Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881．His father was a painter and art teacher who gave his son the first lesson in drawing．He won a prize﹣“Science and Charity”for his first important painting when he was only fifteen．He studied in several cities in Spain．But there was no one to teach him all that he wanted to know．When he was nineteen，he visited Paris．
Paris was then the center of the world for artists．Everything that was new and exciting in the world of paintings seemed to happen there．When he was twenty﹣three，Picasso moved there to live and lived in France for the rest of his life．
When he was over ninety，this great painter still lived his life like a young man．He was still looking for new ideas and new ways to use his artistic materials．
When he died in 1973，he was ninety﹣one years old．
1.What did Pablo Picasso’s father do？
A．A teacher． B．A painter．
C．An artist． D．A painter and art teacher．
2.What prize did he win when he was fifteen？
A．Science and Painting．
B．Science and Art．C．Science and
C．harity．
D．Painting and Charity．
3.Where was he born and where did he visit when he was nineteen？
A．Paris and Spain． B．London and Paris．
C．Spain and Paris． D．London and Spain．
4.How old was he when he moved to Paris and how old was he when he died？
A．Twenty﹣three and ninety．
B．Twenty﹣three and ninety﹣one．
C．Nineteen and ninety﹣one．
D．Nineteen and ninety．
5.What did he do when he was old？
A．He lived his life like a young man．
B．He looked for new ideas．
C．He looked for new ways to use his artistic materials．
D．All the above
When Mary was seven, her family moved to a new town. She usually went to school by bus, for it was not near her house.
One morning , their family clock stopped and when they got up, it was too late for Mary to catch the school bus. Her mother said she would drive Mary to school on her way to the office.
“ But how can you find the way, Mum ?” Mary asked . “ You have only been to my school once. “
“ Yes, “ her mother answered . “ But you’ve been there by school bus seven times , you know the way. “ “ Oh, yes. “ said Mary.
They started out and Mary asked her mother to turn one way or another on their way to school, so she made her mother drive round most of the town before they got there. When they arrived , her mother found it was not really very far from their house.
“ Why did you make me go such a long way?” her mother asked her . “ Well, Mum.” answered Mary . “ I know only this way . The bus always goes like this, so the other children can take it to school.
1.Mary usually went to school. __________________.
A．by can B．by bike
C．on foot D．by school bus.
2.One morning Mary got up late because _____________.
A．her mother forgot to wake her up
B．the family clock stopped
C．She was not feeling well
D．She wanted to sleep more.
3.Mary ___________to her school.
A．knew only one way
B．didn’t know the way
C．knew the shortest way
D．knew many ways
4.Mary made her mother go a long way because ______________.
A．she wanted to stay with her mother longer
B．the school bus always went that way
C．she didn’t want to get to school to early
D．she want to take other children to school.
5.From this story we know that __________.
A．Mary was a kind –hearted girl.
B．Mary’s mother had never been to the school.
C．the school wasn’t very far from Mary’s house
D．Mary enjoyed going to school in her mother’s car
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Monty was the son of a horse trainer．When he was in his ninth grade，he was asked to write a _______ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up．
That night he wrote a seven﹣page paper saying that someday he’d _____ a horse ranch （牧场）．He wrote about his dream in great detail and he_____ drew a picture of a 200﹣acre ranch with all the buildings．
He put a great deal of his_____ into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher．Two days later he received his paper back．On the front page was a large red“F” _______a note that read，“See me after class．”
The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked，“Why did I receive an‘F’？”
The teacher said，“This is an unrealistic （不现实的） dream for a young boy like you．Your family is not rich．Having a horse ranch needs a lot of_____ ．You have to buy the land．You have to pay for other things．There is no_____ you could ever do it．”Then the teacher added，“_____ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal，I’ll reconsider your grade．”
The boy went home and thought about it long and hard．He asked his father what he should do．His father said，“Look，son，you have to make up your own mind on this．But I think it is a very important_____ for you．”
Finally，after thinking about it for several days，the boy handed in the same paper，making _____ changes at all．He said to the teacher，“You can keep the‘F’and I’ll keep my dream．”
1.A．speech B．notice C．paper D．diary
2.A．own B．win C．paint D．sell
3.A．just B．even C．ever D．almost
4.A．dream B．heart C．advice D．trust
5.A．by B．in C．to D．with
6.A．time B．money C．space D．work
7.A．way B．wonder C．problem D．matter
8.A．Though B．Since C．Unless D．If
9.A．change B．gift C．decision D．message
10.A．no B．anything C．any D．nothing．
They argued ____each other _____the math problem yesterday.
A.about with B.with to
C.to at D.with about
She ___to an English program while her parents ____TV.
A. was listening； is watching
B. listened； were watching
C .was listening,watched
D. was listening,were watching
He was sleeping _____someone koncked on the door.
A.when B.while C.as D.after
