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4. I (对感兴趣) whether he will go abroad or not.
4. am interested in
7. (eat) at the cafeteria before,Tina didn’t want to eat there again.
书面表达请根据以下内容，以“Chopin—a great musician”为题，写一篇100词左右的英语短文，介绍著名的音乐家肖邦。内容包括：
1.肖邦是世界闻名的作曲家和钢琴家。他一生创作了近200首深受人们喜爱的乐曲。1810年，肖邦出生于波兰。
2.肖邦最初接触音乐是跟随母亲学钢琴。到六岁时，肖邦创作出了一系列作品，充分展现了他非凡的音乐天赋。
3. 16岁时，肖邦进人华沙音乐学院学习，师从德国音乐家约瑟夫.艾尔斯内(J6zef Eisner) 。
4.离开华沙音乐学院后，肖邦到了当时的音乐圣地——维也纳。在那里，他不仅举办了多场音乐会，还发表了不少音乐作品。
5. 1849年，肖邦逝世于巴黎的寓所中，结束了短短39年的生命。参考词汇：作品composition 华沙音乐学院the Warsaw Conservatory of Music 寓所 dwelling
Since my retirement(退休) from teaching music in 2001，I have spent a good deal of time painting as an artist. I actually began drawing again in the summer of 1995 when my father died,so perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father,or maybe it was just that it brought back memories of him. In any case，I drew pen and ink animals and landscapes(风景画) much influenced by Krenkel and St. John for five years.
For some strange reason，I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolours again,but as soon as I walked out of the school door for the last time I picked up my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth,who quickly became my favourite artist. I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his watercolours to be the closest to how I thought good watercolours should look. So I painted landscapes around Minnesota for three years and tried out many other types of painting. However,watercolours remained my first choice，and I think I did my best work there,showing my paintings at a number of art exhibitions.
Art is now together with my piano playing and reading. There is a time for everything in my world，and it is wonderful to have some time doing what
I want to do. As Confucius once said, “At seventy I can follow my heart’s desire.”
1. What is the text mainly about?
A. Learning to paint in later life.
B. How to paint watercolours.
C. An artist-turned teacher.
D. Life after retirement.
2. The author started drawing again in 1995 because .
A. he hoped to draw a picture of his father
B. he couldn’t stop missing his father
C. he had more time after retirement
D. he liked animals and landscapes
3. We can infer from the text that the author .
A. had been taught by Krenkel and St. John
B. painted landscapes in Minnesota for 5 years
C. believed Wyeth to be the best in watercolours
D. started his retirement life at the age of seventy
4. How does the author probably feel about his life as an artist?
A. Very enjoyable.
B. A bit regretful.
C. Rather busy.
D. Fairly dull.
14. —Robert is indeed a wise man.
—Oh,yes. How often I have regretted (not take) his advice!
I have been interested in art and crafts(工艺品) for as long as I can remember. I studied art at GCSE level and 4 the highest possible grade and then went on to 5 art and interior design(室内设计) at A level. 6 I enjoyed these courses,I never enjoyed studying or linking other artists’work to mine. 7 ，
I just loved to 8 something and not to really think how or why I 9 it onto canvas. It was for this 10 that I never thought of art as a(n) 11 ，and realized that it would always be a hobby for me.
After college I 12 3〜4 years without creating 13 but over the past few years I have gradually returned to art and have really 14 putting paints onto canvas again.
I don’t like many popular artists. I 15 like in-dividua(个人的) paintings and artworks. Many of the pieces I have created have an obvious 16 from Andy Warhol. I am a big 17 of modern pop art，and I suppose I would classify most of my work as 18 pop art. I like to create pieces of artwork using portraits,but 19 portraits in a way that the item will fit into modern surroundings. I love Scott Hansen’s print work and I like the way he 20 a natural element (元素) to his creations. I love some impressionists’(印象主义者的) artworks 21 Van Gogh’s Starry Night and the heavy brush strokes in some of my modern works are a reflection of it. I also love Banksy，and I am 22 by his ability to express the 23 of existing images.
4. A. lost B. learned
C. achieved D. knew
5. A. study B. teach
C. revise D. practise
6. A. So B. And
C. However D. Although
7. A. In that case B. In fact
C. In addition D. Above all
8. A. create B. invent
C. make D. produce
9. A. drew B. painted
C. designed D. coloured
10. A. excuse B. cause
C. reason D. sense
11. A. interest B. affair
C. business D. profession
12. A. took B. cost
C. spent D. invested
13. A. everything B. anything
C. something D. nothing
14. A. disliked B. enjoyed
C. hated D. failed
15. A. suddenly B. sometimes
C. generally D. seldom
16. A. importance B. excellence
C. popularity D. influence
17. A. fan B. creator
C. artist D. founder
18. A. classical B. folk
C. modern D. western
19. A. use B. manage
C. apply D. employ
20. A. reduces B. joins
C. increases D. adds
21. A. so as B. such as
C. as to D. as of
22. A. amazed B. expected
C. disappointed D. annoyed
23. A. sense B. idea
C. meaning D. feeling
7. It was the most (可爱的) garden I had ever seen.
5. J. K.罗琳因她的《哈利.波特》系列而广为人知。
J. K. Rowling her series of Harry Potter.
3. I can hardly imagine Peter to sail across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.
