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　　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 paints and 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 happy and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things 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)The artist went to the countryside to ________.

[　　]

A．visit his old friend	B．spend his holiday
C．visit the farmer	D．thank the farmer

(2)Every day, the artist ________.

[　　]

A．went out to help the farmer to do some farming

B．went out to visit his friends

C．painted pictures

D．enjoyed the beautiful scenery（风景）

(3)The artist wanted to pay .the farmer, but the farmer ________.

[　　]

A．wanted much more money

B．wanted nothing

C．didn't want any picture of the artist

D．wanted one of his pictures instead of（代替）money

(4)The artist thought the farmer wanted a picture of his because ________.

[　　]

A．the farmer was an artist too

B．the farmer liked his pictures very much

C．the farmer wanted to give it to his son as a present

D．the farmer was rich

(5)After heating the farmer's last words, maybe the artist would be ________.

[　　]

A．very worried	B．very happy
C．very thankful	D．very disappointed（失望的）

答案：B;C;D;B;D

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