I am Steve. I was born and grew up in South Wales. My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand (拓展).
My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen. I went to a new school. One of my subjects was French. Because I had never learned any French, my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in. That’s the time I started writing, just for myself, and I’ve been writing ever since.
I have always loved BIG IDEAS, and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories. And I also write horror (恐怖) I think they are like the old fairytales (童话故事) ，and can teach you important things.
I am in my forties on the outside, twelve on the inside. I like rock music, Indian and Chinese food, and I enjoy drinking. I live in a small village with my wife Mary, ducks, cats, goats, hens and lots of rabbits. If you’d like to find out more about me and hope to buy any books, go to www. showkett. freeserve. co. uk
【小题1】When he was 13, the writer ________.

I am Steve. I was born and grew up in South Wales. My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand (拓展).

My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen. I went to a new school. One of my subjects was French. Because I had never learned any French, my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in. That’s the time I started writing, just for myself, and I’ve been writing ever since.

I have always loved BIG IDEAS, and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories. And I also write horror (恐怖) I think they are like the old fairytales (童话故事) ，and can teach you important things.

I am in my forties on the outside, twelve on the inside. I like rock music, Indian and Chinese food, and I enjoy drinking. I live in a small village with my wife Mary, ducks, cats, goats, hens and lots of rabbits. If you’d like to find out more about me and hope to buy any books, go to www. showkett. freeserve. co. uk

1.When he was 13, the writer ________.

A．wrote lots of poems                     B．moved out of Wales

C．sold many story books                    D．became a famous singer

2.He liked playing out on the hills because he could ________.

A．expand his imagination                   B．learn French

C．listen to stories                         D．buy some books

3.Maybe the writer is ________ years old now.

A．12               B．22               C．32               D．42

4.According to the passage, the write keeps _______

A．cats, hens and pigs                      B．ducks, goats and rabbits

C．hens, rabbits and dogs                    D．rabbits, pigs and cats

5.From the passage, we can learn that the writer ________.

A．lives in a big city with his son               B．likes eating Japanese and Indian food

C．lives in the countryside with his wife         D．introduces a nice book to us

A very interesting thing happened to me last year．

One night, long after most people had gone to bed, a friend of mine and I went home happily through the quiet street．We had   1   to a musical show（音乐会）and were talking about the people we had seen and heard in it．

"The show made him   2   overnight（一夜之间）．"My friend said about one of them．" He was unknown before．And now thousands of people   3   him presents and letters．" "I     4   him quite good．" I said, "but not worth thousands of letters．In fact, one of his   5   gave me a shock（震惊）．It gave people too much   6  ．" "What was that?" my friend asked me,"  7  it to me．" I began to sing at the top of my voice．"Oh, no, you will give everybody a shock and   8   them up for kilometers round．Maybe there will be a policeman  9   us．" "Never mind．" I said and  10  singing．

Just at that time there came a policeman   11   in front of me with his note book open．

"  12  , sir," he said, "you have a very good voice, who taught you to sing? I'd very much 13   to find someone who can give my daughter singing lessons, she likes it very much．Would you be  14   enough to tell me your name and  15  ? Then my wife and I will visit you and we can talk about it．"

1．A．gone                  B．been                C．come                 D．got

2．A．sad                    B．a singer             C．famous          D．strange

3．A．buy                    B．hand               C．take             D．send

4．A．knew                  B．saw                C．thought                D．hoped                                                                                                                                                                              

5．A．songs                  B．presents             C．letters                 D．words

6．A．surprise               B．noise               C．pleasure               D．trouble

7．A．Sing                   B．Show              C．Bring              D．Give

8．A．make                  B．get                C．wake            D．take

9．A．with           B．after               C．below             D．among

10．A．learned                B．stopped             C．dropped            D．went on

11．A．crossing              B．standing             C．passing             D．shouting

12．A．Please                B．Sorry              C．No                D．Excuse me

13．A．glad                  B．want               C．wish              D．like

14．A．kind         B．fine                C．well               D．clever

15．A．home                B．family             C．house              D．address

I am Steve. I was born and grew up in South Wales. My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand (拓展).
My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen. I went to a new school. One of my subjects was French. Because I had never learned any French, my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in. That’s the time I started writing, just for myself, and I’ve been writing ever since.
I have always loved BIG IDEAS, and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories. And I also write horror (恐怖) I think they are like the old fairytales (童话故事) ，and can teach you important things.
I am in my forties on the outside, twelve on the inside. I like rock music, Indian and Chinese food, and I enjoy drinking. I live in a small village with my wife Mary, ducks, cats, goats, hens and lots of rabbits. If you’d like to find out more about me and hope to buy any books, go to www. showkett. freeserve. co. uk

1. 1.

   When he was 13, the writer ______.

   1. A.
      wrote lots of poems
   2. B.
      moved out of Wales
   3. C.
      sold many story books
   4. D.
      became a famous singer
2. 2.

   He liked playing out on the hills because he could ______.

   1. A.
      expand his imagination
   2. B.
      learn French
   3. C.
      listen to stories
   4. D.
      buy some books
3. 3.

   Maybe the writer is ______ years old now.

   1. A.
      12
   2. B.
      22
   3. C.
      32
   4. D.
      42
4. 4.

   According to the passage, the write keeps ______.

   1. A.
      cats, hens and pigs
   2. B.
      ducks, goats and rabbits
   3. C.
      hens, rabbits and dogs
   4. D.
      rabbits, pigs and cats
5. 5.

   From the passage, we can learn that the writer ______.

   1. A.
      lives in a big city with his son
   2. B.
      likes eating Japanese and Indian food
   3. C.
      lives in the countryside with his wife
   4. D.
      introduces a nice book to us