________ the program, they have to stay there for another two weeks.
A. Not completing B. Not completed
C. Not having completed D. Having not completed
The crazy fans ________ patiently for two hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived.
A. were waiting B. had been waiting
C. had waited D. would wait
The shocking news made me realize ________ terrible problems we would face.
A. what B. how
C. that D. why
Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just ________sweet dreams.
A. keep up with B. put up with C. end up with D. catch up with
－ I hear Iron Man III is on recently. Let’s set off for the cinema to appreciate it now.
－ ________ It’s about 10 PM. I’m so tired that I must go to bed.
A. Let’s find some of the action. B. How do you find it?
C. It’s entirely up to you. D. You can’t be serious.
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Once upon a time, there lived a young boy named Hans Christian Andersen. He was very poor and had a long, ugly nose. All the other children t1. him. But when little Hans grew up, he became an internationally recognized writer. All over the world people of v2. ages and backgrounds know his classic fairy tales.
Nearly 200 years ago, Hans was born in Odense, Denmark. His father was poor but he loved literature and the theater. He often took Hans to the theater with him.
When Hans was only 11 years old, his father died. Hans had to q3. school and work in a tailor’s shop to support his family.
Hans was a very lonely child. He did not play with the other children. When he wasn’t working, he stayed at home, reading books and writing his own stories and plays.
When he was 14 years old, Hans moved to Copenhagen to try to begin a c4. as a singer or actor. The next three years p5. to be very painful and unbearable. He nearly starved to death trying to make a living.
At age 17, he met Jonas Collin, director of the Royal Theater. Collin read one of Hans’ plays and recognized his talent in s6. of Hans’ poor spelling. He helped Hans by getting a scholarship from the king to continue the boy’s schooling.
When he was 23 years old, Hans began his university studies. In 1835, he began writing his famous fairy tales. A7. from the “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, there were still a lot more. His stories are often surprisingly clever and contain deep moral teachings, therefore making him a s8.storyteller all over the world.
