There was once a young man who liked puppets(木偶) so much that he was apprenticed(当学徒) to a master puppet-maker. ______, the young man was not very clever. His ______ and other apprentices were always telling him he had no ability for making puppets, and that he would not ______.

Even so, he enjoyed it so much that he worked day after day to ______. Although he devoted much time to doing it, they would ______ find something wrong with the puppets he made, and finally drove him out of the workshop.

He wasn’t going to ______, so the young man decided that from then on he would spend all his time making just one kind of puppet. And ______ he found a fault(瑕疵) in his puppet, he would throw it away and start again. With each ______ attempt(尝试), his puppet became a little bit better. Years passed, his puppet was much better than anything his old apprentices could make, but he ______ making improvements. Living like that, the man wasn’t making any money, and many people ______ him and thought how silly he was.

When he was an old man, his puppet was ______ wonderful. Finally one day, after years of ______, he finished his puppet, and said, “I can’t find anything wrong with it. This time it is ______.” And for the first time in all those years, instead of ______ his puppet away, he put it on the shelf, feeling ______ and happy. The puppet gave that old man more joy than any other famous puppet-lovers ever got.

1.A.Sadly B.Gently C.Luckily D.Usually

2.A.father B.teacher C.classmate D.friend

3.A.miss B.forget C.succeed D.listen

4.A.improve B.form C.connect D.remind

5.A.never B.seldom C.sometimes D.always

6.A.give up B.give out C.carry up D.carry out

7.A.whoever B.whenever C.however D.whatever

8.A.usual B.old C.easy D.new

9.A.finished B.avoided C.kept D.stopped

10.A.looked over B.cheered up C.laughed at D.stayed out

11.A.hardly B.possibly C.simply D.really

12.A.effect B.effort C.spirit D.value

13.A.modern B.perfect C.priceless D.expensive

14.A.hiding B.fixing C.covering D.throwing

15.A.talented B.surprised C.worried D.satisfied

Answer the questions:

Open your wardrobe!

Teenagers tell Teenage Magazine what’s in their wardrobes.

Sharon Choi of Central.

Sharon’s father owns several restaurants in Hong Kong.

In the wardrobe

“I’m very pleased to get this chance to tell you about my clothes. I’m crazy about them and can’t refuse the latest fashions. For important parties, I wear Jacques Fath. He’s the French designer who design for most of the princesses in Europe. His evening dresses are perfect. My day clothes are mostly DKNY and Ralph Lauren Polo Jeans. Some of my handbags cost $4,000 and some cost even more. Here, in my wardrobe, I have forty pairs of shoes and some Gucci wallets and sunglasses. I usually pay about $2,500 for a pair of shoes.”

She still needs:

“Oh, I still need a lot of clothes, don’t I? I don’t like wearing the same clothes twice.”

Carman Hung of Causeway Bay.

Carman’s family owns a bakery.

In the wardrobe

“Hi! I’m not really interested in clothes. I play tennis a lot. I’m in the Hong Kong girls’ team. I have three or four pairs of trainers and four tennis dresses. I also have three pairs of shorts but I prefer the dresses. I love wearing T-shirts and skinny tops. They’re comfortable. I have a pair of purple jeans and two pairs of trainers. I also have a purple velvet skirt for special occasions(场合).”

She still needs:

“I don’t need more clothes, do I? But, I need a new tennis racket!”

Perry Wong of Central.

Perry’s parents both work for the Star Ferry Company.

In the wardrobe

“What’s in my wardrobe? I don’t know! I hardly look. I don’t know where to buy clothes. Let’s see. Two pairs of trousers, a pair of trainers, a few pairs of socks and an old, green sweater with a hole in it.”

He still needs:

“Oh, I don’t need anything. I’ve got all the clothes I want.”

1.How many girls were interviewed by Teenage Magazine?

2.Who has the most clothes in his/her wardrobe?

3.Carman Huang doesn’t like dresses, does she?

4.Why doesn’t Penny Wong know what is in his wardrobe?

5.Whose family is the richest? Give at least One reason.

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