16、Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519) ________ birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting them free.
A. is said to be buying B. is said to have bought
C. . had said to buy D. has said to have bought
15、—What do you think we can do for our aged parents?
—You ________ do anything except to be with them and be yourself.
A. don’t have to B. oughtn’t to C. mustn’t D. can’t
14、Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree ______ they can be controlled on purpose.
A. with which B. to which C. of which D. for which
13、She’s having a lot of trouble with the new computer, but she doesn’t know whom to _______.
A. turn to B. look for C. deal with D. talk about
12、—Do you have any idea what Paul does all day?
—As I know, he spends at least as much time playing as he _______.
A. writes B. does writing C. is writing D. does write
11、—When I called you this morning, nobody answered the phone. Where______.
A. did you go B. have you gone C. were you D. had you been
10、_______, his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.
A. Strange as might it sound B. As it might sound strange
C. As strange it might sound D. Strange as it might sound
9、—I’ve studied growing plants as one of my interests. Could I make some suggestions?
— ______.
A. You will make it B. Go right ahead. C. Don’t mention it D. Take it easy
8、In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __1__, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I _2_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _3_ much better than an IQ(智商) test. We _ 4_ that Michael’s score must have been a __5___ and we should treat him ___6___ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _7 _ grades in the school, especially _8_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _9_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _10_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _11_ the ceremony (典礼) at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _12_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _13_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _14_ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _15_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _16_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _17_.
Children often do as _18_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _19_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _20_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
1. A. joy B. surprise C. dislike D. disappointment
2. A. tearfully B. fearfully C. cheerfully D. hopefully
3. A. student B. son C. friend D. doctor
4. A. argued B. realized C. decided D. understood
5. A. joke B. mistake C. warning D wonder.
6. A. specially B. strictly C. naturally D. carefully
7. A. poor B. good C. average D. standard
8. A. in B. about C. of D. for
9. A. visited B. chose C. passed D. entered
10. A. allowed B. described C. required D. offered
11. A. missed B. held C. delayed D. attended
12. A. high B. same C. low D. different
13. A. curiously B. eagerly C. calmly D. jokingly
14. A. faith B. interest C. pride D. delight
15. A. looked for B. asked for C. waited for D. prepared for
16. A. received B. accepted C. organized D. discussed
17. A. imperfect B. impossible C. uncertain D. unsatisfactory
18. A. honestly B. much C. well D. bravely
19. A. hear B. learn C. expect D. speak
20. A. wise B. rude C. shy D. stupid
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7、The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald's wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled-to sell his entire collection at an auction(拍卖）.
Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid（出价）. Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgerald's son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled（敲槌）the crowd to attention. First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald's will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.
The poor-quality painting didn't receive any bidders. . . except one-the old servant who had served the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the lawyer read from the will: “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection. ”Then the auction was over.
1. The English Baron Fitzgerald was __________.
A. a museum director B. a master of art
C. an art collector D. an art dealer
2. Why did the old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgerald's son?
A. He was devoted to the family. B. He saw that no one bid for it.
C. He knew the content of the will. D. He found it cheap for him to buy.
3. Fitzgerald's will showed __________.
A. his desire to fool the bidders
B. his invaluable love for his son
C. his sadness at the death of his son
D. his regret of having no children to take over his wealth