Children all around the world are familiar with fairy tales ,such as “The Little Mermaid”, “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s new clothes”. The colourful characters from the stories made us laugh and    throughout our childhood.

The stories are the   of Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. He was born into a poor family in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. His early life was not    . His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He    very little education. As a child he was very emotional(情绪化) and was      at for being feminine(女性化) and tall.

In 1816 his father died and Anderson was forced to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and then at a tobacco factory. At the age of 14 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a    as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years    he had to leave the theater when his voice broke in 1822.

     , Anderson went to a grammar school. Having done well, he was allowed to go to Copenhagen University in 1828. He began to publish his fairy tales in1835.They     in small volumes（量）until his death.

Anderson lived a hard life, but he tried to make people laugh in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a sad childhood as he did. The works    Anderson famous all over the world , but he was still a lonely man. He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work. Anderson passed away on August 4, 1875 at the age of 70. His home in Odense is now a museum and thousands of people visit it every year.

1.A. tell B. speak         C. smile           D. cry

2.A. discoveries B. inventions     C. creations        D. feelings

3.A. hard         B. easy           C. excited          D. bad

4.A. bought       B. found    C. received  D. lost

5.A. spoken       B. talked   C. smiled  D. laughed

6.A. career B. hobbyC. performance  D. trip

7.A. since B. after    C. until  D. still

8.A. Even so B. AfterwardsC. Since then  D. Otherwise

9.A. turned out B. sold out         C. came out  D. went out

10.A. found B. brought    C. made  D. let

—Could I have a rest, Sir.?    —________, we have little time left.

A. Of course, you could                 B. Of course, you can

C. Sorry, you can’t.                    D. Sorry, you couldn’t

—Do you think Brazil will beat Japan in the next match ?

—Yes, they have better players, so they _____ to win.

A. are expected       B. expect      

C. are hoped          D. were hoped

Earth is becoming more and more polluted. ______, people will move to Mars one day.

A. In order to      B. So that       

C. As a result      D. Because of

_______ of the furniture in the museum ______ from Ming and Qing Dynasty.

A. Two-thirds; is           B. Two-thirds; are

C. Two-third; is             D. Two-third; are

—Why do you speak in ___ a loud voice?    —Because I want to make myself ___ clearly.

A. such; hear       B. so; heard        

C. such; heard          D. so; hear

—TV and computer are so popular these days.

—Yes, they can______ our eyes to the outside world.

A. call up         B. open up          

C. turn up           D. take up

______ to improve our environment?

A. What do you think we should do     

B. Do you think what we should do

C. What do you think should we do     

D. Do you think what should we do

Did your father tell you ______?

A. when he travelled to Hong Kong        B. how he goes to Shanghai

C. where he has spent his holidays      D. why did he visit Hangzhou

“Great achievements can be done in _______ with nature, ” Schworer said.

A. heat         B. harmony

C. heaven D. Heart