Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved   31   very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send   32    of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally  33    a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go  34  into the mines (煤矿) and, with his earnings(赚得的钱),   35   his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the   36   .  

     James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much   37   than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he   38  , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.

        39   James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James  40  up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear   41   .  He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your   42    will come true. I will take care of you. "

     But Jack said   43   , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it' s too  44   . Now I can' t even hold a glass. "

     To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with   45   towards the sky.

He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.

1.A. paintingB. booksC. schoolD. money

2.A. anyB. allC. bothD. neither

3.A. looked outB. worked outC. took outD. got out

4.A. offB. awayC. upD. down

5.A. supportB. agreeC. followD. let

6.A. homeB. mineC. collegeD. school

7.A. betterB. worseC. cheaperD. older

8.A. arrivedB. graduatedC. walkedD. waited

9.A. BeforeB. WhenC. ThoughD. While

10.A. pickedB. turnedC. lookedD. stood

11.A. brotherB. sisterC. fatherD. mother

12.A. wayB. ideaC. dreamD. practice

13.A. happilyB. surprisedlyC. angrilyD. softly

14.A. earlyB. lateC. goodD. helpful

15.A. legsB. feetC. armsD. fingers

完形填空

Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved   1  very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send   2   of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally   3  a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go  4 into the mines (煤矿) and, with his earnings(赚得的钱),   5  his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the   6     
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much   7  than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he   8  , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.
   9  James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James  10 up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear   11    He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your   12   will come true. I will take care of you. "
But Jack said   13  , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too   14   Now I can’t even hold a glass. "
To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with   15  towards the sky.
He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.

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   When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had different ideas about their use.Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause （引起）people to die.

      In Sweden（瑞典）, King Gustaf Ⅲ decided to find out whether or not this was true.It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time.They were twins and were almost alike in every way.They had both been sentenced to death (判处死刑).The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee.

     Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind.At last,the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,the other died a few years later.

    Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today.

1.Tea and coffee were first introducd to Europe in_______.

A. the eighteenth century             B. the eighteen century

C. eighteenth centuries               D. eighteen centuries

2.What does the word harmful mean in Chinese?---It means________.

A. 有趣的  B.苦涩无味的  C.有害的   D. 可口的

3. The brother who had drunk tea every day lived______.

A. until he was over 83

B. until he was 83

C. until the other had been dead for several years

D. until he had drunk tea for a few years

4.. Today the Swedish drink_________.

A. much more coffee than tea         B. much tea and coffee

C. little tea and coffee               D. much tea but little coffee

When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had different ideas about their use.Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause （引起）people to die.
In Sweden（瑞典）, King Gustaf Ⅲ decided to find out whether or not this was true.It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time.They were twins and were almost alike in every way.They had both been sentenced to death (判处死刑).The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee.
Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind.At last,the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,the other died a few years later.
Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today.
【小题1】Tea and coffee were first introducd to Europe in_______.

When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century, people had different ideas about their use.Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause （引起）people to die.

      In Sweden（瑞典）, King Gustaf Ⅲ decided to find out whether or not this was true.It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time.They were twins and were almost alike in every way.They had both been sentenced to death (判处死刑).The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee.

     Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind.At last,the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83,the other died a few years later.

    Because of the experiment(实验), tea and coffee got accepted (接受) and became popular as drink in Sweden, and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today.

1.Tea and coffee were first introducd to Europe in_______.

A. the eighteenth century             B. the eighteen century

C. eighteenth centuries               D. eighteen centuries

2.What does the word harmful mean in Chinese?---It means________.

A. 有趣的  B.苦涩无味的  C.有害的   D. 可口的

3.The brother who had drunk tea every day lived______.

A. until he was over 83

B. until he was 83

C. until the other had been dead for several years

D. until he had drunk tea for a few years

4.Today the Swedish drink_________.

A. much more coffee than tea         B. much tea and coffee

C. little tea and coffee               D. much tea but little coffee