Chi Li is one of the best known Chinese writers in the West. She was born in the west. She was born in the 1950s'. 　　46　 19, Chi entered a medical college in 1976. After she graduated, she 　　47　　 as a doctor at a hospital in Wuhan. As she loved _ 48　 much more, she went to Wuhan University to study Chinese language and literature in 1983. She chose　 49　 as her profession(专业)。

During the 1980s, Chi wrote many works full of love. In the 1990s, her works, such as Apart From Love and The Sun Was Born, were 50 lives of young people and everyday problems. Since 2003, Chi has 51 a higher level in her works. And many of her novels have received a 　52 honor. Life Show is one of her representative (代表) works and 　53　 has been translated into many languages. The 　54　 shows the real life of a common woman in Wuhan.

Chi says, "Writers don't need to be anyone, 　55 　they should be able to understand everyone." So she often travels alone to get a feel of how the world is and tries to understand people from all social strata (阶层).

46. A. At the age of 　　　 B. At the moment 　　　 C. In the beginning

47. A. became 　　　　 B. worked 　　　　 C. enjoyed

48. A. medicine 　　　　　 B. travelling 　　　　 C. literature

49. A. teaching 　　　　　 B. writing 　　　　 C. nursing

50. A. over 　　　　　　　 B. under 　　　　　　　 C. about

51. A. reached 　　　　 B. arrived 　　　　 C. went

52. A. great 　　　　　　　 B. nice 　　　　　　　 C. bad

53. A. she 　　　　　　 B. they 　　　　　　　 C. it

54. A. picture 　　　　　　 B. story 　　　　　　　 C. newspaper

55. A. or 　　　　　　 B. till 　　　　　　　 C. but

At Beijing’s Beihai Park, there is a good place for visitors. Right now, there’s a lotus(莲花) scene on the park’s lake. ★Enjoying the lotus by boat is a great thing that tourists in Beijing don’t want to miss.
　　Beihai Park’s lotus festival is in its 13th year. The festival came to a stop in 1998 because of a conflict(冲突) between the flower and the fish. It started again in 2006. The park was once a place where the royals(王室) came to enjoy the lotus.
　　The Beihai Park lotus festival runs until August the 10th. A lotus festival is also featured at the Lian Hua Chi, or the Lotus Pond Park in the west of Beijing.
　　Telephone: 86010-64033225
　　Address: No.1, Wenjin Street, Beijing, China
　　Bus: 5, 101, 103, 107, 109, 111, 701, 814, 823, 846
　　Opening Hours: 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
51. When can we come to Beihai Park to see the lotus festival? ____.
　A. In August　　 B. In September　 C. In October　 D. In November
52. From which year did the festival stop for some time? ____.
　A. 2008　　　　 B. 2006　　　　　 C. 2003　　　 D. 1998
53. How many buses can take us to Beihai Park? ____.
　A. Eight　　　 B. Nine　　 　　　C. Ten　　　　 D. Eleven
54. Where can we see lotus in Beijing? ____.
　A. In Beihai Park　 B. In Lian Hua Chi　　 C. In Lotus Pond Park　 D. All the above
55. According to the passage, we can know that ____.
　 A. the tourists don’t like the lotus at all

　　 B. Beihai Park’s lotus festival has a 13-year history
　 C. the Lotus Pond Park is in the east of Beijing
　 D. the lotus festival lasts until August 12th