He's an old cobbler（修鞋匠） with a shop in Paris. When I took him my shoes, he at first told me” I have   1   time. Take them to the other fellow on the main street; he'll fix them for you right away. "

   But I'd had my eye on his shop for a long time. Just looking at his bench   2 with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a   3   craftsman （手艺人）. "No," I replied, "the other fellow  4 do it well. "

   "The other fellow" was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys "while-you-wait" ­— without knowing much about  5  shoes or making keys. They work 6 , and when they have finished you might as well just  7  away the pair.

   The man saw I wouldn't give in, and he  8 . He looked at my  9 , had me write my  10 on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said," Come back in a week. "I was  11  to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf. “See what I can do?" he said with  12 . "Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.”

   When 1 got back out into the  13 ,the world seemed  14 to me. He was  15 out of a fairy tale, with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange, dusty felt hat, his funny accent（口音）   16   who-knows-where and, above all, his pride in his craft.

   There are times when nothing is important 17  the bottom line, when you can do things any old way as long as it"  18  " In such a period it is rare（罕见的） comfort to 19   a cobbler who gets his  20 satisfaction from pride in a job well done.

1．A． little               B． bit                C． no                  D． much

2．A． put                B． faced             C． mixed             D． filled

3．A． handsome           B． clever             C． skillful             D． famous

4．A． mustn't            B． needn't             C． shouldn't           D． can' t

5．A． mending           B． making             C． checking          D． selling

6．A． slowly             B． carelessly            C． wonderfully         D． carefully

7．A． give                B． throw             C． take               D． send

8．A． smiled             B． shouted             C． cried              D． persuaded

9．A． shoes              B． feet                 C． faces             D． hands

10．A． address             B． number             C． name             D． age

11．A． round             B． out                C． up               D． about

12．A． regret           B． honor             C． pride              D． sorrow

13．A． street            B． shop              C． school            D． city

14．A． funny            B． new              C． Big               D． small

15．A． nothing         B． anything           C． something          D． everything

16．A． from           B． in                 C． on                D． for

17．A． so                B． though            C． as                D． out

18．A． gets              B． values             C． costs                D． pays

19．A． serve              B． meet              C． hear                 D． employ

20．A． fewest            B． greatest            C． hardest             D． easiest

Everyone knows the smart black-and-white dog that sits on top of a red doghouse with his best friend---a bird called Woodstock.

Created by the American cartoonist Charles Schulz in 1950, the clever dog is loved by generations of kids and adults. He speaks more than 20 languages and appears daily in 26,000 newspapers around the world.

When Snoopy first appeared, he was not different form other pet dogs. But two years later, he had begun to speak with simple words and sounds. By 1957 he could walk on two legs and was going to school with his master, Charlie Brown, who failed in just about everything. Later he learned to use the typewriter.

Snoopy has done lots of jobs. He has been a bow-tie wearing lawyer, a tennis player, an Olympic figure skater, a world famous grocery checkout clerk, a pilot and even the first astronaut on the moon.

However, Snoopy has always dreamed of being a famous writer. The beginning of his story is always, “It was a dark and stormy night…” Unfortunately for him no one has ever wanted to publish the story.

In love, Snoopy is as much of a failure as Charlie Brown is at baseball. He easily falls in love but always has his heart broken. He eats to forget, but it never works.

Snoopy is an insightful, feel-good and sometimes sad dog. If you think a little about words, you might find them full of life lessons. Among his most famous lines are “To live is to dance, to dance is to live.” And “Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There’s so little hope for advancement”.

Snoopy has done all the following jobs except ____________.

A. a lawyer      B. a player      C. a clerk      D. a writer

From the passage, we can learn that _________.

A. Snoopy is always a sad dog

B. Snoopy can not speak in the beginning

C. Snoopy often dreams of true love

D. Snoopy is a real smart pet dog

It can be inferred that Snoopy ____________.

