Just then his friend Ben came 3 He laughed when he saw Tom painting. “What’s the 4, Tom? Does your aunt want you to work on such a nice day?”

Tom did not 5 painting. “Work? Oh, no, Ben. You see, painting is an 6 .First you must choose the right day, then you must get the best paint and brush. But most important of all, you must have the right 7. Aunt Polly says that there isn’t a boy in town 8 can paint this fence like me!”

Ben’s eyes opened wider. “Really, Tom? Let me try a 9.”

“Oh that isn’t possible ,” said Tom. “My Aunt Polly is very sure of the 10 she wants her fence painted．Remember, she chose me.”

“Come on, Tom, I’ll give you half my apple if you let me paint,” Ben 11 “Your aunt will never know the 12!”

“Oh, you’re wrong about that, Ben,” answered Tom. “She has very good  13. And think how I would feel 14  all,” she asked me to paint her fence.

“You may have my whole apple,” Ben said．“Give me the paint brush now.”

“Well, if you really think you can do it—here, 15 the brush but be very careful the way you paint.” Tom took a 16 into the red apple.

Half an hour later, when his friend had painted four 17 of the fence, Tom said, “You’re doing it quite well, Ben, but of course you need to do much more 18 you can really call yourself a painter.”

As each hour passed, Tom’s painting became more complete.  Each friend who happened to walk past took his 19 at painting a few boards — all for a price, of course. “You have to make them think it’s 20 wonderful,” thought Tom. “They’d never want to do it without paying for it.”

1.A．idea

B．plan

C．design

D．picture

2.A．why

B．how

C．when

D．what

3.A．along

B．across

C．past

D．down

4.A．thing

B．matter

C．work

D．business

5.A．want

B．begin

C．finish

D．stop

6.A．object

B．outline

C．art

D．article

7.A．color

B．person

C．position

D．master

8.A．which

B．where

C．who

D．before

9.A．bit

B．lot

C．little

D．time

10.A．painter

B．worker

C．way

D．method

11.A．replied

D．promised

C．allowed

B．decided

12.A．plan

B．change

C．mark

D．difference

13.A．eyes

B．hearing

C．friends

D．judgment

14.A．In

B．Above

C．After

D．For

15.A．fetch

B．get

C．bring

D．take

16.A．bite

B．smell

C．taste

D．breath

17.A．feet

B．hours

C．boards

D．bottles

18.A．before

B．after

C．when

D．unless

19.A．brush

B．turn

C．time

D．chance

20.A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

He started to paint. Suddenly he thought of a 1 to get his friends to help him do the work. “Aunt Polly told me to try very hard, and that is 2 I’m going to do.” He smiled and began singing.

Just then his friend Ben came 3 He laughed when he saw Tom painting. “What’s the 4, Tom? Does your aunt want you to work on such a nice day?”

Tom did not 5 painting. “Work? Oh, no, Ben. You see, painting is an 6 .First you must choose the right day, then you must get the best paint and brush. But most important of all, you must have the right 7. Aunt Polly says that there isn’t a boy in town 8 can paint this fence like me!”

Ben’s eyes opened wider. “Really, Tom? Let me try a 9.”

“Oh that isn’t possible ,” said Tom. “My Aunt Polly is very sure of the 10 she wants her fence painted．Remember, she chose me.”

“Come on, Tom, I’ll give you half my apple if you let me paint,” Ben 11 “Your aunt will never know the 12!”

“Oh, you’re wrong about that, Ben,” answered Tom. “She has very good  13. And think how I would feel 14  all,” she asked me to paint her fence.

“You may have my whole apple,” Ben said．“Give me the paint brush now.”

“Well, if you really think you can do it—here, 15 the brush but be very careful the way you paint.” Tom took a 16 into the red apple.

Half an hour later, when his friend had painted four 17 of the fence, Tom said, “You’re doing it quite well, Ben, but of course you need to do much more 18 you can really call yourself a painter.”

As each hour passed, Tom’s painting became more complete.  Each friend who happened to walk past took his 19 at painting a few boards — all for a price, of course. “You have to make them think it’s 20 wonderful,” thought Tom. “They’d never want to do it without paying for it.”

1.A．idea

B．plan

C．design

D．picture

2.A．why

B．how

C．when

D．what

3.A．along

B．across

C．past

D．down

4.A．thing

B．matter

C．work

D．business

5.A．want

B．begin

C．finish

D．stop

6.A．object

B．outline

C．art

D．article

7.A．color

B．person

C．position

D．master

8.A．which

B．where

C．who

D．before

9.A．bit

B．lot

C．little

D．time

10.A．painter

B．worker

C．way

D．method

11.A．replied

D．promised

C．allowed

B．decided

12.A．plan

B．change

C．mark

D．difference

13.A．eyes

B．hearing

C．friends

D．judgment

14.A．In

B．Above

C．After

D．For

15.A．fetch

B．get

C．bring

D．take

16.A．bite

B．smell

C．taste

D．breath

17.A．feet

B．hours

C．boards

D．bottles

18.A．before

B．after

C．when

D．unless

19.A．brush

B．turn

C．time

D．chance

20.A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything