A young man comes to an old man. He wants the old man to teach him to draw. The old man gives him an egg and tells him to draw it. The young man works quickly and shows it to the old man.“Draw it again,”says the old man. The young draws another egg, but the old man makes him do it again and again. The young man is very angry. He says,“I can draw an egg in two minutes. Why do you keep me waiting? Please teach rite how to draw.”The old man smiles and says,“Yes, you can draw an egg quickly, but it takes you years to draw one very well.”

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(1) Why does the young man come to the old man?

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A．Because he wants to teach the old man to draw.

B．Because he wants to ask how to draw an egg.

C．Because he wants to learn how to draw.

(2) Why is the young man angry?

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A．Because the old man gives him only one egg.

B．Because the old man doesn't know how to draw.

C．Because the old man asks the young man to draw the egg again and again.

(3) How long does it take him to draw an egg well?

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A．Two minutes.

B．A year.

C．Some years.

(4) What do you think the old man is?

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A．A cook.

B．A doctor.

C．A painter.

(5) From the reading, we know ________.

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A．It's not easy for us to draw an egg well in two minutes.

B．The old man isn't good at painting.

C．The young only wants to learn to draw one egg.

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1．The Browns are looking for a new house．Mr. Brown wants to live in the north of town near his workplace．Mrs. Brown wants, a house with four bedrooms．The Browns' children don't care what the house is like as long as(只要) the garden is big enough．

Why didn't the Browns buy the house in the advertisement?

A．it was on the wrong side of the town．

B．There weren't enough bedrooms．

C．There was no dinning room．

D．The garden was too big．

2．Man: Why don't we rent (租、借) one of the Seaview Holiday Flats for our holiday, Mary? They sound just as good as the Seaview Hotel, and it would be much cheaper．

Mary: There's one big difference between the holiday fiats and the hotel．The hotel would be much less work．

Why would Mary rather stay at the hotel?

A．They wouldn't have to cook．

B．It's not so expensive．

C．She would enjoy the beautiful gardens．

D．It's near the sea．

3．Tom: There's a new football team standing in the village, Mum．I'm old enough to play in it．We stop school at half past three, so I'd have plenty of time．

Mum: Well, I suppose you could do your homework later．But look, Tom, you haven't read the advertisement carefully．You can't possibly play for this team．

Why can't Tom play for the new football team?

A．He's not old enough．

B．Tom hasn't read the advertisement carefully．

C．School stops too late．

D．He has to do his homework

4．Man: I'm looking for a room to rent．It doesn't matter how big it is．I don't care what color the walls are or how old the furniture(家具) is．I've got to study for my exams, so the house must be quiet and near the school．

Girl: There are some advertisements for rooms in the paper．What about this one?

   Man: Yes…Yes…that's all right．Oh, dear, no, I don't think it would do．

What's wrong with the room in the advertisement about rooms?

A．It's too small．                               B．The walls are the wrong color．

C．The man likes old furniture better．              D．It's too noisy．

5．Ann has always wanted to work in a restaurant．She thinks they're exciting places．It's hard work but she isn't lazy．You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays but you get other days off．It's not very well-paid, but who cares about money?

Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?

A．It's an easy job．                                B．The pay is good and the food is free．

C．She thinks it would be fun．                       D．You get long holidays．