Ole Bull was a very famous violinist from Norway. He really liked to play the violin. But his father thought that playing the violin was not useful. So his father sent him to university to study. However, playing the violin was his dream. He didn’t want to give up his dream. So he left university before he finished his studies and spent all his time and energy practicing the violin. Unfortunately, his violin teacher was not very good. So when it was time for him to start his concert tour, he still couldn’t play the violin very well.

Therefore, a Milan newspaper critic¹ criticized him and said that he was an untrained violinist. The critic said, “If he is gold, he is not ready to shine² yet.”

When facing this kind of problem, some people may become very angry and some people try to learn from it. Fortunately, Ole Bull belonged to the second group. He went to the newspaper office and found the critic. Instead of being angry, he talked about his mistakes with the man and listened to the man’s advice.

After he met the critic, he gave up the rest of his concerts. Then he went back to practice the violin with the help of good teachers. In the end, he got great success when he was only 26. He also became one of the most famous violinists in the world.

1.Why didn't Ole Bull's father like him to play the piano?

 A. Because he thought playing the violin was useless.

 B. Because his father thought playing the violin would cost lots of money.

 C. Because his father thought he couldn't play the violin well.

 D. Because his father thought he couldn't make his dream come true.

2.What does the underlined part "If he is gold, he is not ready to shine yet." mean?

 A. Gold always shines no matter where it is.

 B. He is an excellent violinist.

 C. He doesn't play the violin very well.

 D. If he sells gold, he will make a lot of money.

3.What was Ole Bull's attitude towards the critic's article?

 A. Angry.      B. Excited.     C. Modest.     D. Worried.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

 A. Without a good teacher, one can't succeed.

 B. The critic's advice helped Ole Bull a lot.

 C. Ole Bull got success after many years' hard practice at last.

 D. The critic helped Ole Bull find a famous teacher.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

 A. Becoming a violinist can make a lot of money.

 B. When we meet problems, we should learn to face them.

 C. Old Bull was a famous American pianist.

 D. You can be famous easily if you play the violin.

根據(jù)句意，用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。
【小題1】Jerry       （go）to school at seven o’clock.
【小題2】Can you play the violin         （good）?
【小題3】It takes      （she）an hour          （do）her homework.
【小題4】Look! The two girls            (talk) over there.
【小題5】We need help for our        （swim）club.
【小題6】Let’s          (see) the pandas first.
【小題7】He is an           (America) boy.
【小題8】          (not be) late for school again.

In New York,on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station.He was playing his violin.His music was so great that many people put money into his?? ?? .

The next day ,the young artist came to the ?? ?? place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before,he took out a piece of paper and put ? ?? on the ground.The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat ?? ?? .Please come to get it soon..”

After  about half an hour,a(an) ??? ?? man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you . You did come here.”The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr George Sang?” “Yes!Yes!”Then the violinist asked , “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,”said the man.

The violinist ? ? a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist? ? ? it to him.

Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you ?? ?? play the violin every day to make your tuition (學(xué)費(fèi))in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”

The violinist said, “Although  I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”

Through our lives , we can get a lot and lose so much . But being ?? ?? should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may ?? ?? in a short period. However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

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____________you play the violin?

    A．Are    B．Can    C.Is