People call Mary’s grandmother a “walking encyclopaedia” because she _______ so much.

She could probably write an encyclopaedia on her own, without the assistance of anyone _______! When she takes part in quizzes, she always _______. She knows the _______ to all the questions, and never gets anything _______. “How do you know so many things?” Mary asked her. “There are _______ reasons,” she replied. “First, I never forget _______ read or hear. All the _______ I get from books or television programmers is stored inside my head. I particularly like reading _______ stories, so I know a lot about many famous people. Second, I have had a long and interesting life. I have done many __________ things. When I left school, I became a nurse and learnt a lot __________ health and medicine. Then I married to your grandfather. He was a naturalist(博物学家) and __________ plants and animals. He __________ us to many different parts of the world, and I learnt about many countries and their wildlife. Then my sons — your father and his two brothers — were ____________. They grew up and __________ all kinds of sport, so I learnt the rules of many sport from them.”

1.A.thinks B.says C.travels D.knows

2.A.other B.the other C.else D.others

3.A.wins B.loses C.makes D.worries

4.A.things B.subjects C.answers D.words

5.A.wrong B.right C.correct D.wrongly

6.A.one B.two C.three D.four

7.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything

8.A.stories B.ideas C.pictures D.knowledge

9.A.travelling B.quiz C.talent D.life

10.A.different B.same C.difficult D.hard

11.A.from B.with C.about D.at

12.A.studied B.learnt C.found D.watched

13.A.took B.spent C.made D.lead

14.A.big B.born C.young D.good

15.A.liked B.kicked C.found D.looked

On weekends, Olga Belka always does the same thing. It is under water where she creates her paintings.

Olga Belka is a famous Russian artist who is very popular. Now she lives in Thailand. She is good at diving(潜水). She likes drawing, too. She always draws sea animals while she is under water. She often needs two to six dives to finish a picture. It takes her about two hours to dive every time. The drawing materials she uses are specially made, and they do not pollute the sea. Each of her unusual pictures is an artwork.

Olga started underwater painting because she wanted to catch the beauty of life under the waves. She has created some truly unique pictures. They are very different and unusual. Olga ever said that sea is a source of inspiration(灵感). So she wants to share the underwater beauty with the world by drawing pictures. The time she spends under the sea is the best time. She enjoys herself under the sea.

But if you want to buy one of her pictures, you will pay as much as $ 3,000. It is very expensive. If you want to make your weekends meaningful, you can accompany Olga to draw pictures under the sea. It would cost you $ 100 to spend a day painting with Olga underwater. Earlier this year, Olga held an exhibition of her works of art, where she showed her magical creations.

1.Olga Belka often goes diving in order to _________.

A.keep healthy and relax herself B.draw pictures of sea animals

C.enjoy the beauty of life D.take pictures of the underwater animals

2.The underlined word “unique” in Paragraph 3 has the closest meaning to _________.

A.special B.excellent C.attractive D.expensive

3.How much will people pay if they want to get one of Olga’s pictures?

A.$ 300. B.$ 1,000. C.$ 100. D.$3,000.

4.Which for the following is TRUE about Olga Belka?

A.She is good at diving and drawing everything under water.

B.She usually spends about two hours diving to finish a picture.

C.People can see the beauty of the underwater world through her paintings.

D.Most paintings created by Olga Belka are the same as the paintings created by others.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.A Russian Artist Draws Pictures Underwater

B.A Special Russian Artist Becomes Famous

C.Success is not Easy for Everyone

D.Pictures Come From a Russian Artist

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