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Few of us haven't read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince
of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone's heart-we all
wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity (默默无闻).
Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in
a US high school.
Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her world changes
completely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears.
Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not-kind, handsome and desirable. Mary and
Joey's paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back
home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams.
Of course, there is a wicked (邪恶的) stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in
Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make
sure Mary doesn't get into the top dance school. Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling
for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.
The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale.
Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all
beautiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.
"The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point," writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson.
"The focus is firmly on following your dream."
1. The first paragraph is mainly to ______.
A. build interest and lead us to Mary's secret dream
B. remind us why Cinderella is popular all the years
C. inform us of the main topic of the whole passage
D. tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is
2. In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main character who _______.
A. is brave in expressing her love
B. is attended badly by the stepmother
C. has a dream of meeting a prince
D. is embarrassed by the pop singer
3. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Joey is just like other boys in Mary's class.
B. Mary's mother influences her a lot in singing.
C. Not many people have a dream to be realized.
D. The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary.
4. The passage is mainly about _______.
A. an introduction to a film
B. a review about a film
C. an essay about dreams
D. an advertisement of Cinderella
