先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
Jimmy started painting when he was
four years old. When he was six, he was already very good at it. He 36 many beautiful and interesting pictures,
and people 37 a lot of money for them. They
said, “This boy’s going to be 38 when he’s a little older, and then
we’re going to 39 these pictures for a lot more
money. Then we will get rich.”
Jimmy’s pictures were 40 from other people’s because he
never painted on the whole piece of 41 . He painted on half of it, and the
other half was always 42 .
“That’s very clever,” everyone said, “ 43 else does that!”
One day somebody
bought one of Jimmy’s 44 and then said to him, “Please tell me
this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the bottom half of your paper, but not on the 45 half?”
“Because I’m
small,” Jimmy said, “and my brushes don’t reach very high.”
36.( )
A. took B.
borrowed C.
lent
D. painted
37.( )
A. paid B.
bought
C. wanted
D. needed
38.( )
A. young B.
famous
C. short
D. cool
39.( )
A. fill
B. buy
C. sell
D. draw
40.( )
A. different B.
similar
C. away D. good
41.( )
A. glass
B. wood
C. paper
D. table
42.( )
A. empty B.
full
C. dirty
D. blue
43.( )
A. Anybody B.
Somebody C.
Everybody
D. Nobody
44.( )
A. brushes B.
books C. pictures D.
pens
45.( )
A. middle B.
top
C. right
D. left
