【正文】 means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way. Now the very same thing is true to literature(文學(xué)). And the question, How shall I begin? only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced(有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的) enough to trust to your own powers. When you bee more experienced you willnever ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning.1. A friend of the writer39。s drew the horses ____.A. very well B. in the way of western ruleC. in the way of his own rule D. all of the above2. The writer was surprised because ____.A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horseB. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horseC. the artist made his own ruleD. the artist did not follow other people39。s rule3. You are not yet experienced because ____.A. you don39。t know where to beginB. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tailC. you always asked questionD. you do not trust to your own powers4. when you bee more experienced you will ____.A. never ask question B. often begin at the tailC. should write the end of the story D. should think of the beginning5. The topic of the passage isA. How to draw a horse B. How to write a storyC. How to make your own rules D. Trust to your own powers15.The Seats Are Too SmallPaul got on the bus to go to the town. It was very crowded, and he had to stand for about five minutes. Then some of the passengers got off. Paul sat down next to a fat lady. She had severel shopping bags, and Paul didn39。t have much room on the seat. At last the bus got to the town. All the passengers started to get off. Parl was very polite, so he stood up to let the fat lady get off before him. She said, Thank you. Then she tried to get out of the seat with all her bags. But she couldn39。t move. She was stuck! Paul had to push th lady. The conductor pulled her. Finally they got her free but she wasn39。t pleased. I39。ll write to the bus pany, she said. I39。ll tell them not to make buses with such small seats. 1. Why couldn39。t the lady get out of the seat?A. Because the seat on the bus were too small.B. Because the lady was too fat and had a lot of bags.C. Because the bus was very crowded.D. Because Paul was in his seat next to hers.2. When did Paul get a seat on the bus?A. As soon as he got on the bus.B. After five minutes.C. Just before he wanted to get off.D. Just before the bus got to the town.3. How do you know that Paul was very polite?A. He didn39。t take the seat and was always standing.B. He pushed the lady out of her seat.C. He stood up to let the lady get off before him.D. He helped the lady carry her bags.4. ... and Paul didn39。t have much room on the seat. The word room here means ____.A. part of a house B. spaceC. part of a seat D. something for sitting on5. She was stuck! In th story it means she ____.A. wasn39。t able to move or to get outB. was sitting there, she couldn39。t stand upC. pushed her bags D. moved very slowly16.Have to PayA boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man passing by, Let me clean your shoes. The young man said, No, thank you. You may pay me only a pound, sir. said the boy. But the young man refused again. Then the boy told him that he would clean his shoes for nothing. The young man agreed to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man put the other shoe on the boy, but the boy refused to clean it unless he was paid two pounds for his work. The young man refused to pay anything and went away. But the dirty one looked so bad that he couldn39。t walk away. He had to turn back and gave the boy two pounds. In a very short time his shoes shone brightly.1. The boy was a shoes ____.A. cleaner B. makerC. repairer D. seller2. At first the young man refused to clean his shoes, because ____.A. he couldn39。t pay B. he had not enough moneyC. he didn39。t think it necessary D. he had just cleaned his shoes3. Then the young man agreed to clean his shoes, because the boy asked for ____.A. two pounds B. one pound C. nothing D. few money4. The boy refused to clean the second shoe, because ____.A. it was very dirty B. the young man paid only one poundC. it was difficult to clean D. he asked to be paid two pounds5. The boy said he would clean the young man39。s shoes for nothing just in order to ____.A. show his kindness B. help the young manC. get more money from him D. let everyone see17.A Sentence with Five AndCan you think of a sentence that the word and appears five times, without any words in between? There is one at the end of this story. There was once an inn which was called The Horse and Cart. It had a sign outside it, and there was a picture of a horse and a cart on it. But the sign was getting old, so the owner of the inn decided to have a new one made. He went to a painter and asked him to paint one and to write The Horse and Cart on it in large letters. A few days later, he went to see how the painter was getting on. He liked the picture of the horse and cart very much, but he did not like the writing at all. He said to the painter, No, no! There39。s too much room between HORSE and AND and AND and CART!1. An inn is a ____.A. a small house B. a small horseC. a small hotel or place where one can stayD. a kind of colored liquid that can be used for writing2. There was a ____ outside the inn.A. blackboard B. cartC. painter D. sign3. The owner of the inn decided to ____.A. sell his inn B. buy a new signC. to paint his inn D. call a painter to paint a new sign4. The owner of the i