There was a young painter who made money by painting portraits (肖像画). His dream was ________ famous. One day, a rich lady asked him to paint a portrait for her and promised to pay ________ 10,000 dollars.

After a week, the lady came to take the painting. The painting was wonderful, ________ she was not happy with it. She told the young painter, “I will buy this painting only for 3,000 dollars.” The young painter felt ________ at what she said. Then he ________ with the lady, hoping that she would keep her promise.

The rich lady said to the painter, “The person in the painting is me. If I don’t buy this painting, nobody else will buy it. So you have to sell it to me for 3,000 dollars.”

The young painter said ________, “No, I prefer not to sell it rather than be humiliated (羞辱) by you. Someday, you need to spend 20 times the money ________ the painting, because you break your promise today.”

After that, the painter worked very ________ day and night. Finally, he became famous in the field of art.

The rich lady soon forgot about the artist and what he had told her. But one day, one of her ________ told her, “There is a painter selling a painting called ‘Liar’ (说谎的人) for 200,000 dollars. The lady in the painting looks really like you.”

Then, the rich lady remembered the painter. She quickly went to ________ sorry to him and paid 200,000 dollars to buy the portrait.

1.A.to become B.becomes C.became D.becoming

2.A.he B.his C.himself D.him

3.A.so B.or C.and D.but

4.A.surprise B.surprised C.surprises D.surprising

5.A.talk B.talked C.talks D.is talking

6.A.angrily B.angrier C.angry D.more angrily

7.A.on B.of C.for D.in

8.A.hardly B.hard C.harder D.hardest

9.A.friend B.friends C.friendly D.friendship

10.A.say B.said C.to say D.saying

阅读A, B两篇短文, 从每小题所给的四个选项中, 选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

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Kindle, Nook or Ipad? How should we choose the right e-book reader?

Kindle

Price: $139

Weight: 289g

Page Size: 6 inches (e-ink screen)

In it there can be over 390,000 books to choose from. You can also read international newspapers and magazines. Click here for more.

Nook

Price: $148

Weight: 196g

Page Size: 6 inches (e-ink screen)

It is similar to Kindle in many ways. The e-ink screen is much

better for eyes than the traditional computer or desk screen. Click here for more.

Apple iPad

Price: $499

Weight: 780g

Page size:9.7 inches

(Full-colour touch LCD screen)

It can work as a tablet computer as well as an e-book reader. Many young people use it to watch videos. Click here for more

NookColor

Price: $249

Weight: 448g

Page Size: 7 inches (full-color touch LCD screen)

It not only offers books, magazines and newspapers, but it can also be used as a video player. Click here for more

1.This passage probably comes from a ____________·

A.textbook B.storybook C.newspaper D.website

2.Which e-book reader can be used to read books and watch videos?

A.Kindle and Ipad. B.iPad and NookColor.

C.Nook and Kindle. D.NookColor and Nook.

3.How much will David pay if he buys a Nook and a Kindle?

A.$287. B.$385. C.$397. D.$647.

4.An e-reader with an e-ink screen is good for a student who ____________.

A.loves colourful pictures B.loves computer games

C.wants to protect their eyes D.wants to save money

5.In the four e-readers, Nook ____________.

A.is the lightest B.costs most

C.has the largest page size D.can work like a computer

阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选择最佳选项。

Have you ever got angry when facing problems? As we know, everyone has problems that may make our life in a mess. So how can we deal with them? Here are some ways.

By learning to forget

Most of us have probably been ________with our friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they said something you didn't like, or you felt unfair. Sometimes, people can stay angry for years because of a small problem. As time goes by, good friendships may ______________. Perhaps we have seen young children playing together. Sometimes they have disagreements, and decide __________________ to each other any more. However, this usually does not last long. This is an important ________________ for us: we can solve a problem by learning to forget.

By regarding problems as challenges

Many students often complain about homework. They might feel they have ________________to do sometimes, or think the school rules are too__________________ . We must learn how to change these "problems" into "challenges". Education is an important part of our development. ______________ students, it is our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge in our education with the help of our teachers.

By thinking of something worse

By comparing our problems with other people’s, we will find ________________ not so terrible. Think about Stephen Hawking, for example, a very clever scientist, ________________ regards his many physical problems as unimportant. He can't walk or even speak, but he has become very famous and successful through hard work.

Don’t worry about problems. Let's face the challenges ________.

1.A.satisfied B.interested C.excited D.angry

2.A.be founded B.find C.be lost D.lost

3.A.not to talk B.to talk C.to play D.not to play

4.A.book B.lesson C.subject D.magazine

5.A.too much B.much too C.many too D.too many

6.A.relaxing B.strict C.boring D.interesting

7.A.Unlike B.Like C.As D.So

8.A.our B.ours C.us D.we

9.A.what B.who C.which D.whose

10.A.yet B.however C.again D.instead

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