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Joe was a farmer. His farmland was so poor that he hadn't had good harvests for years.

"If God lets me control the weather, then everything will get better," he complained. "I'm a farmer. I know what's the best for crops to grow than God does."

God told him that he would control all kinds of weather. "Let's see what your crops will grow like." God said.

On hearing this, Joe was excited and immediately shouted, "Sunny!" Suddenly the clouds went away.

He was pleased and shouted again, "Rainy!" The sky was covered with dark clouds right away, then after a while, heavy rain poured down.

Watching the seeds growing bigger and bigger and becoming crops, Joe felt much satisfied. Then, the harvest season came.

He went to the field to get his crops. But his heart suddenly sank(下沉)when he found the strong crops even hadn't grown a grain. He was quite confused and started to cry. Once again, God heard him.

"Do you want to know why you still don't get the good harvest you want?" God asked. "That's because you never asked for wind, rainstorm, snow and ice, or anything that could make the air fresher and the roots stronger. Without strong roots, of course the crops won't grow any fruit. "

After he realized this, Joe asked God to take back the power. It turned out that only through life's challenges would we reap(收获)the fruit of life.

1.Was Joe a farmer?

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2.Why was Joe so excited?

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3.What kinds of weather did Joe ask for?

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4.What can we learn from the story?

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Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa, one of the most famous paintings of all time, in 1503. He was working on a special painting for a church at the time, but it was not going well. The woman who can be seen in the Mona Lisa is said to be Madonna Lisa del Giocondo. She was the wife of an Italian businessman who asked da Vinci to paint a portrait(肖像)of her.

After da Vinci finished the painting in 1506 he was invited by the French King, Francois I, to visit France, and he took the painting with him. Today the Mona Lisa is kept in the Louvre, an art museum in Paris, and it is seen by about six million visitors a year.

The painting measures only 77 centimeters by 53 centimeters and is painted with oil 10 on wood. In 1911, Vincenzo Peruggia, a worker at the Louvre, stole the painting. He took it out of the museum by hiding it under his coat. Two years later, police officers found the painting under Mr. Peruggia’s bed after he tried to sell it.

In 1962, the Mona Lisa was taken to Washington and New York for an-exhibition. For the journey, the museum wanted to insure the painting. The insurance company(保险公司)set the value of it at 100 million dollars, making it the most valuable painting ever! Today, the value of the painting would be over 700 million dollars.

1.Who is Madonna Lisa del Giaconda said to be?

A.The painter of the Mona Lisa.

B.The woman in the painting.

C.The wife of the French king.

D.The woman who asked da Vinci to paint the Mona Lisa.

2.When did Leonardo da Vinci finish painting the Mona Lisa?

A.1503 B.1506 C.1911 D.1962

3.Why did da Vinci go to France?

A.To visit the Louvre. B.To paint the Mona Lisa

C.He was invited by Francois Ⅰ. D.He was invited by Madonna Lisa del Giocondo.

4.What sentence about Vincenzo Peruggia is NOT true?

A.He worked in an art museum. B.He sold the painting.

C.He stole the Mona Lisa. D.He hid the painting under his bed.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A.Leonardo da Vinci -- an Interesting Painter.

B.The Louvre -- a Famous French Art Museum.

C.Vincenzo Peruggia -- the Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa.

D.The Mona Lisa -- the Most Valuablt Painting of All Time.

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