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　　 Long long ago, there was a king. He liked to draw pictures. He thought his pictures were good, so he liked to show them to people. People were afraid to say that the king’s pictures were bad, so they all said that his pictures were very good.

　　 One day, the king showed some of his best pictures to an artist (画家). He wanted the artist to speak well of these pictures. But the artist said his pictures were so bad that he should put them into the fire. The king got angry with him and put him to prison (监狱).

　　 After some time, the king’s guard (卫兵) brought the artist back to the palace. The king said to the artist. “I will set you free (释放) if you tell me which one of my pictures is good.” Again he showed him some of his new pictures and asked what he thought of them.

　　 After having a look at them, the artist at once turned to the guard and said, “Take me back to prison, please.”

　　 (　　 )1. What did the king like to do? __________.

　　 A. To buy pictures　　　　　　　 B. To draw pictures

　　 C. To keep pictures　　　　　　　　　　 D. To watch pictures

　　 (　　 )2. The pictures the king drew were __________.

　　 A. as good as the artist’s　　　　　　　　　　 B. better than the artist’s

　　 C. very bad　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. very good

　　 (　　 )3. Which of the following is right? __________

　　 A. The artist said the king’s pictures were excellent.

　　 B. The king thought his pictures were not good.

　　 C. The artist said the king’s pictures were bad.

　　 D. The people said the king’s pictures were good.

　　 (　　 )4. What did the king do when he heard what the artist said? __________.

　　 A. He learnt to draw pictures from the artist

　　 B. He put the artist into prison

　　 C. He stopped drawing

　　 D. He threw his pictures on fire.

　　 (　　 )5. What’s the meaning of the sentence “Take me back to prison”? __________

　　 A. The artist liked to be in prison.

　　 B. The artist thought the king’s pictures were better.

　　 C. The artist thought the king’s pictures were still bad.

　　 D. The artist was still angry with the king.

4. 她的鞋子与她的裙子很相配。

　　 Her shoes _________ _________ _________ her dress.

3. 当我们到达那儿时，Hello Kitty正从巨大的礼物盒中跳出来。

　　 _________ we got there, Hello Kitty _________ _________ _________ _________ the large gift box.

2. --你去过长城吗？　　　　　 --是的。我两年前去的。

　　 -- _________ you ever _________ to the Great Wall?

　　 -- Yes, I have. I _________ there two years ago.

1. 自从1975年以来，我的家乡发生了很大变化。它现在已经成为一个现代化城市。

　　 My hometown _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ 1975. It has _________ _________ a modern city.

10. not ... any more　 __________　　　　　 J. take a trip to

VII. Finish the following sentences according to the given Chinese. (根据所给中文完成下列各句)(10%，每格0.5分)

9. cute　　　　　　　 __________　　　　　　　　　 I. pretty and attractive

8. married　　　　　 __________　　　　　　　　　 H. people who look after our teeth

7. lots of　　　　　　 __________　　　　　　　　　 G. not the same