When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai. One day he   16   a picture of a tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the   17   of an American, who asked, “How much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too   18   and asked again, “Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No,” Then he tore(撕)it to pieces. In great   19  ,the foreigner said, “Young man, are you __20__?” “No, sir. I’m not angry. I sold it   21   500 dollars because I thought it was worth the   22__  . But you wanted a __23__ price. It means you didn’t think   24   and it is not good enough. I’ll go on   25   until my customers are satisfied.” At that time,   26   Liu Kaiqu was not famous at all, he never   27_  his dream. Now he is well-known all over the world as a great artist.

1.A. stole      B. picked       C. drew            D. saw

2.A. attention  B. education C. decision            D. discussion

3.A. terrible       B. big          C. old             D. expensive

4.A. fear      B. difficulty       C. surprise        D. excitement

5.A. happy        B crazy          C. angry           D cry

6.A. over         B. for            C. about           D. among

7.A. size       B. price            C. weight          D. position

8.A low              B high           C higher           D lower

9.A. me     B. about            C. so              D. it

10.A. selling       B. watching      C. buying          D. working

11.A. though        B. because      C. whether         D. until

12.A. broke off   B. gave in        C. gave up         D. sent off

   When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai, One day he 1 a picture of a tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the 2 of an American, who asked, “How much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too 3 and asked again, “Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No.” Then he tore (撕) it to pieces. In great 4 the foreigner said, “Young man, are you angry?” “No, sir. I’m not angry. I sold it 5 500 dollars because I thought it was worth the 6. But you wanted a lower price. It means 7 didn’t think so and it is not good enough. I’ll go on working 8 until my customers (顾客) are satisfied.” At that time, 9 Liu Kaiqu was not famous at all, he never 10 his dream, Now he is well-known all over the world as a great artist.

(  ) 1.A. stole               B. picked                      C. drew                 D. saw

(  ) 2. A. attention        B. instruction                C. decision            D. discussion

(  ) 3. A. terrible           B. big                           C. old                    D. dear

(  ) 4. A. fear               B. difficulty                  C. surprise             D. excitement

(  ) 5. A. over                     B. for                           C. about                D. among

(  ) 6. A. size               B. price                        C. weight                     D. position

(  ) 7. A. we                B. he                            C. you                   D. it

(  ) 8. A. faster and faster                         B. better and better

       C. slower and slower                          D. harder and harder

(  ) 9. A. though           B. because                    C. whether            D. until

(  ) 10. A. broke off     B. cut up                      C. gave up             D. sent off

When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai. One day he __1__ a picture of a tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the __2__ of an American, who asked, “How much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too __3__ and asked again, “ Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No.” Then he tore（撕） it to pieces. In great __4__, the foreigner said, “Young man, are you angry?” “No, sir. I’m not angry. I sold it __5__ 500 dollars because I thought it was worth the __6__. But you wanted a lower price. It means __7__ didn’t think so and it is not good enough. I’ll go on working __8__ until my customers（顾客） are pleased.” At that time, __9__ Liu Kaiqu was not famous at all, he never __10__ his dream. Now he is well-known all over the world as a great artist.

1. A. stole                            B. picked             C. drew               D. saw

2. A. attention                      B. instruction               C. decision            D. discussion

3. A. terrible                      B. big                 C. old                   D. dear

4. A. fear                           B. difficulty           C. surprise             D. excitement

5. A. over                          B. for                 C. about                      D. among

6. A. size                           B. price                C. weight              D. position

7. A. we                           B. he                   C. you                  D. it

8. A. faster and faster                               B. better and better

C. slower and slower                          D. harder and harder

9. A. though（虽然）        B. because           C. whether                 D. until

10. A. broke off                B. cut up             C. gave up             D. sent off