【正文】 old, his father died and the boy had to leave school. His mother made a living by washing clothes, while Hans spent a great deal of time making theatre toys and puppets. He reads as many books as he could. Andersen published his first tale in 1835, and continued writing until he died. Andersen’s words are simple and humor. The stories became popular in the early 1840’s, and made Andersen famous more and more. Among the best known of his fairy tales are The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor’s New Clothes, A Little Match Girl and so on. (1) Hans Christian Andersen was a famous ________. A. writer B. worker C. scientist (2) Andersen’s father was a ________. A. worker B. shoemaker C. clothesmaker (3) ________ Andersen published his first tale. A. In the early 1840’s B. In 1875 C. In 1835 (4) Andersen’s words are ________. A. beautiful B. interesting C. simple