A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you “the new Picasso(毕加索)” or if presidents and other famous people collected your paintings?
Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her family’s native place (祖籍) Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra said, “When it all started, I was moved. It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired. And I missed home.”
Alexandra is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after she’s done her homework. She works on two or three paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandra’s parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago.
Alexandra’s father Niki left Romania for political reasons in 1985. At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.
She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people offered to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and television. They now live in a large house with a swimming pool. Her mother said, “We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”
【小题1】Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _______.

The Smiths are Americans. They are now in Beijing. This is their first visit to China.
They are going to stay in China for two months. They want to visit some cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.
Mr. Smith is a doctor. He is going to visit a hospital in Yichang. Mrs. Smith is a teacher. She is going to visit some city schools and village schools. Their daughter is a middle school students. She wants to meet some Chinese students.
They are going to take a lot of pictures in China. When they are back in America, they will show the pictures to their American friends. They want the American people to know more about China.
【小题1】Mr Smith wants to visit a hospital because____.
A. he is a doctor B. he wants to live in China C. he’ll stay in China for a long time
【小题2】Who does their daughter want to meet?
A. Chinese doctors    B. Chinese teachers     C. Chinese students
【小题3】What are Mrs Smith going to do during her stay in China?
A. She is going to go to the hospital. B. She is going to go to her friend’s home.
C. She is going to visit schools.

Ted lives in a big city .Today he's very happy .it's the first day of school .Ted to go back to school. He wants to see his friends. He is going to meet his new teachers.

Ted gets up early in the morning .He washes and puts on his new clothes .Look !He is having breakfast with his parents .Now ,he is ready for school.

He goes to school by bike .He meets his friends outside the school gate .They are talking about something .Then the bell (铃声)rings .(铃响)Everyone runs to his or her classroom.

1.Where does Ted live!

2.Does Ted want to go back to school?

3.Who does he want to see ?

4.Who is he having breakfast with?

5.How does Ted go to school ?