四、短文填空

Last summer vacation, my family took a trip to an art village in Yunnan Province. The most special experience during the trip was meeting Li Wei, a slashie — both a painter and a writer. His small studio stood at the quiet end of the village, looking 1. ____ (simple) than the colourful shops nearby, but in fact, you would find it exciting 2. ____ you stepped inside. The walls were covered with beautiful watercolour paintings, each with handwritten poems beside them.

As curious 3. ____ (tour), we watched Li Wei at work. He mixed colours by himself and created a painting of the local mountains 4. ____ (careful) at the wooden desk. “I found that painting and writing match each other,” he explained while working. “The paintings show what words cannot express, and the poems tell what the brush cannot paint.” His style is unusual and 5. ____ (set) his artworks apart from others.

To my surprise, Li Wei was not 6. ____ artist in the past. He worked 7. ____ a hotel manager in Beijing for ten years. One day, he decided 8. ____ (give) up his job to do what he really loved. Now his “painting-poems” become famous in the art community.

9. ____ (meet) this talented slashie taught me an important lesson — We don't have to put 10. ____ (we) into just one role. Sometimes, when we mix different skills, we can make something special.

五、完形填空

“I will never find time to learn this difficult lesson,” said James to Eric as they walked to the dining hall. “I can’t do it by tomorrow.”

“You have ten minutes now before lunch. Why not 　1　 right now?” asked his brother.

“Ten minutes! That’s 　2　. Besides, I must chat with my friends now,” said James.

After school, the two boys were waiting for the bus. Eric 　3　 his book and began to learn part of it. “What a bookworm (书虫)!” James laughed, turning his attention to the birds in the tree.

“Come off to soccer!” shouted a group of school friends outside the door as the brothers arrived home. James rushed off with the boys. Eric promised (承诺) to 　4　 in 15 minutes, and read his book once more. This done, he went to play with the boys, and enjoyed the game.

The two brothers were tired that evening. James went to bed early 　5　 Eric took out his book again. When they went to school the next day, Eric knew his lesson 　6　. However, James told the teacher that he did not have time to learn it.

“　7　 did you find time, Eric?” asked the teacher.

“I had 10 minutes before lunch yesterday; 15 minutes as I waited for the bus and 15 minutes 　8　 playing soccer. Then I went over my lesson before I went to bed; and took 10 minutes before breakfast this morning.”

“That makes an hour’s 　9　 for the lesson,” said the teacher. “Eric, go out for a break. James, stay in and use your break time to learn. Go on to do that until you have learned this important lesson: those who take care of the 　10　 will have the hours to take care of themselves.”

(  ) 1. A. eat　　　　 B. start　　　　 C. finish　　　 D. play

(  ) 2. A. something　B. anything　　 C. nothing　　 D. everything

(  ) 3. A. put away　 B. put down　　 C. talked about D. took out

(  ) 4. A. follow　　 B. run　　　　　C. read　　　　D. sleep

(  ) 5. A. while　　　B. so　　　　　 C. because　　 D. if

(  ) 6. A. bravely　　B. poorly　　　 C. suddenly　　D. perfectly

(  ) 7. A. Why　　　 B. Who　　　　 C. Where　　　 D. How

(  ) 8. A. as　　　　 B. after　　　　C. before　　　D. during

(  ) 9. A. preparation B. education　　C. question　　D. information

( ) 10. A. brothers　 B. minutes　　　C. lessons　　 D. teachers