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　　There is a bar in our town with the name “The White Horse”. It is Mr. Webster's. Few people went to the bar last year, but things are quite different now.

　　There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something, looked around the bar, and then said to Mr. Webster, “Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse instead.”

　　“But the name of the bar is ‘The White Horse', ”Mr Webster said.

　　“Yes, but do it.” the man said. Then he went out of the bar.

　　Mr. Webster went to an artist and said, “I want a picture of a black horse.”

　　The next day a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of that of the white horse. Soon after the door opened, a roan came in and said ,“There's a mistake on the door of your bar, and the picture is different from the   name.” The man looked, sat down and drank something.

　　Then another man came in and said the same, and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said, “The picture on your door is wrong,” and they all stopped and drank in Mr. Webster's bar.

　　(1)The stranger told Mr. Webster to take down the picture of the white horse because he knew ________.

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　　A. a picture of a black horse showed good luck

　　B. the picture of the white horse wasn't good for the bar

　　C. people would understand the picture different from the name

　　D. people would come in and tell the picture was different from the name

　　(2)Mr Webster agreed with the stranger ________.

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　　A. though he wasn't ready to do it like that at first

　　B. though he didn't like the black horse

　　C. because he knew he was an artist

　　D. because he also wanted to change the picture

　　(3)More and more people came to the bar because ________.

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　　A. it changed its name

　　B. the black horse was better than the white horse

　　C. the bar had a black horse

　　D. they wanted to show the mistake

　　(4)The stranger ________.

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　　A. was cleverer than Mr. Webster

　　B. didn't like the white horse at the beginning

　　C. knew Mr. Webster and the artist

　　D. got much money by teaching Mr. Webster

　　(5)From the story we have learnt that ________.

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　　A. if your business is not good, you'd better change the name or the picture

　　B. if you are in trouble, you should take others' ideas

　　C. when you have difficulty, don't give up

　　D. when a good name is given, it can cause success

　　My friend Nick says that he needs to relax more. He wants some peace and quiet. So he has bought a house in the country. His new house has a really big garden. He says he wants to plant all kinds of flowers. He thinks he would like to grow some vegetables, too. Then he wouldn't have to buy them at the supermarket anymore and could cook the vegetables he grows himself.

　　Last week, Nick called me. He sounded very upset.“What's the matter?”I asked.“I thought you were looking forward to life in the country.”“I was,”said Nick.“But there are too many bugs in the country.”Nick told me that when he was cleaning his yard, he saw a spider that was bigger than he was! Now he's thinking of moving back to the city. He says he'd rather live with lots of people than with lots of spiders.

Choose the best answer:

(1) Why did Nick move to the country?

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A．Houses are cheaper there.

B．He wanted to live in a quieter place.

C．All of his friends live there.

D．It's noisier there.

(2) Why did Nick plan to grow his own vegetables?

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A．He wouldn't have to buy them anymore.

B．Vegetables are very expensive in the country.

C．The supermarket is too far away.

D．He doesn't know how to grow flowers.

(3) Why was Nick upset?

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A．It was too quiet in the country.

B．He missed his friends in the city.

C．He saw a very big spider.

D．His garden didn't look nice.

(4) Why did Nick decide to move back to the city?

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A．He wasn't good at growing vegetables.

B．He looked forward to life in the country.

C．He thinks there are too many bugs in the country.

D．He says that too many people live in the city.

(5) Which is NOT true according to this passage?

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A．Nick wants to live in a peaceful place.

B．His new house has a quite small garden.

C．He would like to grow some vegetables and all kinds of flowers in his garden.

D．Now he is thinking of moving back to the city.

Beethoven (贝多芬) was born in a small city near the Rhine in Germany. His father always drank and his mother was a maid (女仆). They lived a poor life.

Beethoven was a talented (有天赋的) child in music. People at that time thought he was as clever as Mozart. His father wanted to make money from his talent, so he told him to practice and play all the time. If he didn’t do that, his father would be angry with him and beat him.

Beethoven was very short and ugly. He couldn’t hear well from the age of 22 and later he heard nothing, but all these unhappy things didn’t make him dislike music. He began to write sonatas (奏鸣曲) at 12, and later he became a great musician.

His life was so short that he didn’t leave many works. But people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.

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81．Beethoven was from a　　　 in a small city near the Rhine in Germany.　　　　　

　　　 A．educational family　 B．teacher’s family

　　　 C．rich family　　　　　　 D．poor family

82．Beethoven’s father told him to practice and play all the time because his father wanted to make .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．him be a great musician　 B．him not drink too much like him

　　　 C．himself rich　　　　　　 D．him beat Mozart in music

83．What did people think of Beethoven at that time?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．He wasn’t a rich boy.　　 B．He did as well as Mozart in music.

　　　 C．He didn’t love his parents.　　 D．He would be a great singer.

84．He was ugly and deaf , .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．that often made him dislike music

　　　 B．but all these things didn’t make him dislike music

　　　 C．that made him stressed out　　　

　　　 D．but he didn’t regard all these things as challenges

85．Which of the following is NOT true?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 A．His father would be angry with him and beat him unless he practiced and played all the time.

　　　 B．His father never stopped drinking wine.

　　　 C．He left so many works that people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.

　　　 D．After writing sonatas at 12, he became a great musician.