The literature in Chinese history developed very well． More and more writers started to write for （1） [ˈkɔmən] people． They used simple language to reflect the real﹣life problems． Ouyang Xiu was one of the most famous （2） （one）． His famous piece Old Oil Seller tells the story of "Practice （3） （make） perfect"． Let's enjoy it together．
Once there lived an officer， Chen Yaozi． He was very good （4） shooting arrows（箭）． His shooting skill was （5） good that no one could beat him． He was very proud． One day， he was practicing shooting in the yard． There was an old oil seller passing by． He stopped and looked for a while． Chen shot and hit the target（靶子） （6） （success）． He was very satisfied with （7） （he）． But the old man didn't seem surprised at all．
Chen asked， "Do you understand how to shoot arrows？ Am I not good enough？"
The old man replied， "That's nothing． All it takes is practice． "
" （8） dare you look down upon my shooting!"
"Sir， I just know it through my own experience． " Then the old oil seller took out a gourd（葫芦）． He （9） （put） a copper coin（铜钱） on the mouth of it and started to pour oil． The coin was not wet at all． Chen was too surprised （10） /say/ a word．
"That's nothing． Simply because I practiced a lot． " The old man smiled．
An African﹣American boy was born in New York．The family was very poor and he could not see any （1） for the future．
One day， the boy's father showed him an old shirt and asked，" How much does it（2） ？"
"Probably ＄1，" he replied．
"Can you sell it at ＄2？" the father looked at him．
" （3） a fool will buy it!" the boy shouted．
"Why don't you have a try？ If you manage to sell it， you will help the family a lot． " His father explained．
The boy nodded and said， "I will try， but I can't （4） anything． "
He carefully washed the old shirt．The next day， he came to a subway station．After about six hours， he sold it to a passer﹣by． He held the two dollars and ran all the way home （5） ．
After ten days， the father asked his son， "Can you sell an old shirt at ＄20？"
"No （6） ! An old shirt is only worth ＄2． " The boy argued．
"Why not try it again？" said the father．
The boy asked his cousin to draw a cute Mickey Mouse on the shirt． Soon （7） was sold to a little girl． She loved the design very much and she gave him ＄25．
When the boy got home，his father handed him（8） old shirt and asked if he could sell it at ＄200． Surprisingly， the boy took the shirt without hesitation（犹豫）．
A famous movie star came to New York． The boy made his way（9） the crowd and asked her to sign on the shirt． Very quickly， a businessman bought the shirt at ＄1200．
Hearing the news， his father was happy and asked， "My boy， what did you learn from selling these old shirts？" The boy answered， "Our value depends（10） we add to it． "
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（1）A． hope |
B． reason |
C． courage |
D． pressure |
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（2）A． pay |
B． spend |
C． cost |
D． save |
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（3）A． Ever |
B． Only |
C． Hardly |
D． Nearly |
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（4）A． imagine |
B． believe |
C． provide |
D． promise |
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（5）A． silently |
B． angrily |
C． seriously |
D． excitedly |
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（6）A． problem |
B． way |
C． doubt |
D． excuse |
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（7）A． she |
B． he |
C． it |
D． they |
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（8）A． other |
B． another |
C． any |
D． more |
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（9）A． through |
B． across |
C． around |
D． opposite |
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（10）A． how often |
B． how long |
C． how far |
D． how much |
Although his parents didn't want him to work abroad， Li Yang （stick） to his own decision．
We can't （承 担得起） to wait any longer to take action in order to improve our environment．
Miss Zhou often stays up late． She s goes to bed before 11 p．m．