An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his painting brushes and painted till evening. When it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money. But give me one of your pictures. What’s money? In a week it will all be finished, but your picture will still be here.”
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind words about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I’ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”
1. Every day, the artist ___________.
A. helped the farmer to do some farming
B. went out to visit his friends
C. painted pictures outside
D. enjoyed the beautiful scenery
2.The artist wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer ___________.
A. wanted nothing
B. wanted much more money
C. didn’t want any things at all
D. wanted one of his pictures instead of money.
3.After hearing the farmer’s words, perhaps the artist would be ___________.
A. sad B. happy C. thankful D. excited
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A. 6:30 am B. 7:00 am
C. 7:30 am D. 8:00 am
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完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
As Grade 9 students,we are busy studying for the coming entrance exam.Every day we have lots of exercises to do and many ________to take .Some of us feel upset,and some even lose heart.But we’ll not help _________if we lose heart. There’s a saying ,”Difficulty is like a spring(弹簧).If you are weak,it will be ___________.”If we have a problem we should face it_________ a smile.Once I__________ a short story called The Smile. In this book,he __________his experiences as a soldier in World War II. He ________by enemy and sent to jail.(监狱)But he tried to think of ways to run away.__________he wanted to smoke ,but he had no match. So he asked his jailor for a ________.When the jailor came up to him ,he smiled _____________and naturally.The jailor seemed to be affected and smile,too.Then they began to talk. They __________took out pictures of their families and showed them to each other.The soldier said sadly he would never see his ___________again because he was to be killed .He would never have a chance to see his children grow up.The jailor was moved by the soldier’s words.___________saying a word ,he unlocked the cell and quickly let him go .The soldier was saved__________ a smile ,t Even in a terrible solution the man was optimistic .He didn’t__________.Surely we can do the same.Life is like a mirror,if you smile at it,it will smile back at you,too.
1.A. meetings B. exams C. books D. photos
2.A. ourselves B. yourselves C. themselves D. myself
3.A. weak B. strong C. long D. short
4.A. by B. for C. with D. to
5.A. watched B. looked C. saw D. read
6.A. talked to B. talked with C. talked about D. talked over
7.A. was killed B. was taught C. was caught D. was told
8.A. One day B. Some day C. A day D. Any day
9.A. book B. pen C. light D. cake
10.A.loudly B. slowly C. coldly D. politely
11.A. all B. both C. either D. neither
12.A. friend B. classmate C. family D. neighbour
13.A. Without B. Except C. Through D. With
14.A. at the beginning of B. because o C. at the end of D. as well as
15.A. give in B. give out C. give away D. give up
—I’m thinking of the test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass this time.
—_____! I’m sure you’ll make it.
A. Thank you B. Good luck
C. Cheer up D. No problem
If you click your mouse , you will get news about sports.
A.a great deal B.the great number of
C.a great number of D.a great deal of
On a cold winter evening,it is to sit by the fire.
A.uncomfortable B.pleasant C.successfully D. luck
