A young man comes to an old man. He wants the old man to teach him to draw. The old man gives him an egg and tells him to draw it. The young man works quickly and shows it to the old man.“Draw it again,”says the old man. The young draws another egg, but the old man makes him do it again and again. The young man is very angry. He says,“I can draw an egg in two minutes. Why do you keep me waiting? Please teach rite how to draw.”The old man smiles and says,“Yes, you can draw an egg quickly, but it takes you years to draw one very well.”

A．Because he wants to teach the old man to draw.

B．Because he wants to ask how to draw an egg.

C．Because he wants to learn how to draw.

A．Because the old man gives him only one egg.

B．Because the old man doesn't know how to draw.

C．Because the old man asks the young man to draw the egg again and again.

A．It's not easy for us to draw an egg well in two minutes.

B．The old man isn't good at painting.

C．The young only wants to learn to draw one egg.

　　Young Jimmy, aged seven, spent all his free time with a pencil, drawing the world as he saw it.

　　When his mother took him to a park, he did not want to play with the other children. All he wanted to do was drawing. His father was quite worried.

　　“I don' t want Jimmy to spend his whole life drawing, ” he said .

　　“Why not?” his mother argued (争论) . “Some people do. Think about all the famous artists (画家) . Rembrandt, Gaugin, Van Gogh. Their main (主要的) interest in life was their art.”

　　“Huh!”Jimmy's father said. “They had talent (天才). Jimmy just draws. ”

　　“He's young yet,” his mother argued. “He'll get better. Anyway (不管怎样) , I think he' s already showing a lot of ability (能力).”

　　“If he's so good, ”his father said, “maybe we' d better find him a teacher. Then he'll learn how to draw.”

　　A week later, Jimmy had his first lesson with his art teacher.

　　“Now Jimmy, ” the art teacher said, “I want you to draw a picture of someone important to you. ”

　　Jimmy began to draw very carefully, making sure every line was exactly (恰好) where he wanted it.

　　“What are you drawing a picture of?”the art teacher asked.

　　“God, ” Jimmy said.

　　“But no one knows what God looks like, ”the teacher said.

　　“They will when I've finished, ” Jimmy answered.

1．Why was Jimmy's father worried?

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2．What did Jimmy' s mother think?

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A．She thought he was ill.

B．She thought one day he might be famous.

C．She thought he had no talent.

D．She thought he was as good as Rembrandt.

3．What did his parents do for Jimmy?

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A．They took him to a school.

B．They found him a good doctor.

C．They bought him some new pencils.

D．They found him an art teacher.

4．Who did Jimmy draw?

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　　James didn't go to school yesterday. He 1 work out some maths problems. He wanted to ask Sandy 2 help. This afternoon he went to Sandy's home with his 3 . But Sandy's mother was ill. He had to take her mother to the 4 .

　　James went to Sandy's home again in the evening. 5 Sandy and her mother were not back yet. So he went to the fruit shop and 6 some apples and ran to the hospital. In the hospital he saw Sandy sitting by her mother's bed. He said to Sandy,“I'm sorry I 7 in time to help you.”Sandy said,“Everything is 8 now. But I have to talk with you here in this room. I can't 9 my mother by herself here. Come on, let me tell you 10 to do your lessons.”

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