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A story from the Bible tells of old Babylon, where the men decided to build a tower that would touch the sky．But God was unhappy, and he made them speak different languages．They couldn’t understand each other, so their dream never came true．

Yet the dream remains alive: if all men speak the same language, they can do anything．L．L．Zamenhof from Poland was among the men who pursue this dream．He developed Esperanto（世界语）between 1877 and 1885．

As the most successful man-made world language, it is spoken by over two million people around the world．Last month, the World Esperanto Congress（大会）, dealing with language rights, ended in Sweden．The 2004 conference will be held in Beijing．Most Esperanto speakers are in Central and Eastern Europe and in East Asia, particularly Chinese mainland．

Esperanto has two advantages．First, it’s easy．Each letter has exactly one sound and there are just 16 basic grammar rules．The second advantage is that it belongs to no one country．But Esperanto has only reached a small number of people compared with natural languages widely used around the world-such as English or Chinese．While these languages are deeply connected with their nations and cultures, Esperanto doesn’t have this background．

Will Esperanto really become a global language? It remains a question．

The writer tells us a story at the beginning to ．

A．explain why men have been making the effort to create a language shared by all

B．explain why men now speak different languages

C．show the relationship between man and God

D．prove that language is very important

What does the underlined word “pursue” in the second paragraph mean?

A．“Realize”． B．“Work for”． C．“Be against”． D．“Follow”．

What is the basic difference between Esperanto and English?

A．More people speak English than Esperanto．

B．Esperanto words are easier to spell．

C．Esperanto has fewer grammar rules．

D．Esperanto is not supported by any country or culture．

What does the story mainly talk about?

A．Advantages and disadvantages of Esperanto．

B．Men’s dream of sharing the same language．

C．The most successful planned language-Esperanto．

D．Comparison of Esperanto and other languages like English and Chinese．

Hans Christian Andersen was a poor boy who lived in Denmark. His father, a shoemaker, had died, and his mother had married again.

Andersen’s father liked to read better than to make shoes. In the evenings, he had read aloud from The Arabian Nights. His wife understood very little of the book, but the boy, pretending to sleep, understood every word.

By day Hans Christian Anderson went to a house where old women worked as weavers. There he listened to the tales that the women told. In those days, there were almost as many tales in Denmark as there were people to tell them.

Among the tales told in the town of Odense, where Andersen was born in 1805, was one about a fairy who brought death to those who danced with her. To this tale, Hans Christian later added a story from his own life.

Once, when his father was still alive, a young lady ordered a pair of red shoes. When she refused to pay for them, unhappiness filled the poor shoemaker’s house. From that small tragedy and the story of the dancing fairy, the shoemaker’s son years later wrote the story that millions of people now know as The Red Shoes.

As a little girl, Hans Christian’s mother was sent out on the streets to beg. She did not want to beg, so she hid under one of the city bridges. She warmed her cold feet in her hands, for she had no shoes. She was afraid to go home. Years later, her son, in his pity for her and his anger at the world, wrote the angry story She’s No Good and the famous tale The Little Match Girl.

Through his genius, he changed every early experience, even his father’s death, into a fairy tale. One cold day his father showed him a white, woman-like figure among the frost patterns. “That is the snow queen,” said the shoemaker. “Soon she will be coming for me.” A few months later he died. And years later, Andersen turned that sad experience into a fairy tale, The Snow Queen.

Which of the following is TRUE about Anderson when he was a boy?

A. His father had remarried before he died.

B. His mother was struck by The Arabian Night.

C. He enjoyed listening to stories very much.

D. He would help old weavers with their work.

What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 imply?

A. Almost all tales from around the world once had their origin in Denmark.

B. The people in Denmark were very enthusiastic about telling tales.

C. The number of tales in Denmark was exactly equal to that of the people living there.

D. The people in Denmark loved doing nothing but tell stories to each other.

How many of Anderson’s fairy tales are mentioned in the passage?

A. 5. B. 6. C. 3. D. 4.

It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. The Red Shoes was based on a tragedy of Anderson’s family

B. Andersen’s genius as well as his early experience made him successful

C. Andersen was educated at home by his parents because of poverty

D. Anderson wrote The Snow Queen in memory of his parents

Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Hans Christian Andersen’s Own Fairy Tales.

B. Hans Christian Andersen’s Family.

C. Hans Christian Andersen’s Bitter Experiences.

D. Hans Christian Andersen’s Considerate Parents.

“ Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken 21 he had walked away from her．They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.

