1. A. cost　　　　 B. spent　　　　　 C. paid　　　　　 D. took

10. B。be more like意思为“更像……一样。

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A rich American went to Paris and bought a picture painted by a French artist. The American thought the picture to be very fine because he 　__1　 　a lot of money for it. When he came to his hotel he wanted to hang the 　2　 　up on the wall. He 　3　 　it for a long time, but couldn’t 　__4_ 　which was the top and which was the bottom(底部) .The American 　__5　 　the picture this way and　 　6　 , but still couldn’t 　7　 .

So he had 　8　 . He 　9　 　the picture in the dining room and invited the painter of the picture to 　10　 . When the painter came, the American said 　11　 　to him about the picture. 　12　 　they went into the dining room to have dinner. He looked 　13　 　at the picture several times. Then he put on his 　14　 　and looked at the picture again and again. At last he 　　15　 　that the picture was up side down.

9. A。与前面的that并列，不可省略。

8. B。这是强调句。for that reason意思是“由于这个原因”。

7. D。这里指印第安人。

6. D。more用在数词和名词中间表示“又、再”。

5. C。引导一段时间用for。

4. B。与前面分句并列，故用过去时。

3. A。用过去时和后面时态一致。

2. C。介词后面跟动名词。