The Cup Of Life(the 1998 World Cup theme song),and Livin' La Vida Loca made Ricky Martin a star in every corner of the world.Livin' La Vida Loca made history and became the biggest-selling single in the history of Columbia Records,one of the world's largest recording compa-nies.
Ricky Martin's hometown is San Juan,Puerto Rico.He became interested in a career as an entertainer(专业演员)in elementary school,where he used to act in plays and sing in the choir (唱诗班).As a small child he made television commercials.
Later,he took singing lessons,but at the time Ricky wasn't interested in Latin music.His taste was for David Bowie,Boston,and Cheap Trick.
At the age of ten,Ricky discovered the music of the Latin group Menudo.Menudo was a group of teenage singers that became the most popular youthful Latin-American group of all time.He wanted to be part of the group.At first they said he was too young,but later they
called him for an audition(试音).They wanted to see him perform.He joined the group when he was only twelve.
For five years,Ricky lived his dream.He performed at sold-out concerts on every continent.He had to spend long hours in the recording studio.Ricky said that his school was the hotel room and that the hotel lobby(大厅)was his playground.
In 1989,when Menudo was at the peak of its success,Ricky Martin left the group and moved to New York.He wanted to achieve solo(独唱)success,but after a year of frustration, Ricky moved to Mexico.There he began an acting career in Mexican soap operas.In 1994,he moved to Los Angeles,where he got a role in an American soap opera called General Hospital.This got Ricky his first Broadway job in the musical Les Miserables(in 1995).At the same time,he released his album A Medio Vivir.His solo career was now a big success.
Nowadays Ricky Martin is a household name.Latin pop's superstar has surprised the public with his English language albums,and he continues to sing and act— Livin' La Vida Loca.
45.Ricky Martin was born in _____ .
46. He became interested in entertainment when _____ .
47. Ricky Martin joined the Latin group Menudo at the age of _____ .
48. In the year _____ , Ricky Martin moved to Mexico.
49. Ricky Martin released his solo album _____ in 1995.
50. The word meaning “highest point" in the fifth paragraph is “_____ ”.
参考答案：
45.San Juan,Puerto Rico 46.he was in elementary school
47.twelve / 12 48.1990 49.A Medio Vivir 50.peak
