5.A.Fortunately　　 　B. Obviously　　　 C. Straight　　 　　　D. Publicly

4.A.wise　　　　　 B. gentle　　　　　 C. stupid 　　　　　D. happy

2.A.mark　　　　　 B. piece　　　　　 C. prize　　　　　 D. trade

her　　　　 　B. Both　　　　　 C. Either　　　　　 D. All

1.A.give　　　　　 B. honor　　　　　 C. paint　　　　　 D. please

20.A.outside　　　 　B. with　　　　　 C. across　　　　　 D. of

1-5 ADDAC　　 6-10 BBCAA　　 11-15 BCDAA　　 16-20 DACAC

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　　 When Sir Winston Churchill, the great British Prime minister, reached his eightieth birthday in November, 1954, he was presented with his portrait by a well-known modern artist, Graham Sutherland. The painting had been ordered and paid for to 　1　 　the Grand Old Man of World War II.

　　 Sir Winston and Lady Churchill were deeply moved by this 　2　 　of respect and affection. 　3　 　of them, of course, allowed the others to see how much they both disliked the portrait. “It makes me look 　4　 ---which I am not!” protested Churchill in private(私下). 　5　 , he only remarked that it was “a fine example of modern art”. His friends smiled; it was well known that Churchill didn’t 　6　 　modern art.

　　 Churchill was so unhappy about the portrait that finally his wife had it

　 7　 . Churchill died at ninety in 1965. Lady Churchill　 8　 　him in 1977. Shortly after her death, the public learned what had happened to the 　9　 , and a heated argument broke out. The painter was 　10　 　sad. The artist community, shocked and 　11　 , said that the destruction of the picture had been a crime(罪行). Historians said that they regretted the disappearance of (a) 　12　 　document. All agreed that the Churchills didn’t have the 　13　 　to do what they had done.

　　 Graham Sutherland had told Churchill that he would 　14　 　him “as he saw him.” Churchill never had a chance to see the work in 　15　 　since the painter

　 16 　to show it to him. He found out only 　17　 　he received his present that Sutherland had seen him 　18　 　a heavy, sick, tired old man. Since he hated old age, he was naturally 　19　 .

　　 Who has the right to a work of art---the owner, the donor, or the artist who created it? Was the portrait a good one, as many (including the painter) said? Or was it bad as others thought? None of these questions have been answered yet to everybody’s 　20　 .

19.A.some　　　　　 B. even　 　　　　C. rather　　　　　 D. just

18.A.add up　　　　 　B. carry out　　　 C. pass on　　　　 D. get through

17.A.themselves　　 　B. for them　　　　 C. all the time　　 　D. by chance

16.A.people　　　　 B. musicians　　　 C. actors　　　　　 D. students

15.A.started　　　 　B. seen　　　　　 C. donated　　　　 　D. learned