When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai. One day he __1__ a picture of a tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the __2__ of an American, who asked, “How much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too __3__ and asked again, “ Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No.” Then he tore（撕） it to pieces. In great __4__, the foreigner said, “Young man, are you angry?” “No, sir. I’m not angry. I sold it __5__ 500 dollars because I thought it was worth the __6__. But you wanted a lower price. It means __7__ didn’t think so and it is not good enough. I’ll go on working __8__ until my customers（顾客） are pleased.” At that time, __9__ Liu Kaiqu was not famous at all, he never __10__ his dream. Now he is well-known all over the world as a great artist.

1. A. stole                            B. picked             C. drew               D. saw

2. A. attention                      B. instruction               C. decision            D. discussion

3. A. terrible                      B. big                 C. old                   D. dear

4. A. fear                           B. difficulty           C. surprise             D. excitement

5. A. over                          B. for                 C. about                      D. among

6. A. size                           B. price                C. weight              D. position

7. A. we                           B. he                   C. you                  D. it

8. A. faster and faster                               B. better and better

C. slower and slower                          D. harder and harder

9. A. though（虽然）        B. because           C. whether                 D. until

10. A. broke off                B. cut up             C. gave up             D. sent off