Thang-ga（唐卡）is a special kind of painting. It was found only in Tibet, China. It started from the Tang dynasty（唐朝）. Thang-ga paintings show Tibetan people’s lives. In recent years, Thang-ga paintings have caught the public’s attention. At the same time, the Chinese government has also tried hard to protect the art.
The color of Thang-ga paintings look wonderful and special. Because of the special environment of Tibet and the excellent skills of artists, the paints（颜料）used in Thang-ga are different from other paints. They were made from minerals like gold and silver, as well as some plants. The paints were made by hand and the beautiful colors could last for hundreds of years.
However, with the development of technology, people now use cheaper and more easily-made chemicals to make Thang-g paints. The traditional paints used in Thang-ga paintings took a lot of work and they were made in many secret ways. Later people stopped making the paints and forgo about them. So the skills needed to make them were almost lost. The traditional Thang-ga paintings are difficult to find now.
1.Thang-ga is an unusual kind of art.
2.Thang-ga was found only in Tibet in the Tang dynasty.
3.The special environment of Tibet and the excellent skills of artists make Thang-ga paints different from other paints.
4.The color of Thang-ga paintings can’t last for hundreds of years without modern technology.
5.The skills of artists have been already lost, so it is difficult to find the traditional Thang-ga paintings.
When things went wrong, Freddy always had something nice to say. When Dad forget about the pizza and it burned. Freddy said “Don’t worry. It’ll still taste good.” And he was _______. The pizza edges were dark, but the middle wasn’t half bad. When his teacher Mr. Hall knocked into a bookshelf in the library, Freddy said, “Don’t worry. Mrs. Bog won’t be upset.” The librarian just laughed and helped _______ the books. Freddy looked on the bright side. And everyone liked that about him. Everyone, that is, except Hazel. Hazel was the new kid in class. On her first day, Freddy said “Nice to meet you, Hazel. I think you’ll like it here.” “I ______ it.” she talked back. Freddy had never met anyone like her. When Mr. Hall said they’d have a break inside _______ it was raining. Freddy said, “Every cloud has a silver lining.” “A silver lining?” Hazel shook her head. “Bad things come in threes.” Greta was carrying paints in ______ class. She fell over, and paints went flying. “That was the second bad thing. What will the third thing be?” Hazel seemed so _______about the Rule of Three Bad Things. “It’s beautiful!” Emma picked up Freddy’s painting, not realizing she had paint on her fingers. “Freddy’s picture is ______ !” Hazel pointed, “There’s number three.” Emma looked sad. “I’m sorry, Freddy.” “It’s OK...If you add wings, the fingerprints could look like butterflies（蝴蝶）,” said Freddy. _______ refused to put a finger on Freddy’s paper. Only Hazel did. “Want to add one?” Freddy asked. Hazel thought about it, then nodded. She put her finger into paint, gently（温柔地） pressed it onto Freddy’s painting and _______ added wings. “It looks great,” said Freddy. Hazel _______. “You know, I don’t really think there’s a Rule of Three Bad Things” Sometimes, there are good things hiding where you don’t expect them.
1.A. clever B. right C. active D. famous
2.A. pick up B. look after C. go through D. throw away
3.A. expect B. believe C. doubt D. understand
4.A. although B. unless C. until D. because
5.A. science B. music C. art D. history
6.A. happy B. worried C. sorry D. sure
7.A. in a mess B. on show C. in fashion D. on sale
8.A. Somebody B. Everybody C. Anybody D. Nobody
9.A. angrily B. quickly C. carefully D. secretly
10.A. smiled B. promised C. warned D. shouted
----Will we have dinner at the Hope Restaurant ?
----Maybe. We’ll go there if the show ______ before 6. But I don’t know if there ______ any free tables then.
A. will end; were B. will end; will be C. ends; were D. ends; will be
Now she has ______ 3 pounds. She should avoid ______ too much.
A. put off; eats B. put up; ate C. put out; eat D. put on; eating
As middle school students, we should be ______ and speak to the old ______.
A. polite; polite B. politely; politely C. polite; politely D. politely; polite
Paper is made ______ wood and newspapers are made ______ paper.
A. of; of B. from; of
C. of; from D. from; from
