Mary had taken _____ to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want.

 Mary had promised to give me a ticket for tomorrow. She failed, ______.

A．but              B．too              C．either            D．though

The summer I was ten, my mother decided to bring us to the world of art. My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant. What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum. Before each visit to the museum, she made us read about artists and painting styles. It was almost as bad as being in school. Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool?

     First we had to read about ancient Egyptians(古埃及人) and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum. My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny, but I was not interested. Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing. We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings. I certainly couldn't see what was so great about art.

     On our last visit to the museum, something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary. In it, a woman was reading to a child. The colors were soft and gentle, and you could tell by the mother’s expression how happy she was just to be with the child. I couldn't stop looking at this painting! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.

1.The aim of the mother’s plan was to _________.

   A. take them to visit the museum

 B. introduce them to the world of art

   C. ask them to read about artists

D. show them different painting styles

2.What was the writer’s experience in the museum before the last visit?

   A. She came to feel her mother’s love.

B. She liked many paintings.

   C. She hardly enjoyed herself.

D. She could understand the pictures of fat babies.

3.What made the writer go through a change that summer?

   A. One of Mary's paintings.            

B. A strange way of painting.

   C. Artists in the Middle Ages.           

D. Her mother’s instruction.

4.From the text, we can see _________.

   A. the importance of curiosity         

B. the effect of art

   C. the value of learning                  

D. the power of family education

5.The writer and her brother had thought that they could ___________ in their summer vacation.

   A. visit some art museums              

B. go to Egypt for a visit

   C. take drawing or painting classes      

D. play with their friends.

选词填空（共8小题，每小题1.5分，满分12分）

       focus on    get rid of    picked out    in advance     look down upon

       refer to     at ease      building up   is likely to      is famous for

59．It is cheaper if you book the tickets ___________, so you had better call the booking office right now．

60．Hangzhou __________ its beautiful lakes and mountains, which attract so many visitors every year．

61．Having succeeded in saving the child's life, the doctor made the worried parents feel      .

62．What fine weather! John ___________ go to the beach now．

63．Mary had ___________ one dress that she particularly liked before she went to attend the wedding party of her best friend．

64．Our next-door neighbors are so noisy; I can't ___________ my homework．

65．More and more people are working hard for a peaceful world, so our hopes for peace are           .

66．You shouldn't ___________ him just because he is a dustman．It is the dustmen that make our city so clean and tidy．

May was born with a cleft palate(腭裂). When she was a little girl, she had to  36 the jikes from naughty chidren who teased her about her misshaped lip. With all the teasing, Mary grew up  37  the fact that she was“diffrernt”. She was  38  that no one, outside her family,could ever love her until she  39  Mrs. Leonard's class.

In Mrs. Leonards' school at that time, it was   40  for teachers to give their children an annual  41  test. However, in Mary's case,  42  her cleft palate, she was hardly able to hear out of one ear.   43 not to let the other children have another“  44 "to point out, she would  45  when her bad ear was tested each year. The “hearing test”was  46 by having a child walk to the classroom door,turn sideways,  47  one ear with a fingre, and then   48  what the teacher whispered. When Mary had to turn her bad ear towards her teacher she would  49  to cover her good ear. She knew that teachers   50  often say things like,“The sky is blue,”or“What color are your shoes?”But not on that day. Surely, God   51  seven words in 

Mrs. Leonard's mouth that   52  Mary's life forever. When the test came, Mary heard:“ I wish you were my little girl.”You can imagine how deeply these words   53  Mary.

Yes, affirming (肯定）words are   54  to say to the people around you. While words from

a godly teacher can soften a heart, words form you can powerfully set the    55   of  another

One's life.

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