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    I'm sure you know the song “Happy Birthday”. But to you know who wrote the song, and for whom it was written？

　　A professor named Archibald Hill in Lousiville, USA could tell us the story. Ninety-seven years ago, two of Mr. Archibald Hill’s aunts, Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill, were asked to write songs for a book called“ Song Stories for the Sunday Morning”. Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were both kindergarten teachers then. They loved children very much and wrote many beautiful songs for the book. Out of them was the well-known“ Good Morning to You”. The song was very popular at that time among kindergarten children, but many grownups knew it, too. A few years later, little Archibald was born. As his aunt, Miss Patty Hill sang the song “Happy Birthday to You” to the melody of “Good Morning to You” to her little nephew, she sang the song like this:

　　Happy birthday to you！

　　Happy birthday to you!

　　Happy birthday, dear Archie !

　　Happy birthday to you.

　　Miss Patty Hill and her sister had never expected that this song became popular, but it really did. People all over the world like the song because of its simple tune and

friendly words.

(1)Archibald Hill was ________.

[　　]

A. English

B. American

C. Russian

D. Australian

(2)Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill wrote ________ for the book  “Song Stories for the Sunday Morning”.

[　　]

A. a book

B. some plays

C. many songs

D. some stories

(3)The professor, Archibald Hill, was Miss Mildred Hill's ________.

[　　]

(4)The song “Happy Birthday” has a history of ________ years.

[　　]

A. ninety-seven

B. more than ninety-seven

C. less than ninety

D. about ninety

(5)The sentence “it really did” means ________.

[　　]

A. the song really became popular.

B. their wish really came true

C. children all over the world like the song

D. the song became more popular

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    I'm sure you know the song “Happy Birthday”. But to you know who wrote the song, and for whom it was written？

　　A professor named Archibald Hill in Lousiville, USA could tell us the story. Ninety-seven years ago, two of Mr. Archibald Hill’s aunts, Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill, were asked to write songs for a book called“ Song Stories for the Sunday Morning”. Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were both kindergarten teachers then. They loved children very much and wrote many beautiful songs for the book. Out of them was the well-known“ Good Morning to You”. The song was very popular at that time among kindergarten children, but many grownups knew it, too. A few years later, little Archibald was born. As his aunt, Miss Patty Hill sang the song “Happy Birthday to You” to the melody of “Good Morning to You” to her little nephew, she sang the song like this:

　　Happy birthday to you！

　　Happy birthday to you!

　　Happy birthday, dear Archie !

　　Happy birthday to you.

　　Miss Patty Hill and her sister had never expected that this song became popular, but it really did. People all over the world like the song because of its simple tune and

friendly words.

(1)Archibald Hill was ________.

[　　]

A. English

B. American

C. Russian

D. Australian

(2)Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill wrote ________ for the book  “Song Stories for the Sunday Morning”.

[　　]

A. a book

B. some plays

C. many songs

D. some stories

(3)The professor, Archibald Hill, was Miss Mildred Hill's ________.

[　　]

(4)The song “Happy Birthday” has a history of ________ years.

[　　]

A. ninety-seven

B. more than ninety-seven

C. less than ninety

D. about ninety

(5)The sentence “it really did” means ________.

[　　]

A. the song really became popular.

B. their wish really came true

C. children all over the world like the song

D. the song became more popular

Doctor Strong first became famous almost fifty years ago when his first children’s books were published. Since then, he has written forty-five books that have sold more than one hundred million copies around the world.

Doctor Strong’s books are known for their easy use of words and colorful, hand-drawn pictures, which bring life to his animals. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and hundreds of others.

Most of Doctor Strong’s books, although written in a funny way, have serious messages. For example, in MecElligot’s Pool, he describes the dangers of pollution(污染). He discusses the arms race(军备竞赛)in The Butter Battle Book, written in 1984.

Doctor Strong is almost 84 years old now. He says he never planned to write stories just for children. He says he writes stories that interest people of all ages. He says he uses easy words for everyone, even a child, to understand his books.

1. Doctor Strong became famous in______.

A. his eighties when his art show was traveling around the world

B. his fifties when his drawings and writings were published

C. his thirties when his children’s books were first sold in America

D. 1984 when his book MecElligot’s Pool was published

2. Doctor Strong’s books are very popular in America because______.

A. they are stories about animals

B. they are written in easy words with colorful pictures

C. he organized the art show in California

D. they are written in a funny way

3. Doctor Strong writes such books in order______.

A. to show his pictures

B. to organize a special art show of his own

C. to interest his young readers only

D. not only to interest people but also to expose(揭露)some serious social problems

One of the best-known American writers of children’s books is Alfred Strong, or Doctor Strong. Now an art show called “Doctor From then to Now” is traveling around the United States. The pictures and drawings show the history of Doctor Strong.

Doctor Strong first became famous almost fifty years ago when his first children’s books were published. Since then, he has written forty-five books that have sold more than one hundred million copies around the world.

Doctor Strong’s books are known for their easy use of words and colorful, hand-drawn pictures, which bring life to his animals. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and hundreds of others.

Most of Doctor Strong’s books, although written in a funny way, have serious messages. For example, in MecElligot’s Pool, he describes the dangers of pollution(污染). He discusses the arms race(军备竞赛)in The Butter Battle Book, written in 1984.

Doctor Strong is almost 84 years old now. He says he never planned to write stories just for children. He says he writes stories that interest people of all ages. He says he uses easy words for everyone, even a child, to understand his books.

1. Doctor Strong became famous in______.

A. his eighties when his art show was traveling around the world

B. his fifties when his drawings and writings were published

C. his thirties when his children’s books were first sold in America

D. 1984 when his book MecElligot’s Pool was published

2. Doctor Strong’s books are very popular in America because______.

A. they are stories about animals

B. they are written in easy words with colorful pictures

C. he organized the art show in California

D. they are written in a funny way

3. Doctor Strong writes such books in order______.

A. to show his pictures

B. to organize a special art show of his own

C. to interest his young readers only

D. not only to interest people but also to expose(揭露)some serious social problems