Liu Jiao and a lot of his fans were “heartbroken” at the news that Chinese pop icon Jay Chou got married in Britain on Saturday.

“Our Prince Charming finally became the husband of another woman,” Liu, a 29-year- old Beijing resident, said jokingly.

Chou married Hannah Quinlivan, a 21-year-old actress and model from Taiwan, at a Christian church in Yorkshire, England. The two had been romantically involved for four years.

Unexpectedly for Chou’s fans, the ceremony, which was to be held on his 36th birthday－Jan 18－was moved up one day.

“As his fans, we had known Jay would get married one day in 2015, but we didn’t expect it to be so soon,” Liu said. “It’s a bittersweet experience.”

Chou, who has been a well-known pop singer for 15 years, combines Chinese and Western musical elements in his songs and has influenced great numbers of Chinese people born in the 1980s and 1990s.

For his first album, Jay, released in 2000, he wrote all the music for the 10 songs and the lyrics for two of them. The album was a hit in Taiwan and on the Chinese mainland.

Liu remembers how she felt when she first heard the album Jay during a music class as a middle school student.

“My classmates and I were all fascinated by the lyrics and tunes from an unknown singer,” Liu recalled. “We couldn’t help falling in love with his songs－they were so different from any pop songs we had heard before.”

Liu said that the love has lasted and that Chou’s songs have been an important part of her life since she was 15. “Over the years, whenever Jay brought out a new album, I would buy it unconditionally. I can sing any one of his songs,” she said.

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1.When did Jay Chou get married?

A On Monday

B On Saturday.

C On Sunday

D On Wednesday

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句“Jay Chou got married in Britain on Saturday.”可知。

2.Where did they get married?

A In UK.

B In America.

C In China.

D In Canada.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句“ at a Christian church in Yorkshire. ”可知，Yorkshire位于英国内。

3.What does the underlined word element mean in Chinese?

A 原理

B 原形

C 元素

D 环境

解析：选C。C 词义猜测题。根据文章第六段第一句“combines Chinese and Western musical” 可知，他融合了中西方音乐元素。

4.When did Jay Chou release his first album?

A In 1986.

B In 2000.

C In 2002.

D In 2004.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第七段第一句“For his first album, Jay, released in 2000, he wrote all the music for the 10 songs and the lyrics for two of them.."可知。

5.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A Liu Jiao is a fan of Jay Chou.

B Jay Chou’s songs are different from others.

C Jay Chou’s wife is from Taiwan.

D Jay Chou has been a famous singer for 14 years.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第六段 第一句“Chou, who has been a well-known pop singer for 15 years,” 可知，他出道15年了。