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After reading1 Are these sentences right (✓) or wrong (✗)?

Read the Introduction and find out. a Audrey Hepburn is dead. c b Audrey wanted to be a ballet dancer. c c She learned to be an actor at acting

school. c d She did not make many films. c e She had many sad times in her life. c

Chapter 12 What happened first? What happened next?

Write 1–7. a The war finished. b Audrey went to school in England. c Audrey was born in Brussels. d The war started. e The Germans came to Arnhem. f Audrey’s father left the family. g Audrey’s mother took her to Arnhem.

3 These sentences are wrong. Change them so they are right. Don’t look at the book!

a Audrey’s father was Dutch. b Audrey liked the color white because she

remembered her mother. c Audrey’s father was not rich. d Audrey was a funny, noisy girl. e Audrey spoke English well.

Chapter 24 Answer these questions. a What jobs did Audrey’s mother do? b How old was Audrey in her first movie? c How old was Audrey in 1948? d Why couldn’t Audrey be a ballet dancer? e What changed her life?

Chapters 3–45 Here are some men in Audrey’s life. Put the

words (1–6) with the right people (a–f ). a Gregory Peck … b William Holden … c James Hanson … d Mel Ferrer … e Hubert de Givenchy … f Humphrey Bogart … 1 was the right man for Audrey. 2 had a wife and three children. 3 made Audrey’s clothes. 4 wasn’t friendly to Audrey.

5 was a famous actor in Roman Holiday. 6 Audrey was not ready to be his wife.

6 Choose the right word or expression. a Gregory Peck was helpful / unfriendly to

Audrey when they worked together. b The princess in Roman Holiday wants to be

better than / just like other young women. c Humphrey was / was not friendly to William. d Ferrer was new / knew the people well in

Hollywood.

Chapters 5–67 Which thing happened first, second, third …?

First write the year. Then write two sentences in each box like the first box.

Audrey made a film with Fred Astaire. It was a very happy time in her married life. Audrey was in War and Peace. Audrey became pregnant but lost the baby. Audrey helped Mel with his work in Spain. Audrey married Mel Ferrer. Mel sent Audrey a dog. Audrey acted with her husband.

1953 Audrey won an Oscar and a Tony. Audrey went to Switzerland for a holiday.

8 Choose the right answer: 1, 2 or 3. a When she was 24 … 1 Audrey was on the cover of a very

important magazine. 2 Audrey was in a fire. 3 Only one man was in love with Audrey. b The Swiss mountains … 1 were very exciting for Audrey. 2 helped to feel there was no danger. 3 were near her father’s house. c Audrey’s dog … 1 was a very famous animal. 2 was a present from her husband. 3 was in the United States.

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Chapters 7–89 Match a–f with 1–6. a The Nun’s Story was a different kind of film

but … b Mel directed Green Mansions but … c Audrey lost her second baby when … d Alfred Hitchcock was angry with Audrey

because … e Audrey didn’t act in West Side Story

because … f Audrey was nervous about the part of Holly

in Breakfast at Tiffany’s because … 1 she didn’t want to be in his film Psycho. 2 she did not usually play bad girls. 3 it was Audrey’s worst film. 4 Audrey acted very well in it. 5 she was pregnant for the third time. 6 she fell from a horse in the middle of

The Unforgiven.

10 Choose the right word or expression. a Audrey took her dog / left her dog when she

went to Africa. b Green Mansions was Mel’s first / last

Hollywood movie. c Audrey played / did not play in West Side Story. d Audrey was / was not confident about her

part in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Chapters 9–1011 Put the words from the box in the right

places. Use each word in one place only.

boring well beautiful cried successfulfights bad famous worst movie died

From 1961 to 1965 was a …………… time for Audrey. She made some …………… films and her dog …………… . But the …………… problem was Mel. He was not happy because his first film Green Mansions was not …………… . Also Audrey was now more …………… than him. Then Audrey started to make My Fair Lady. This was a difficult …………… for her because everybody wanted to see Julie Andrews in it. Also she could not sing as …………… as Julie Andrews. When Mel visited Audrey they had …………… , and she …………… in front of the cameras. But Audrey was …………… in My Fair Lady and she acted well.

