There were once two guitar makers in a town in Mexico． One was known for low price and the other for the high quality（质量）．
The young maker， who made the cheap guitars， could make guitars very（1） ． But the maker took his time and paid much attention to the quality．Everyone（2） to buy a guitar because it was a sign of being rich，so both makers were very（3） ．
But bad times came to the town and no one（4） much money． The young maker did well． However， the old maker went out of business．No one could（5） his guitars．
After a few years， the cheap guitars that people bought began to fall apart（散开）．Some people were so（6） that they went to young guitar maker's house to get their（7） back．
When they were arguing with （争论） the maker， a（8） came from behind the crowd．"How can you blame （责怪）him？He never said the guitar were（9） ． It is all of you who are to blame．You were only（10） how they made you look!"the voice came from the old guitar maker．"I have spent my whole life learning how to make good guitars． Something that is really good takes a lot of time and（11） ．"Hearing this， those people left．
"Please teach me how to（12） good guitars，" said the young maker．The old make taught him and the young maker taught others． Now， the town is know as the guitar capital of Mexico．
（1）A． carefully |
B． quickly |
C． early |
D．properly |
（2）A． agreed |
B．decided |
C．planned |
D．wanted |
（3）A． poor |
B．kind |
C．busy |
D．rich |
（4）A．spent |
B．gave |
C．expected |
D．had |
（5）A．afford |
B．sell |
C．use |
D．discover |
（6）A．excited |
B．angry |
C．happy |
D．surprised |
（7）A．guitars |
B．prize |
C．presents |
D．money |
（8）A．voice |
B．song |
C．cough |
D．conversation |
（9）A．valuable |
B．perfect |
C．special |
D．expensive |
（10）A．proud of |
B．worried about |
C．interested in |
D．good at |
（11）A．knowledge |
B．effort |
C．advice |
D．wealth |
（12）A．choose |
B．play |
C．make |
D．repair |
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When Zheng He was born， he was named Ma Wenhe． He was born in Yunnan in 1371． （1） However， when the Ming Dynasty was established （建立）， the army caught Ma Wenhe and took him to one of the emperor's sons， Prince Zhu Di．
Ma Wenhe served the prince well and soon he became one of the prince's closest advisors． （2） ． Later the prince became the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty as the Yongle Emperor． The Yongle Emperor wanted to show other countries the greatness and power of the Ming Dynasty． （3） ． He made Zheng He the leader of a fleet （舰队） and ordered him to explore （探索） the world．
On Zheng He's first trip， he traveled all the way to Calicut， India． With over 200ships and nearly 28，000men， he visited many countries along the way． His first trip lasted from 1405to1407． Zheng He and his fleet traded and made close relations at the places they visited．
Zheng He continued to sail for the Ming Dynasty over the rest of his life． He traveled to many faraway places， going all the way to the African coast and establishing trade relations with over 25countries． （4） ． He also brought back diplomats （外交官） from many countries to meet with the Chinese Emperor．
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A． Some of the ships were longer than a football field． B． The prince trusted him and changed his name to Zheng He． C． His father and grandfather were Muslim leaders of the Yuan Dynasty． D． He brought back all kinds of animals such as giraffes and camels． E． He also wanted to establish trade relations with other peoples of the world． |