A. has many bird friends and relatives

B. is a well-known writer and clerk

C. has been unfortunate since it was born

D. is very popular in the whole world

The word “advancement” in the last paragraph probably means__________.

A. success      B. progress      C. growth      D. popularity

Everyone knows the smart black-and-white dog that sits on top of a red doghouse with his best friend ---- a bird called Woodstock.
Created by the American cartoonist Charles Schulz in 1950, the clever dog is loved by generations of kids and adults. He speaks more than 20 languages and appears daily in 26,000 newspapers around the world.
When Snoopy first appeared, he was no different from other pet dogs. But two years later, he had begun to speak in thought bubbles with simple words and sounds. By 1957 he could walk on two legs and was going to school with his master, Charlie Brown, who fails at just about everything. Later he learned to use the typewriter.
Snoopy has done lots of jobs. He has been a bow-tie wearing lawyer, a tennis player, an Olympic figure skater, a world famous grocery checkout clerk, a pilot and even the first astronaut on the moon.
However, Snoopy has always dreamed of being a famous writer. The beginning of his story is always, “It was a dark and stormy night…” Unfortunately for him no one has ever wanted to publish the story.
In love, Snoopy is as much of a failure as Charlie Brown is at baseball. He easily falls in love but always has his heart broken. He eats to forget, but it never works.
Snoopy is an insightful(有洞察力的), feel-good and sometimes sad dog. If you think a little about his words, you might find them full of life lessons. Among his most famous lines are “To live is to dance, to dance is to live.” And “Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There’s so little hope for advancement.”
60. From the passage, we can learn that ________.
A. Snoopy is always a sad dog
B. Snoopy can't speak in the beginning
C. Snoopy often dreams of true love       
D. Snoopy is a real smart pet dog
61. Snoopy has done all the following jobs EXCEPT ________.
A. a lawyer               B. a player                    C. a clerk                            D. a writer
62. It can be inferred that Snoopy ________.
A. has many bird friends and relatives             B. is a well-known writer and clerk
C. has been unfortunate since it was born        D. is very popular in the whole world
63. The underlined word “advancement” in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A. success                 B. progress                   C. growth                     D. popularity

Everyone knows the smart black-and-white dog that sits on top of a red doghouse with his best friend---a bird called Woodstock.

Created by the American cartoonist Charles Schulz in 1950, the clever dog is loved by generations of kids and adults. He speaks more than 20 languages and appears daily in 26,000 newspapers around the world.

When Snoopy first appeared, he was not different form other pet dogs. But two years later, he had begun to speak with simple words and sounds. By 1957 he could walk on two legs and was going to school with his master, Charlie Brown, who failed in just about everything. Later he learned to use the typewriter.

Snoopy has done lots of jobs. He has been a bow-tie wearing lawyer, a tennis player, an Olympic figure skater, a world famous grocery checkout clerk, a pilot and even the first astronaut on the moon.

However, Snoopy has always dreamed of being a famous writer. The beginning of his story is always, “It was a dark and stormy night…” Unfortunately for him no one has ever wanted to publish the story.

In love, Snoopy is as much of a failure as Charlie Brown is at baseball. He easily falls in love but always has his heart broken. He eats to forget, but it never works.

Snoopy is an insightful, feel-good and sometimes sad dog. If you think a little about words, you might find them full of life lessons. Among his most famous lines are “To live is to dance, to dance is to live.” And “Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There’s so little hope for advancement”.

1. Snoopy has done all the following jobs except ____________.

A. a lawyer        B. a player      C. a clerk      D. a writer

2. From the passage, we can learn that _________.

A. Snoopy is always a sad dog           B. Snoopy can not speak in the beginning

C. Snoopy often dreams of true love      D. Snoopy is a real smart pet dog

3. It can be inferred that Snoopy ____________.

A. has many bird friends and relatives     B. is a well-known writer and clerk

C. has been unfortunate since it was born   D. is very popular in the whole world

4.The word “advancement” in the last paragraph probably means__________.

A. success      B. progress      C. growth      D. popularity