Once upon a time there lived a great storyteller whose stories gave both children and adults a lot of pleasure and enjoyment． He told a story about an emperor who loved new clothes and about a tiny girl who was no taller than a person's thumb （拇指）．

    That storyteller's name was Hans Christian Andersen． He was born in Denmark． He wrote more than 150 stories， which are told in many countries． He became the first author to write and publish his own fairy tales． Andersen grew up poor． His father was a shoemaker， and his mother could hardly read．Andersen once said，"Most of what I have written is a reflection of myself．"His fairy tale， The Ugly Duckling，about a duckling that is laughed by other animals until it grows up to be a swan （天鹅）， was written according to his own experience as a child． His other famous fairy tales include The Little Match Girl， The Daughter of the Sea and The Snow Queen．

    Andersen's fans celebrated the anniversary （周年纪念日） of his 200th birthday in 2005．

    People are told his fairy tales in many countries． They organized different kinds of celebrations to remind people of Andersen and Andersen's fairy tales．

    In Denmark， 15﹣foot﹣tall puppets（木偶）danced in mid﹣air every night from May until September．In Singapore， the post office published a series （系列） of Andersen stamps． And in Egypt， the library in Alexandria showed Andersen's books， which were translated into 150 languages! In New York City's Central Park， storyteller Ellen Shapiro told The Real Princess to a crowd of children．

    "Andersen's stories have everything，" Shapiro told the reporter．"They are funny and sad and enjoyable． I never get tired of them．"

    Storytellers such as Shapiro love continuing Andersen's tradition．Shapiro doesn't memorize her favorite stories， however． Instead， she learns what happens at the beginning， middle， and end．She changes the words of a story to fit the listeners． So no two tellings of a story are exactly alike．

（1）What can we know about Andersen according to the passage？　　

A． He was born in Denmark in 1820．

B． He was from a rich family．

C． He was the first author to write and publish his own fairy tales．

D． He was laughed by other children because he was a poor storyteller．

（2）Which statement about Andersen's 200th birthday anniversary celebrations is TRUE？　______

A． In Denmark， puppets danced every night for half a year．

B． In Singapore， the post office published a series of Andersen stamps．

C． In Egypt， Andersen's fans translated his books into 150 languages．

D． In the US， Ellen Shapiro told "The Ugly Duckling" to a crowd of children．

（3）How many Andersen's fairy tales are mentioned in this passage？　　

A．5．

B．7．

C．15．

D．150．

（4）What can we know about Shapiro from the passage？　　

A． She doesn't like following Andersen's tradition．

B． She organized Andersen's 200th birthday anniversary celebrations．

C． She never tells the same story in exactly the same way．

D． She is used to reading Anderson's stories to her listeners．

（5）According to the passage， we can know that　　．

A． All of Andersen's fairy tales reflect his own life

B． Andersen's fairy tales can bring people a lot of pain and pleasure

C． Andersen's fairy tales are only loved by children in 150 countries

D． Andersen's fairy tales are funny and sad and enjoyable

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