When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai. One day he   16  a picture of a tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the   17  of an American, who asked, “How much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too   18  and asked again, “Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No,” Then he tore(撕)it to pieces. In great   19 ,the foreigner said, “Young man, are you __20__?” “No, sir. I’m not angry. I sold it   21  500 dollars because I thought it was worth the   22__  . But you wanted a __23__ price. It means you didn’t think   24  and it is not good enough. I’ll go on   25  until my customers are satisfied.” At that time,   26  Liu Kaiqu was not famous at all, he never   27_  his dream. Now he is well-known all over the world as a great artist.
小題1:
A．stoleB．pickedC．drewD．saw
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)ttentionB．educationC．decisionD．discussion
小題3:
A．terribleB．bigC．oldD．expensive
小題4:
A．fearB．difficultyC．surpriseD．excitement
小題5:A. happy       B crazy          C. angry           D cry
小題6:
A．overB．forC．a(chǎn)boutD．a(chǎn)mong
小題7:
A．sizeB．priceC．weightD．position
小題8:A low             B high           C higher           D lower
小題9:
A．meB．a(chǎn)boutC．soD．it
小題10:
A．sellingB．watching C．buyingD．working
小題11:
A．though B．becauseC．whetherD．until
小題12:
A．broke offB．gave inC．gave upD．sent off

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:C
小題6:B
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:D
小題11:A
小題12:C

小題1:根據(jù)題目的要求，可知答案為C
小題2:根據(jù)上下文的聯(lián)系可知答案為A，表示引起一個美國人的注意，故選A
小題3:根據(jù)后文內(nèi)容Can you make it cheaper，可知答案為D
小題4:根據(jù)上下文的內(nèi)容可知答案為C
小題5:根據(jù)年輕人的回答No, sir. I’m not angry可知答案為C
小題6:sell sth for sth 表示賣給某人說明價錢，工作、故選B
小題7:根據(jù)上下文的意思可知答案為B，表示值這個價。
小題8:根據(jù)上文的意思可知答案為D
小題9:根據(jù)上下文的內(nèi)容可知答案為C
小題10:go on doing sth，表示繼續(xù)做某事，故選D
小題11:though 引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，故選A
小題12:give up 表示放棄的意思，根據(jù)上下文的意思，故選C
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