" Wanted: A violin. Can’t pay much. Call…"
The ad in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. Because my family was  36 , I couldn’t have a violin. So I asked, "Daddy, may I have a   37 ?" Daddy’s face looked sad. But a few weeks later, Daddy went home with a case in his hand. Inside the case was a second—hand violin for seven dollars.
No one could know how   38  I was when I took my violin to school for my first lesson. Several years later, I became famous as a violinist. And then, I carefully   39 the violin away.
Now   40  this ad, I discovered the case deep in my closet(储藏室). I put it on the table. Then I picked up the   41  , walked to the telephone and called the number.
Later in the day, a man aged about 30 knocked at the door. "I’ve been expecting
someone can answer my advertisement.  My daughter wants a violin so   42  ," he said, examining my violin. "How much is it?"
I said, "   43 dollars. "
"Are you surer" he asked. "Seven dollars," I  44  and then added, "I hope your daughter will be   45  to have it and enjoy it as I did. "
I smiled, but I found my tears roiling down my face.
【小题1】
A.richB.poorC.largeD.small
【小题2】
A.drumB.guitarC.violinD.piano
【小题3】
A.surprisedB.excitedC.boredD.interested
【小题4】
A.carriedB.putC.tookD.threw
【小题5】
A.aboutB.byC.inD.for
【小题6】
A.adB.violinC.caseD.newspaper
【小题7】
A.badlyB.easilyC.quicklyD.luckily
【小题8】
A.NinetyB.TwentyC.SevenD.Five
【小题9】
A.repeatedB.showedC.remindedD.suggested
【小题10】
A.cleverB.sadC.afraidD.happy

It's over three years since I began to learn English. I am glad that I am getting on well with it.

I find English very interesting, but quite difficult. When I first started, I thought I had only to remember the new words and learn some grammar. I know little about English idioms(习语). I thought each English word had a word with the same meaning in Chinese. When I learned to say "I see a book on the desk", I thought the English word "see" was just like the Chinese word "kan". So one day when my teacher asked me, "What are you doing?" I answered, "I'm seeing a book." "That's wrong," the teacher said. "You don't see a book. You read a book. You can't use an English word like a Chinese one. Be sure not to make the same mistake again."

After that I began to pay more attention to the differences between Chinese and English. For example, in English we say a "high mountain", but a "tall man". In Chinese we use the same word "gao" for both. Again in English we say "take part in the sports meeting", "attend a meeting" and "join the army", while in Chinese we can use "can jia" for all the three. It's interesting, isn't it? So to study English doesn't only mean hard work, it can be great fun, too! We not only have to pay attention to pronunciation, grammar, spelling and handwriting, we also have to understand English idioms. We can learn English well only in that way!

But all this is only a beginning and I still have a long way to go. I'll try my best and work even harder than before. I must speak and listen to English more both in and out of class. I must read and write more, too. I must learn English well so that I can work well when I grow up.

1.When I first started learning English, I thought________.

A. I know some English idioms

B. I didn’t have to remember the new words and learn some grammar

C. I had only to remember the new words and learn some grammar

D. each English word couldn't find a Chinese word with the same meaning

2."I'm seeing a book" --- The writer wanted to say_________.

A. I'm looking a book        B. I'm reading a book

C. I'm looking for a book     D. I'm watching a book

3.Which is not true?

A. To study English only means hard work.

B. To pay attention to pronunciation and grammar.

C. To read and write more.

D. To have to understand English idioms.

4.We should speak and listen to English ________.

A. after class   B. after class and in class

C. in class     D. before class

5.Which is the best topic of the passage?

A. How to study English well     B. The importance of English

C. English idioms               D. Do more reading

 

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As you know , Mark Twain was a f ___1.____ writer . He was born in a poor family . It was difficult for him to get some money when he was young . One day , he was invited to give a talk and after that he was asked if he could r____2._____ the first money he ever earned (挣). He had thought a long time before he answered and then said , “Yes , it was at school . I can remember e____3._____ about it . Pupils in those days didn’t respect (尊敬) their teachers and didn’t take c­­___4.____ of school property (财产). Some of them often broke the windows and doors , the others cut something on the desks . S____5.____ a rule (规定)was made in our school that any boy who did that would be beaten (被打) in front of the whole school , or would have to p____6._____ five dollars .”

“ One day I cut a mouse on the desk with a knife . I had to give five dollars to the school or be beaten before the w____7.____ school . So I had to tell my father about it . My father said it would be very bad to have our family disgraced(羞辱) in front of the whole school . He agreed to give me five dollars to hand over to the headmaster(校长).But before g____8.____ me the money , he took me upstairs(楼上) and gave me a beating . But as I had one beating and got used to(习惯) it , I d_____9.____ I would take another beating at school and leave the five dollars to m_____10.______ . So that’s what I did . That was the first money I ever earned .”

 

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