Born into a poor family，two of the Durers' children still had a dream for art，but they knew their father could not afford to send either of them to the academy(院校)．

After discussions，the two boys finally agreed to toss a coin．The loser would go to the nearby mines and support his brother while he attended the academy．Then，when the winner completed his studies，he would support the other brother，either with sales of his art work or，if necessary，by working in the mines．So they tossed a coin．Albrecht Durer won the toss and went to Nuremberg．Albert went to the dangerous mines and financed his brother，whose work at the academy was almost an immediate success，and by graduation，he was beginning to earn considerable fees for his works．

When the Durer family held a dinner to celebrate Albrecht's homecoming， Albrecht drank a toast to his brother，“Now，Albert，it is your turn to go to Nuremberg and follow your dream，and I will take care of you．”

Albert wiped the tears from his cheeks，glanced at the faces he loved，and said softly，“No，brother．It is too late for me．Look….look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! The bones in every finger have been broken at least once，and lately I have been suffering from arthritis(關(guān)節(jié)炎)so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast，much 1ess make lines on canvas(畫布)with a pen or a brush．No，brother …for me it is too 1ate．”

Therefore，Albrecht took pains to draw his brother’s injured hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward．The entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and named it “The Praying Hands”．

1.The passage is mainly about

2.According to the two brothers’ agreement，．

3.Albert refused his brother’s offer because．

4.The artist created the masterpiece “The Praying Hands”

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had  36  a beautiful sports car in a show room, and knowing his father could well   37  it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day came near, the young man awaited 38_  that his father had bought the car. 39 , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his  40  study room. His father told him how  41  he was to have such a fine son, and told him how  42  he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully  43 gift box.

Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and  44  a lovely, leather- bound (皮紙封面) Bible(圣經(jīng)),  45 the young man's name pressed in gold.   46 , he raised his voice to his father, and said "With 47  your money, you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in  48  . He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very   49 , and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him  50  that graduation day.

Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram（電報）  51  him his father had passed away, and willed（立遺囑） all his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and  52_ things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden   53 and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still gift - wrapped Bible _54__as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.

Suddenly, a car key dropped from the back of the  55  . It had a tag (標(biāo)簽) with the date of his graduation on it, and the words PAID IN FULL.

1.                A．noticed         B．a(chǎn)dmired        C．watched  D．seen

2.                A．supply         B．offer           C．a(chǎn)fford    D．serve

3.                A．promise        B．mark           C．support   D．signs

4.                A．Shortly         B．Finally          C．Instead   D．So

5.                A．public          B．hard           C．private   D．lazy

6.                A．proud          B．sad            C．upset D．puzzled

7.                A．many          B．much          C．far  D．often

8.                A．wrapped        B．typed          C．written   D．painted

9.                A．looked         B．reached        C．found    D．showed

10.               A．with           B．while          C．a(chǎn)fter  D．when

11.               A．Angry          B．Pleased        C．Interested D．Disappoint

12.               A．none          B．a(chǎn)ll             C．little  D．bit

13.               A．home          B．study          C．city   D．business

14.               A．healthy         B．strong          C．old   D．young

15.               A．on            B．until           C．since D．a(chǎn)fter

16.               A．telling          B．showing        C．saying D．talking

17.               A．look for        B．take care of     C．care  D．mind

18.               A．excitement      B．disappointment  C．surprise   D．sadness

19.               A．but            B．right           C．just   D．only

20.               A．door           B．bed           C．desk  D．Bible

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　When Sebastian was a boy at school, his favourite lesson was art and he won several prizes for it．Once he left school, he got a position as a clerk in a bank, 　1　 three times a week he went to evening classes in 　2　 , and whenever he had time on the 　3　 , he painted．

　He painted in a very modern 　4　 , mysterious objects and shapes, women with three eyes, and so on．

　After a few months he thought, “Perhaps I can 　5　 some of my pictures and get enough money to afford to 　6　 the bank and become a real 　7　 ．Then I can travel around as 　8　 as I like, and go to foreign museums, and study in other countries when I 　9　 it．I don't like life in bank．I 　10　 enjoy painting．

　In the bank, Sebastian sometimes had to deal with a man who 　11　 a picture shop and after he had had a few 　12　 with him, Sebastian invited him to his home one evening to see some of his 　13　 ．So he arrived one evening at Sebastian's home．Sebastian took the man to his studio and started to 　14　 him some of his pictures, with some 　15 　and hope．

　The man looked at them one 　16　 the other while Sebastian watched his face, but 　17　 Sebastian's disappointment the man did not say anything, and his expression 　18　 change when 　19　 at any of them either．

　Then when he had finished, he looked around, and his glance 　20　 on something else．A happy look came 　21　 his face for the first time, and he said, “Now I like this one very much! It's so 　22　 of deep feeling! I'm 　23　 I could sell this one for you．”

　“That, ” said Sebastian, “is the place 　24　 I clean the paint off my 　25　 ．”