23. A. painter　　　　　　　　　　　 B. worker　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. way　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. method

22. A. wider　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. widely　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. bigger　　　　　　　　　　　 D. narrowly

21. A. colour　　　　　　　　　　　 B. person　　　　　　　　　　　 C. position　　　　　　　　　　 D. master

20. A. object　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. invention　　　　　　　　　 C. art　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. imagination

19. A. want　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. require　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. finish　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stop

18. A. along　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. across　　　　　　　　　　　 C. past　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. down

17.A. over　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. through　　　　　　　　　　 C. during　　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

16. A. happened　　　　　　　　　 B. occurred　　　　　　　　　 C. appeared　　　　　　　　　 D. approached

15. The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics ____________ by 2006.

　　 A. has been completed　　　　 B. has completed

C. will have been completed　 D. will have completed

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Aunt Polly had Tom paint the fence on Sunday. Soon after Tom started to paint, an idea 　16　 　to him. He smiled and began singing 　17　 his work.

Just then his friend Ben came 　18　 . He laughed when he saw Tom painting. “What’s the matter, Tom? Does your aunt want you to work on such a nice day?”

Tom did not 　19　 　painting. “Work? Oh, no, Ben. You see, painting is an 　20　 . First you must choose the right day, then you must get the best paint and brush. But most important of all, you must have the right 　21　 . Aunt Polly says that there isn’t a boy in town who can paint this fence like me!”

Ben’s eyes opened 　22　 . “Really, Tom? Let me try a bit.”

“Oh that isn’t possible,” Said Tom. “My Aunt Polly is very sure of the 　23　 　she wants her fence painted. Remember, she chose me.”

“Come on, Tom. I’ll give you half my apple if you let me paint,” Ben 　24　 　. “Your aunt will never know the 　25　 　!”

“Oh, you’re wrong about that, Ben,” answered Tom. “She has very sharp 　26　 　. And think how I would feel.　 27　 , she asked ME to paint her fence.”

“You may have my whole apple,” Ben said. “Give me the paint brush now.”

“Well, if you really think you can do it-here, 　28　 　the brush but be very careful the way you paint.” Tom 　29　 　a bite into the red apple.

Half an hour later, when his friend had painted four 　30　 　of the fence, Tom said, “You’re doing it quite well, Ben, but of course you need to do much more 　31　 　you can really call yourself a painter.”

As each hour passed, Tom’s painting became more 　32 　. Each friend who happened to walk past took his 　33　 　at painting a few boards-all for a price, of course. “You have to make them think it’s 　34　 　wonderful,” thought Tom. “They’d never want to do it without　 35　 for it.”

14. “ Pay me the money for my work, ________ I’ll beat you flat,” the worker shouted angrily to the fat boss.

　　 A. and　　 B. but　　 C. or else　　　 D. or rather