Not a 22 moment, perhaps, 23 small moments sometimes last a very long time．And a few words—though they mean 24 at the time to the people who say them—can have great 25 .

I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff．For the last 24 years he has been a professional 26 ．Here is what he told me:

As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly 27 ．He had few 28 and no self-confidence．One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作业）．The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird．Now they were to write their own chapter that would 29 the last chapter of the novel.

Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it 30 ．Today he can not recall anything 31

about the chapter he wrote, or what 32 Mrs．Branch gave him．What he does remember is the four words Mrs．Brach wrote in margin（空白处）of the paper：“This is 33 writing.”

Four words．They 34 his life.

“ 35 I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or 36 I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been 37 of doing but never believed I could do.”

Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs．Brach to evaluate．She was 38 , tough and honest.“She was just what I

39 .”Dalkoff said.

His confidence 40 ．Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.

A．where B．why C．because D．when

A．wonderful B．difficult C．funny D．big

A．yet B．although C．for D．therefore

A．much B．little C．more D．most

A．meaning B．power C．force D．sense

A．writer B．player C．poet D．singer

A．sorry B．proud C．sick D．shy

A．books B．ideas C．friends D．chances

A．follow B．match C．decide D．improve

A．on B．in C．out D．down

A．more B．again C．special D．different

A．honors B．remarks C．prizes D．grade

A．poor B．serious C．good D．silly

A．changed B．damaged C．affected D．improved

A．Unless B．Until C．When D．While

A．what B．how C．where D．which

A．tired B．fond C．proud D．dreaming

A．strict B．kind C．encouraging D．praising

A．feared B．needed C．expected D．loved

A．grew B．lifted C．appeared D．returned

“ Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken   21   he had walked away from her．They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.
Not a   22    moment, perhaps,   23    small moments sometimes last a very long time．And a few words—though they mean   24   at the time to the people who say them—can have great   25   .
I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff．For the last 24 years he has been a professional   26   ．Here is what he told me:
As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly   27   ．He had few   28   and no self-confidence．One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作业）．The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird．Now they were to write their own chapter that would   29    the last chapter of the novel.
Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it   30  ．Today he can not recall anything   31
about the chapter he wrote, or what   32   Mrs．Branch gave him．What he does remember is the four words Mrs．Brach wrote in margin（空白处）of the paper：“This is   33  writing.”
Four words．They   34    his life.
“   35    I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or   36  I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been   37   of doing but never believed I could do.”
Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs．Brach to evaluate．She was   38    , tough and honest.“She was just what I
39  .”Dalkoff said.
His confidence   40  ．Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.

“ Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken 21 he had walked away from her．They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.

Not a 22 moment, perhaps, 23 small moments sometimes last a very long time．And a few words—though they mean 24 at the time to the people who say them—can have great 25 .

I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff．For the last 24 years he has been a professional 26 ．Here is what he told me:

As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly 27 ．He had few 28 and no self-confidence．One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作业）．The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird．Now they were to write their own chapter that would 29 the last chapter of the novel.

Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it 30 ．Today he can not recall anything 31

about the chapter he wrote, or what 32 Mrs．Branch gave him．What he does remember is the four words Mrs．Brach wrote in margin（空白处）of the paper：“This is 33 writing.”

Four words．They 34 his life.

“ 35 I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or 36 I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been 37 of doing but never believed I could do.”

Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs．Brach to evaluate．She was 38 , tough and honest.“She was just what I

39 .”Dalkoff said.

His confidence 40 ．Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.

1.A．where B．why C．because D．when

2.A．wonderful B．difficult C．funny D．big

3.A．yet B．although C．for D．therefore

4.A．much B．little C．more D．most

5.A．meaning B．power C．force D．sense

6.A．writer B．player C．poet D．singer

7.A．sorry B．proud C．sick D．shy

8.A．books B．ideas C．friends D．chances

9.A．follow B．match C．decide D．improve

10.A．on B．in C．out D．down

11.A．more B．again C．special D．different

12.A．honors B．remarks C．prizes D．grade

13.A．poor B．serious C．good D．silly

14.A．changed B．damaged C．affected D．improved

15.A．Unless B．Until C．When D．While

16.A．what B．how C．where D．which

17.A．tired B．fond C．proud D．dreaming

18.A．strict B．kind C．encouraging D．praising

19.A．feared B．needed C．expected D．loved

20.A．grew B．lifted C．appeared D．returned

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