Michael’s new house is like a huge palace,           with his old one.  

A. comparing    B. compares   C. to compare   D. compared  

________that he made an obvious mistake，Jeff went on with his speech.

David paused to consult his notes, then_______ with his speech.

A. proceeded                B. pursed                      C. pronounced                     D. proposed

Dr．Smith, together with his wife and daughters, ______visit Beijing this summer.

   A．is gong to  B．are going to  C．was going to  D．were going to

As you know, Mark Twain was a famous American author and James Whistler was a famous American painter. Twain liked Whistler’s works very much, and there’s a story about the day he visited Whistler in his studio. Whistler was a rather serious person, but Twain enjoyed a joke.

Twain walked round the studio looking at Whistler’s wonderful paintings.

“I like this picture of the sea, ”Twain said.

“Yes, I painted it some time ago. It’s called Angry Sea. ”

“The colours are beautiful, ” Twain said. Then he pointed at another picture. “I like the way the woman is standing in the picture. I like the way she’s looking out of the window. Yes. This picture is quite wonderful. ”

“Thank you, ”Whistler said.

“What are you painting at the moment? ” Twain asked.

“This, ”Whistler said and he showed Twain an unfinished picture. “This is going to be the best picture I have ever painted. ”

“Yes, it is. ”Twain said. “It’s so beautiful. I must touch it. ”

Twain put out his hand to touch the picture and Whistler got very angry.

“Don’t touch it, ”he cried. “The paint isn’t dry yet. ”

“I know, ”Twain said, “but it’s quite all right. I’ve got my gloves on. ”

1. The subject talked about in this text is _______.

A. Mark Twain was a famous American author

B. James Whistler was a famous American painter

C. Mark Twain’s visit to James Whistler

D. where Mark Twain visited James Whistler

2. Angry Sea___________.

A. was a name of a sea

B. was a place of interest

C. was painted by Mark Twain

D. was a wonderful painting painted by James Whistler

3. Which of the statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. Mark Twain visited James Whistler at James’ studio.

B. Mark Twain was rather serious.

C. James Whistler was very happy when Twain touched the painting.

D. Mark Twain touched the painting with his bare hands.