John Carlin was a "jack-of-all-trades." He was an artist and writer. He taught himself five foreign languages. He
was a leader among the deaf. John Carlin's father was a poor shoemaker. John did not need to do things that other
children of his age had to do. John showed his talent for drawing early in life. He often drew pictures on the floor
with chalk. John worked as a house painter when he was 12. His days were busy with work. However, he taught
himself foreign languages at night. When he was 20, he went to New York to learn drawing. When he ran out of
his money, he went to work again. But he would return to learn drawing whenever he could afford it.
     John was the first person to receive an honorary degree(荣誉学位) from Gallaudet. He beat all difficulties and
became a successful American.

1. The underlined phrase "jack-of-all-trades" may mean "__________" in Chinese.

A. 多面手
B. 生意经
C. 工作狂
D. 守财奴

2. John Carlin ________when he was young.

A. worked hard at school
B. learned five languages at school
C. didn't go to school
D. walked around after school

3. John showed his talent for drawing __________.

A. before 12 years old
B. at the age of 12
C. when he was 20
D. in his early thirties

4. John went to New York to learn drawing with money __________.

A. donated(捐赠) by an organization
B. by selling his paintings
C. that his parents gave him
D. that he earned by himself

5. "Gallaudet" in the last paragraph is probably the name of __________.

A. a college
B. a hospital
C. a man
D. a factory

       John Carlin was a "jack-of-all-trades." He was an artist and writer. He taught himself five foreign
languages. He was a leader among the deaf.
       John Carlin was born in Philadelphia in 1813. His father was a poor shoemaker. His younger brother, Andrew, was also deaf. John and Andrew did not need to do things that other children of their ages had
to do, so they had much free time to walk around the city.
       John got many rich experiences when he was young. He showed his talent for drawing early in life.
He often drew pictures on the floor with chalk and when his mother saw what he had done, she would
quickly clean them with a mop(拖把).
       John went to work as a house painter when he was 12. His days were busy with work. However,
he taught himself foreign languages at night. When he was 20, he went to New York to learn drawing.
When he ran out of his money, he went to work again. But he would return to drawing whenever he
could afford to.
       John was the first person to receive an honorary degree(荣誉学位) from Gallaudet. He was one
who didn't let deafness stop him from doing what he wanted to.   He beat all difficulties and became a
successful American.

1. The underlined phrase "jack-of-all-trades" may mean "  " in Chinese.

A. 多面手
B. 生意经
C. 工作狂
D. 守财奴

2. John Carlin     when he was young.

A. worked hard at school
B. learned five foreign languages at school
C. didn't go to school
D. often walked about Philadelphia after school

3. John showed his talent for drawing    .

A. before 12 years old
B. at the age of 12
C. when he was 20
D. in his early thirties

4. John went to New York to learn drawing with money    .

A. donated by an organization
B. by selling his paintings
C. that his parents gave him
D. that he earned by himself

5. "Gallaudet" in the last paragraph is probably the name of    .

A. a college for the deaf
B. a man who donated money to John
C. a man who built a college for the deaf
D. a middle school built by a person named Gallaudet

    John Carlin was a "jack of all trades." He was an artist and writer. He taught himself five foreign languages.
He was a leader among the deaf.
    John Carlin was born in Philadelphia in 1813. His father was a poor shoemaker. His younger brother, Andrew,
was also deaf. John and Andrew did not need to do things that other children of their ages had to do, so they had
much free time to walk around the city.
    John got rich experiences when he was young. He showed his talent for drawing early in life. He often drew
pictures on the floor with chalk and when his mother saw what he had done, she would quickly clean them with
a mop (拖把).
    John went to work as a house painter when he was 12. His days were busy with work. However, he taught
himself foreign languages at night. When he was at 20, he went to New York to learn drawing. When he ran out
of his money, he went to work again. But he would return to drawing whenever he could afford to.
    John was the first person to receive an honorary degree (荣誉学位) from Gallaudet. He was one who didn't
let deafness stop him from doing what he wanted to do. He beat all difficulties and became a successful
American.

1. The underlined phrase "jack of all trades" may mean "            " in Chinese.

A. 多面手
B. 生意经
C. 工作狂
D. 守财奴

2. John Carlin              when he was young.

A. worked hard at school
B. learned five foreign languages at school
C. didn't go to school
D. often walked around Philadelphia after school

3. John showed his talent for drawing             .

A. before 12 years old
B. at the age of 12
C. when he was 20
D. in his early thirties

4. John went to New York to learn drawing with money            .

A. donated by an organization
B. by selling his paintings
C. that his parents gave him
D. that he earned by himself

5. "Gallaudet" in the last paragraph is probably the name of             .

A. a college for the deaf
B. a college for normal people
C. a man who built a collage for the deaf
D. a middle school built by a person named "Gallaudet"