12 Match a–f with 1–6. a Audrey’s singing … b Audrey’s son … c Audrey’s fame … d Audrey’s husband … e Audrey’s dog … f Audrey’s co-star … 1 made Mel think she didn’t really love him. 2 had a terrible accident. 3 was not happy. 4 thought they were paying Audrey too

much. 5 was not good enough for the film. 6 was now two years old.

Chapters 11–1213 Write the numbers. a Audrey and Mel lived in Spain for …………

months. b Audrey was ………… when her father went

away. c Between 1964 and …………, Audrey and

Mel tried to be happy. d ………… years after Mel left her, Audrey

married again. e She was ………… years older than her new

husband. f After ………… year, Audrey had another

baby, Luca. g Audrey stayed with Dotti for …………

years. h When she was married to Dotti, she only

made ………… movie.

Chapter 13 14 Say why. a Audrey made only two or three movies after

1979. b Audrey started to work for the United

Nations. c she went back to her house in Switzerland in

1992. d there were white flowers in her house. e Elizabeth Taylor said “God has a beautiful

new angel now.”

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Chapters 1–21 Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a When she was a child, Audrey didn’t like books. cb Audrey thought she was not thin enough to be

a dancer. c

c Her father left her mother. c

d Audrey stayed strong during the war. c

e Her mother worked in a shop in London. c

2 Write the words from the box in the right places.

old little loved noisy dancing too

a Audrey ………… the color white.b Audrey’s mother felt music was for ………… .c She thought she was ………… fat to be a dancer.d Audrey was not ………… like the other girls at

her school.e During the war, there was ………… to eat.f Her first part in a movie came when she was

seventeen years ………… .

Chapters 3–43 Choose the correct answer, 1, 2 or 3.

a After making Gigi, Audrey decided … 1 she was going to marry her boyfriend. 2 she was going to remember a Hollywood

producer. 3 she could not stop making movies.b Givenchy thought … 1 dresses were very important to women. 2 Audrey was going to be his wife. 3 Audrey was too fat for his clothes.c William Holden … 1 drank less than Audrey. 2 wanted to live with Audrey. 3 wanted Audrey to have his children.d Audrey’s future husband … 1 was the same age as Audrey. 2 was a lot older than her. 3 was a very old man.

Chapters 5–64 Put the names from the box in the right place.

Mr. Ferrer Audrey’s father Gary CooperMr. Famous Audrey Fred Astaire

a …………………… followed Audrey everywhere.b …………………… could not leave the USA.c …………………… starred in Funny Face.d …………………… loved the Swiss countryside.

e …………………… made a film in Paris with Audrey.

f …………………… was always in her thoughts.

5 What happened first, second, third? Write the numbers 1–7.a Audrey went to Switzerland to rest. c

b She won a Tony for Ondine. c

c Audrey worked with Fred Astaire. c

d Audrey’s photo was on the cover of Time. c

e She won an Oscar for Roman Holiday. c

f Mel and Audrey got married. c

g She went with her husband to Mexico. c

Chapters 7–86 Some of the sentences are wrong. Make them right. Audrey went to work in Australia. She was a nun in

this film, and sang and danced a lot. The film was not a great success. Then Audrey played in a film directed by her husband. Hitchcock didn’t want her to be in his movie. The next year she had a baby girl, and spent a lot of time at home with her.

Chapters 9–107 Choose the correct word or expression.

a People thought The Loudest Whisper was boring / frightening.

b Audrey’s dog was injured / killed.c William was still in love / angry.d Audrey was paid more than / the same as Rex

Harrison.e Audrey received / did not receive an Oscar for

My Fair Lady.

Chapters 11–128 Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a Audrey wanted to stay with her husband. c

b Her clothes in How to Steal a Million became popular. c

c Peter O Toole was the top actor in Two for the Road. c

d Her husband had girlfriends again. c

e Young people loved Robin and Marian. c

f Her husband left her. c

Chapter 139 Some of the sentences are wrong. Make them right. Audrey made many more movies. When she was

older, she was poor and hungry. She talked about her movies on television. When she was ill, Gary Cooper came to visit her. She died in the summer. Elizabeth Taylor said she was with God now.