A well-known old man was being interviewed (采访) and asked if it was correct that he had just celebrated his ninety-nine birthday.

  “That’s right.” said the old man. “Ninety-nine years old, and I haven’t an enemy in the world. They’re all dead.”

  “Well, sir.” said the interviewer, “I hope very much to have the honour of interviewing you on your hundredth birthday.”

  The old man looked at the young man closely, and said, “I can’t see why you shouldn’t. you look fit and healthy to me!”

1. The old man said he had not an enemy in the world, which shows that he was a very      .

A. friendly man—he never made any enemies

B. healthy man—he lived longer than all his enemies

Marianne, a schoolgirl, was learning to play the piano, and day after day her father  1  behind as she practiced. How patient and loving he was, and how cleverly he  2  Marianne how to play some particularly difficult piece! She was making  3  and that was excellent.

And there, almost lost in the  4  chair, sat Wolfgang, her four-year-old brother,  5  never had to be told to keep  6  when Marianne was practicing.

One evening at sundown the father  7  Marianne’s shoulder, saying she had done remarkably well.  8  the moment Wolfgang climbed on his father’s knee and begged to be allowed to  9  the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered.

What a  10  that was! Picking up his baby son, the father  11  ,tapped the tiny nose and said,“Look at your small hands. Why, you  12  span the note（跨键）yet. You must wait, little man. You must wait. ”

There was no end of fun during tea. After dinner Marianne helped clear  13  the dishes when the father lit his pipe(烟头). But the pipe went  14  . He was on his feet. “Listen! Listen!  15  is playing the piece better than ever!”  16  Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.

He   17  following, he went upstairs, the lamp in one hand and his pipein the other. He  18  open the door, and there was little Wolfgang  19  in the darkness. “I love it so!”Whispered the child.

It was the beginning of Mozart’s life of  20  .

1. A. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. hid

C. seated　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. waited

2. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　        B. found

C. showed　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. asked

3. A. progress　　　　　　　　　　      B. repairs

C. experiment　　　　　　　　　　      D. practice

4. A. deeply　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. tiny

C. small　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. big

5. A. who　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. whom

C. which　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. that

6. A. close　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. away

C. fit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. quite

7. A. held　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. caught

C. patted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. seized

8. A. For　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. At

C. On　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. By

9. A. learn　　   　　　　　　　　　　     B. listen

C. play　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. see

10. A. fun　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. joke

C. piece　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. job　　

11. A. laughed　　　　　　　　　　      B. thought

C. nodded　　　　　　　　　　 　　 　　 D. felt

12. A. mustn’t　　　　　　       　　   B. can’t

C. don’t　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. shouldn’t

13. A. down　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. up

C. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. away

14. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. out

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　    D. off

15. A. Marianne　　　　　　　　        B. Wolfgang

C. Mr. Mozart　　　　　　   　　    D. Mrs. Mozart

16. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. So

C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. Or

17. A. children　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. daughter

C. son　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. wife

18. A. pushed　　　　　　　　　　       B. left

C. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. struck

19. A. crying　　　　　　　　　　        B. standing

C. playing　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. sitting

20. A. study　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. music

C. piano　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. school

And there, almost lost in the  4  chair, sat Wolfgang, her four-year-old brother,  5  never had to be told to keep  6  when Marianne was practicing.

One evening at sundown the father  7  Marianne’s shoulder, saying she had done remarkably well.  8  the moment Wolfgang climbed on his father’s knee and begged to be allowed to  9  the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered.

What a  10  that was! Picking up his baby son, the father  11  ,tapped the tiny nose and said,“Look at your small hands. Why, you  12  span the note（跨键）yet. You must wait, little man. You must wait. ”

There was no end of fun during tea. After dinner Marianne helped clear  13  the dishes when the father lit his pipe(烟头). But the pipe went  14  . He was on his feet. “Listen! Listen!  15  is playing the piece better than ever!”  16  Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.

He   17  following, he went upstairs, the lamp in one hand and his pipein the other. He  18  open the door, and there was little Wolfgang  19  in the darkness. “I love it so!”Whispered the child.

It was the beginning of Mozart’s life of  20  .

1. A. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. hid

C. seated　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. waited

2. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　        B. found

C. showed　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. asked

3. A. progress　　　　　　　　　　      B. repairs

C. experiment　　　　　　　　　　      D. practice

4. A. deeply　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. tiny

C. small　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. big

5. A. who　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. whom

C. which　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. that

6. A. close　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. away

C. fit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. quite

7. A. held　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. caught

C. patted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. seized

8. A. For　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. At

C. On　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. By

9. A. learn　　   　　　　　　　　　　     B. listen

C. play　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. see

10. A. fun　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. joke

C. piece　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. job　　

11. A. laughed　　　　　　　　　　      B. thought

C. nodded　　　　　　　　　　 　　 　　 D. felt

12. A. mustn’t　　　　　　       　　   B. can’t

C. don’t　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. shouldn’t

13. A. down　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. up

C. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. away

14. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. out

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　    D. off

15. A. Marianne　　　　　　　　        B. Wolfgang

C. Mr. Mozart　　　　　　   　　    D. Mrs. Mozart

16. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. So

C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. Or

17. A. children　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. daughter

C. son　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. wife

18. A. pushed　　　　　　　　　　       B. left

C. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. struck

19. A. crying　　　　　　　　　　        B. standing

C. playing　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. sitting

20. A. study　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. music

C. piano　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. school

  A well-known old man was being interviewed (采访) and asked if it was correct that he had just celebrated his ninety-nine birthday.
“That’s right.” said the old man. “Ninety-nine years old, and I haven’t an enemy in the world. They’re all dead.”
“Well, sir.” said the interviewer, “I hope very much to have the honour of interviewing you on your hundredth birthday.”
The old man looked at the young man closely, and said, “I can’t see why you shouldn’t. you look fit and healthy to me!”
【小题1】 The old man said he had not an enemy in the world, which shows that he was a very      .

A．friendly man—he never made any enemies

B．healthy man—he lived longer than all his enemies

C．lucky man—his enemies had all died

D．terrible man—he had got rid of all his enemies