Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved   31  very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send   32   of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally  33   a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go  34 into the mines (煤矿) and, with his earnings(赚得的钱),   35  his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the   36   .  
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much   37  than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he   38  , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.
   39  James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James  40 up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear   41   .  He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your   42   will come true. I will take care of you. "
But Jack said   43  , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it' s too  44   . Now I can' t even hold a glass. "
To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with   45  towards the sky.
He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.

Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21,1833,but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father ,Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then , the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father’s lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and keep the peace between nations, until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death.

1.Alfred Nobel, ,the great Swedish inventor, was born in Stockholm on ____________ 21,1833.

2.During the Crimean War, Immanuel Nobel invented _____________.

3.Nobel had never been to ____________ or university.

4.Nobel built up over ______________ companies in 20 different countries.

5. When Nobel was died, he was ____________ years old.

Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was the first African-American player to take part in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game. He was born on July 10, 1943.

When Arthur was 6, his mother died. Arthur, with his father and his brother, lived near a large park in Richmond, Virginia. His father was the manager of the park. He took care of the park and made sure everything was right. 

Arthur was allowed to play in the park when he was seven years old. He was quite energetic. A swimming pool, tennis courts, and baseball diamonds (棒球场) were in the park. Arthur spent a lot of time playing there. He did well in sports, but he had never tried to play tennis.

He often watched the tennis players. Sometimes there were tennis lessons, and Arthur would watch even more carefully. The young man teaching the lessons noticed Arthur. His name was Ronald Charity.

Mr. Charity asked Arthur if he wanted to learn to play tennis. Arthur was excited and agreed. Arthur learned very quickly. Mr. Charity found Arthur would grow up to be a good tennis player. By the time he was ten, Arthur won a tournament (联赛). Many older and bigger players came to the park trying to win the prize, but Arthur beat them. He became known as “the kid who could play tennis”.

Arthur grew up to be one of the first successful African-American tennis players. He played and won all over the world.

1.Which question is answered in Paragraph 2?

2.The park offered people all of these EXCEPT ____.

3. How did Arthur meet Mr. Charity?

4.What did Arthur do for the first time at the age of ten?

5.This article is a(n) ____.

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根据括号中所给动词的正确时态、语态或不定式形式填空。

1.Did you make him _____ (drink) a glass of water?

2.It’s hot. You’d better             (not put) on your coat.

3. Can the work               (finish ) soon?

4.We          (plant ) many trees last year .

5.They             (plan) a trip to Disneyland at this time yesterday .

6.There ________(be) a football match between the two countries on TV next week.

7.       you        (have) English classes every day ?

8. I           (teach) here since I finished school.

9. He said that he                      (buy) a new bike for me the next Friday.

10. By the time he got there, the bus       already        (leave).