Millie gave_________ a baby cat yesterday that hurt________ when it fell from the tree．

A．me；it        B．myself；itself        C．me；itself        D．myself；it 

—Did you watch the football match yesterday?

—Yes，I did．You know，my brother_______ in the match．

A．is playing        B．was playing       C．has played        D．will play

—Do you want tea or coffee?

—_______，I really don’t mind．

A．None        B．Either        C．Neither        D．All

We arrived_________ late that there were seats left．

A．much         B．too        C．so        D．very

—I’d like to know_______．

—At 6．30．

A．when does your mother usually cook breakfast

B．how your mother usually cooks breakfast

C．when your mother usually cooks breakfast

D．how does your mother usually cook breakfast

It took the firemen two hours to________ the fire．

A．put out         B．put up         C．put on         D．put away

I_______ a lot but I don’t play very often now．

A．use to play tennis                      B．was used to play tennis

C．am used to play tennis                  D．used to play tennis．

Of the two T-shirts，I’d choose the_________ one to save some money for a book．

A．cheapest        B．cheaper       C．more expensive        D．most expensive

My mother often asked me，“What is the most important part of the body?”Through the years I would guess at  1 I thought was the correct answer．

    When I was younger，I thought sound was very important to us as humans，so I said．“My  2  ，Mommy．”

    She said，“No．Many people aye deaf．But you  3  thinking about it and I will ask you again soon．”

    Then last year，my grandpa  4  ．Everybody was hurt．Everybody was crying．My mom looked at me when it was our  5  to say our final goodbye to Grandpa．She asked me，“Do you know the most important body part yet，my dear?”

    I was shocked  6  she asked me this now．I always thought this was a game between her and me．She saw the confusion（迷惑）on my face and told me，“This  7  is very important．It shows that you have  8  lived your life．”I saw her eyes well up with tears（跟泪）．She said，“My dear，the most important body part is your shoulder．”

    I asked．“Is it because it holds up your head?”

    She replied，“No，it is because it call hold the head of a friend or loved one when they9 ．

Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life．my dear．I only hope teat you have enough love and  10  that you wilt have a shoulder to cry on when you need it．”

1．A．if                   B．what              C．that                D．whether

2．A．ears                 B．eyes              C．body               D．head

3．A．feel                 B．stop             C．keep               D．forget

4．A．worried             B．visited           C．died               D．came

5．A．need                B．chance                  C．duty               D．turn

6．A．when               B．unless             C．before              D．but

7．A．experience           B．answer            C．problem            D．question

8．A．easily               B．really              C．carefully           D．especially

9．A．sleep               B．think              C．laugh              D．cry  

10．A．visitors            B．friends            C．classmates         D．teachers

Mary Cassatt is considered one of America’s most famous female artists．

    She was born in Pennsylvania in 1844．When she was a child，Mary and her family spent five years travelling and living in Europe．Mary saw the great art museums，and she wanted to become an artist．

    When she was seventeen，she said that she wanted to go to Paris to study art．At that time people thought that only men could become painters．It was not considered proper work for a woman Her father refused to let her study art．Finally he said she could study it if she went to a school near their home．She attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts．

    At her graduation（毕业）in 1866，she again said that she had to go abroad to learn more about painting．Her lather agreed to let her go．At 22 she sailed for Paris．She lived in France，but she went to other countries in Europe．She spent a lot of time in museums．She worked hard to improve her work．She studied the famous paintings of the old masters，and she copied and sketched（画素描）for hours．

    She found，though，that she g referred the new ideas used by a group of artists living in Paris．They called themselves impressionists（印象派画家）．Like them Mary Cassatt tried to show real 1people and the real world．Because these ideas were new，it took some years before

people recognized（承认）her as the great artist that she was．

1．Mary Cassatt went to art school Dear home because________．

    A．she did not have enough money to go away

    B．she was frightened about leaving home

    C．her father would not let her leave home

    D．it was the best school

2．Mary Cassatt showed that she was serious about becoming an artist by________．

    A．spending long hours painting

    B．taking many trips to Europe

    C．reading many art books   

D．talking to older artists

3．From this passage we can learn that in the 1800s_________．

    A．all careers were open to women

    B．some careers were not open to women

    C．all women wanted to stay at home and have children

    D．male artists welcomed female artists

4．We learn from the passage that Mary Cassatt became a great artist because she_________．

    A．came from a rich family

    B．worked hard and never gave up

    C．had good teachers

    D．travelled in Europe