Actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie Voight was born ∈Los Angeles, California, on June 4, 1975. She starred ∈ the HBO biopic Gia before earning an Academy Award for best supporting actress for Girl, Interrupted. Jolie has become one of Hollywood’s top marquee names, having starred ∈ movies like Wanted, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Salt and Changeling. She’s also directed the film In the Land of Blood and Honey. In October 2008, Jolie appeared ∈ the Clint Eastwood-directed thriller Changeling, for which she received an Oscar nomination for best actress.
She is coupled with actor Brad Pitt and has a big family. Jolie first adopted Maddox, her first son. Three years later, Jolie adopted a daughter, Zahara. The couple’s first biological daughter, Shiloh, was born ∈2006. In March 2007, Jolie added a new member to her family, she adopted another boy. In 2008, she gave birth to twins.
A devoted humanitarian, Angelina Jolie was made a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency ∈2001. She has made headlines for her work to obtain aid for refugees ∈Cambodia, Darfur and Jordan, to name just a few. In 2005, Jolie received the Global Humanitarian Action Award from the United Nations Association of the USA for her activism on behalf of refugee rights.
In May 2013, 37-year-old Jolie announced ∈aNew York Times op-ed article titled My Medical Choice that she underwent a double mastectomy ∈ an effort to prevent breast cancer ∈ the future. The actress said she decided to undergo the surgery after learning that she carries a gene known as BRCA1, which increases the risk of both breast and ovarian cancer. The news made headlines all over the world.
(Adapted from: Angelina Jolie’s Biography. Source: . Accessed on: 14 jul. 2013.)
Based on the text about Angelina Jolie, assign T (true) or F (false) to the following statements.
( ) She has made headlines because of her involvement ∈ sex scandals.
( ) She has more adopted children than biological ones.
( ) She has recently made public she has undergone surgery to prevent a disease.
( ) She has won an award ∈ recognition of her humanitarian activism.
( ) She is known for both her acting career and humanitarian activism.
Choose the alternative that shows, top-down, the correct sequence.
