Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same 　 41　 .

A new 　 42　 -Hi, Ke’ai is on at Beijing Children’s Art Theatre. It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai. His parents would like him to become a painter or a 　 43　 one day. They teach him to 　 44　 and to play the violin, but Ke’ai doesn’t enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Liu Xiang 　 45　 a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman.

“　 46　 do they want me to be someone else?” Ke’ai asks and says, “I only want to be 　 47　 ”

The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to 　 48　 their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.

Young audiences(观众) enjoy the story, and also the 　 49　 in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, “Ke’ai’s Song” is very 　 50　 to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home after the play!

(　 ) 41. A. jobs　　　　　　　　　　 B. dreams　　　　　 C. habits　　　　　　 D. hobbies

(　 ) 42. A. song　　　　　　　　　 B. film　　　　　　　　 C. week　　　　　　　 D. opera

(　 ) 43. A. writer　　　　　　　　 B. teacher　　　　　 C. sportsman　　　 D. musician

(　 ) 44. A. paint　　　　　　　　　 B. write　　　　　　　 C. speak　　　　　　　 D. drive

(　 ) 45. A. run　　　　　　　　　　 B. buy　　　　　　　　 C. win　　　　　　　　 D. race

(　 ) 46. A. How　　　　　　　　　 B. Why　　　　　　　 C. When　　　　　　 D. Where

(　 ) 47. A. myself　　　 　　 B. different　　　　 C. alone　　　　　　　 D. great

(　 ) 48. A. encourage　　　　　 B. understand　　　 C. criticize　　　　　 D. inspire

(　 ) 49. A. light　　　　　　　　　 B. clothes　　 C. skill　　　　　　　　 D. music

(　 ) 50. A. easy　　　　　　　　　 B. difficult　　　　　 C. important　　　　 D. necessary

　　　 Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same 　 36　 .

A new 　 37　 -Hi, Ke’ai is on at Beijing Children’s Art Theatre. It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai. His parents would like him to become a painter or a 　 38　 one day. They teach him to 　 39　 and to play the violin, but Ke’ai doesn’t enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Liu Xiang 　 40　 a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman.

“　 41　 do they want me to be someone else?” Ke’ai asks and says, “I only want to be 　 42　 ”

The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to 　 43　 their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.

Young audiences(观众) enjoy the story, and also the 　 44　 in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, “Ke’ai’s Song” is very 　 45　 to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home after the play!

(　 ) 36. A. jobs	B. dreams	C. hobbies
(　 ) 37. A. song	B. film	C. opera
(　 ) 38. A. sportsman	B. teacher	C. musician
(　 ) 39. A. paint	B. write	C. speak
(　 ) 40. A. run	B. race	C. win
(　 ) 41. A. How	B. Why	C. When
(　 ) 42. A. myself	B. different	C. great
(　 ) 43. A. encourage	B. understand	C. criticize
(　 ) 44. A. light	B. clothes	C. music
(　 ) 45. A. easy	B. difficult	C. important

　　Today, roller-skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, no one had any ideas of roller-skating. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. He liked to make things and play the violin in his free time. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.

　　One day he was invited to a party. He was pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought everyone at the party would show much interest if he could skate into the room.

　　Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.

　　On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was very surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Merlin's idea was so good that nobody forget his special entrance for a long time. But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?

(1）The passage is mainly about ________.

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A．a careless man	B．a wonderful dream
C．the birth of roller skates	D．the birth of violins

(2）People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he ________.

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A．dreamed day and night	B．liked making things
C．was an interesting man	D．was full of strange ideas

(3）Merlin wanted to ________, so he put wheels under his shoes.

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A．play the violin well

B．arrive at the party sooner

C．be taller than the others

D．surprise the people at the party

(4）What did the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?

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A．Merlin made a lot of trouble.

B．Roller skates should be improved.

C．The people were angry with Merlin.

D．Merlin was strong enough to break the mirror into pieces.

(5）Which of the following is true?

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A．Nothing happened to Merlin at the party.

B．Merlin made a surprising entrance that day.

C．No one noticed Merlin when he entered the room.

D．Merlin couldn't sleep well because he dreamed a lot.