Hemingway was one of the famous writers. He was born in America in 1899. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music. Among the six children in the family, Hemingway was the second oldest.

Hemingway had written many books in his life. The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favourite. It came out in 1952. The main character in the book is a fisherman. He is an old man and fishes alone. People think he is a man with bad luck, because he doesn’t get a fish in eighty-four days. Every evening, he comes home with his empty boat. But the old man believes himself. Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish. Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up(放弃).

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. Hemingway’s father was a fan of _____.

2.The Old Man and the Sea was published(出版) in _____.

3.The old man doesn’t get a fish until the _____ day.

4.What does the old man do when he can’t get a fish?

5. What can we learn from the old man?

 Hemingway was one of the famous writers. He was born in America in 1889. His father was a doctor and loved sports very much, and his mother taught music .Among the six children in the family, Hemingway was the second oldest.

  Hemingway had written many books in his life. The old man and the sea is one of the most famous and also my favourite . It came out in 1952 .The main c haracter in the book is a fisherman. He is an old man and fishes alone. People think he is a man with bad luck , becau se he does not get a fish in eighty-four days .Every evening ,he comes home with his empty boat .But the old man believes himself . Then on the eighty-fifth day the man takes a big fish. Although he meets a lot of trouble, the old man never gives up.

选择正确答案，

1.Hemingway’s father was a fan of __________.

A.books     B. sports   C.  music    D. art

2.The old man and the sea was published in __________.

A. 1852     B.1899     C.  1952     D. 1989

3.The old man does not get a fish until the _______day.

A. fifteenth             B. eightieth

C. eighty-fourth         D. eighty—fifth

4.What does the old man do when he can not get a fish?

A. He has to look for food somewhere.

B. He does not give up fishing.

C. He does not fish any more.

D. He has nothing to do .

5.What can we learn from the old man ?

A. When we in trouble , we should not give up.

B. When we want to fish , we can get a big fish .

C. We can do everything well because we are  young .

D. We can live a better life if we like fishing .

根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词

67. He bought some sea food in the supermarket three days ago. (改为一般疑问句)

______ he ______ any sea food in the supermarket three days ago?

68. He’s already seen the new film called Mei Lanfang.  (改为否定句)

   He ______ seen the new film called Mei Lanfang ______.

69. The eighty-year-old lady looks happy and healthy.  (对划线部分提问)

   _______  _______ the eighty-year-old lady look?

70. Take the underground, or you will be late for the lecture. (保持句意基本不变)

You _______ be late for the lecture _______ you take the underground.

71. The government has made laws to stop people from drink-driving. (改为被动语态)

Laws _______  _______ made to stop people from drink-driving by the government.

72. Jim worked very hard. He managed to find a solution to the math problem. (合并成一句)

   Jim worked ______ hard ______ he managed to find a solution to the math problem.

73. “Can you help me with my English?” Mary asked me. (改为宾语从句)  

Mary asked me if _______  _______ help him with his English.