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 satisfied.” 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           B. because                    C. whether            D. until

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