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）!”

A little girl thought she was not as beautiful _31_other girls,and nobody liked her. So she was always 32__  and didn’t like to talk to others. 33 _ ,one day,her mother gave her a beatiful hair clip. When she wore it,she looked 34__ than before. She decided 35  it to school.
On her way to school, she found that everyone she saw smiled at her. Most of them said “Hello” to her, but this 36___  happened before. She thought that beautiful hair clip brought them all. She was so happy about all of the great things. Although she didn't 37 her classmates about her beautiful hair clip, they want to know what happened to her.
 38  she went back home, her mother asked her, “Did you know you 39  your hair clip? I found it at the door this morning.”
She understood that she didn’t wear the hair to school at all.
It was not important what we wear or how we look. The most important thing is  40  we think of ourselves.

A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls, and nobody liked her. So she was always unhappy and didn’t like to talk to others. However, one day, her mother gave her a beautiful hair clip(发夹). When she wore it, she looked much more beautiful than before. She decided to wear it to school.
On her way to school she found that everyone who saw her smiled at her. Most of her schoolmates said “Hello” to her, but this never happened before. She thought that the beautiful hair clip had brought her them all. She was so happy about all of the wonderful things. Although she didn’t tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip, they all wanted to know what had happened to her.
When she went back home after school, her mother asked her: “Did you know you dropped your hair clip? I found it by the door this morning.”
She understood that she hadn’t worn the hair clip to school at all.
【小题1】Which of the following sentence is true?

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