, the young Taylor started dancing, and eventually gave a recital

for Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. Not long after relocating to California a family

friend suggested the Taylors' daughter take a screen test.

She soon signed a contract with Universal Studios, and made her screen debut at the age

of 10 in There's One Born Every Minute (1942). She followed that up with a bigger role in

Lassie Come Home (1943) and later The White Cliffs of Dover (1944).

Her breakout role, however, came in 1944 with National Velvet, in a role Elizabeth Taylor

spent four months working to get. The film subsequently turned out to be a huge hit that

pulled in more than $4 million and made the 12-year-old actress a huge star.