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Van Gogh, the Dutch artist, is famous for his amazing use of color and shape. Born in 1853, he was painting at a time when art was changing. A long time ago, artists tried to make their paintings look real like photographs. But later on, art became more about the artist’s own ideas. If you see a Van Gogh, it won’t look like the real world. It will look even more beautiful.

Some of Van Gogh’s most famous paintings are of the nature and flowers, such as Sunflowers. He also painted many wonderful self-portraits (自画像). However, Van Gogh was a troubled man. At one point, he cut off his own ear.

Van Gogh is now one of the world’s most famous artists. But he died at the age of 37, alone and poor. Almost nobody knew or cared about his art at that time. Some say that his madness was the price he paid for his art. 

1.Does Van Gogh’s paintings look like the real world?

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2.What’s Van Gogh famous for in his paintings?

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3.Who knew or cared about Van Gogh’s art before he died?

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What’s the real meaning of the word “peace(和平,安宁)”? The   1 _ story may tell us something about it .
There was once a king who offered an award to an artist who could paint the   2 picture of peace .  _3  tried . The  king  looked at  all  the pictures .But there were only  two  he  really  liked  and  he had  to choose between the two .
One picture was a calm  lake .The lake was a perfect thing for peace  _4__ of the high  mountains  around it .Overhead was  a  blue sky with clouds .Anyone who saw this picture thought that  it was  a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had mountains too . But they were rugged（高低不平） .Above was the dark sky, from which heavy rain fell . A waterfall was rushing down the side of the mountain . This did not look peaceful at all . But  when the king look __5__  ,he found behind the waterfall a very small bush  _6__ in  the middle of the waterfall and a mother bird sitting on her nest in perfect peace .
The king gave the award to the artist who  painted the __7_ picture . Why？
“because” , explained the king. “ peace doesn’t mean  __8_  in a place where there is no__9__ , no trouble or hard work” . Peace 10 in the midst of all those things, you’re still calm in you heart .This is the real meaning of peace.

1.Hello, Mrs Li. I have a problem. I lent my MP4 to Mary and she kept it for a long time.However, she didn’t return it. I don’t want to argue with her because she is my best friend and I don’t want to lose a good friend. What should I do?

2.Dear sir, I want your help. I don’t like my mother. She always tells me what I must do and what I mustn’t do. That makes me feel very unhappy. I know I shouldn’t be mad at her. Can you help me?

3.Good morning, boss, I bought a pair of sports shoes from your store on line. I got them this morning. But when I tried them on, I found they are too large for me. You give me a wrong size. How to deal with the problem?

4.Hi, Uncle Mike, It is my mother’s birthday next Sunday. I want to hold a surprise party for her and buy her a gift. But I am studying for the middle exams these days and I don’t want her to know anything about it before the party. I have no time to get ready for it. Can you give me some advice?

5.Dear sir, I am a senior high school graduate. I am from a rural area in Guizhou. It is a poor mountain village. This autumn, I will go to college, but I have no money to pay for the college education. What should I do?

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Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing ____ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her ____. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons ___ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she __ found work in a big shop. The __ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice ____ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. But she __ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __ did anything at home. She didn’t love her ___ but she lived a city life.

Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few ___ pictures and asked her to appreciate（欣赏）them. She ____ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were ____the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all ___. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”

The women looked at each other but they tried not to ___. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（流浪汉）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a___ man had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像）!”

1.A. him                           B. himself                     C. her                                    D. herself

2.A. classes                          B. English                     C. maths                          D. language

3.A. when                            B. while                                 C. because                           D. after

4.A. hardly                           B. easily                                C. no longer                         D. happily

5.A. bookseller          B. shopkeeper               C. gatekeeper                  D. policeman

6.A. agreed                          B. hated                                C. preferred                        D. failed

7.A. sold                               B. was sold                           C. gave                                  D. was given

8.A. always                           B. sometimes                  C. never                                 D. often

9.A. husband                       B. son                                    C. brother                            D. uncle

10.A. cheap                         B. expensive                        C. terrible                   D. strange

11.A. liked                            B. interested                        C. watched                           D. knew

12.A. looking up                  B. looking for                  C. talking about           D. hearing from

13.A. old                           B. clean                                 C. dirty                                  D. thin

14.A. stop                   B. smile                                 C. laugh                                 D. lie

15.A. busy                            B. clever                          C. rich                                     D. poor

Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing __1__ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her __2__. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons __3__ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she __4__ found work in a big shop. The __5__ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice __6__ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. And she __7__ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __8__ did anything at home. She didn’t love her __9__ but she lived a city life.
Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few __10__ pictures and asked her to appreciate（欣赏）them. She __11__ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were __12__the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all __13__. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”
The women looked at each other but they tried not to __14__. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（游浪汉）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a__15__ man had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像）!”