【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 the old man’s son die? A. He died of a serious heart disease. B. He died while taking another soldier to a hospital. car hit him when he went home. D. He was killed by a doctor. 47. What was the first painting to be sold at the auction? A. The paintings by famous artists. B. The gift given by the old man’s neighbors. C. The portrait of the old man’s son. D. The most expensive collection of the old man. 48. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. At the beginning of the auction, everyone realized the importance of the painting of the son. B. The painting of the old man’s son was as popular as the other paintings. C. The old man’s will was to give away the whole collection to charity. D. The old man’s good friend got the whole collection for only ten dollars. 49. What’s the best title of the passage? A. Love is Sharing. B. An Expensive Painting C. A Hot Auction D. Caring About the Person You Love B The Big Wheel New ride opens 5 May At Adventure Park See all the city from it Tickets on sale at park entrance Adults: $ Under 16s, $ World The amazing new puter game On sale From next week in Computer shops and supermarkets For 24 players Only $35! Jeep Rides In the desert 2 . till 6 . $ per person Children must be over 12 years old Call: 321703Competition Young singer of the Year York Concert Hall May 29 Win a guitar! Singers must be under 16 Want to know more? Call or text 998456 Teen Voice The new magazine for teenagers $2 Interesting stories and pages of fashion and music On sale every week Go to . Top Two Books This month Forest Street by Alan Banks And Best Bike Ride by Kim Jams Order before 10th April for Special price for both books $20 50. If you want to know more ination about the singing petition, you can _______. A. go to . B. go to C. call them at 321703 D. call or text 998456 51. Tom wants to play puter games with his friends, what should he buy? A. Teen Voice. B. Future World. C. Best Bike Ride. D. Forest Street. 52. Which of the following is NOT true? A. “Best Bike Ride“ is written by Kim Jams. B. The new magazine for teenagers is on sale every week. C. Elevenyearold David is allowed to drive a jeep in the desert on Tuesday. D. Paul and Tina are going to the Big Wheel with their 4yearold son, they should pay $ for the tickets. C Many years ago, a French naturalist, Comte de Buffon, wrote some books about natural history. The books were a great success even though some critics(批評家)did not like them. Thomas Jefferson did not like what Comte de Buffon had said about the natural wonders(奇觀)of the New World. It seemed to Jefferson that Comte de Buffon had spoken of natural wonders in America as if(好像)they were unimportant. This troubled Thomas Jefferson. He was also a naturalist, as well as a farmer, an inventor, a historian, a writer and a politician(政治家). He had seen the natural wonders of Europe. To him, they were no more important than those of the New World. In 1788, Thomas Jefferson wrote about his home state, Virginia. While writing, he thought of its natural beauty and then of the words of Comte de Buffon. At that moment, Jefferson created a new word—belittle. He said, “Comte de Buffon believes that nature belittles her productions on this side of the Atlantic(大西洋).” Noah Webster, the American word expert, liked this word. He put it in the English language dictionary in 1806, “Belittle—to make small, unimportant.” Americans had already accepted Jefferson’s word and started to use it. In 1797, the Independent Chronicle(獨(dú)立紀(jì)事報(bào))used the word to describe a politician the paper supported. “It is an honorable man,” the paper wrote, “so let the opposition try to belittle him as much as they please.” In 1872, a famous American word expert decided that the time had e to kill this word. He said, “Belittle shouldn’t bee English. And m