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The First Time I Sold A Painting
The first time I sold a painting was during an art fair(艺术博览会). I was satisfied with all the people who stepped at my booth(摊位)，only to leave without buying anything One couple, tow ever, kept returning to admire a particular painting, and they finally decided to buy it.
My first sale! Someone did like my work. Then, as they walked away, I heard the woman say, “Won't Grandma's wedding(婚礼)portrait(肖像) look wonderful in this frame(框)?”
36. No one would buy his paintings because his paintings were .
A. good-looking but no use
B. so expensive that no one could afford to
C. not good enough to be worth buying
D. very cheap but wonderful
37. The couple bought the painting .
A. and were going to put it beside their grandma's wedding portrait
B. and were going to put it in the frame in place of their grandma's portrait
C. and then, took the painting away from the frame and put their grandma's portrait in
D. that looked exactly the same as their grandma's wedding portrait
38. From the passage, we can see that .
A. all his paintings were set in frames on sale
B. all the paintings looked wonderful
C. nobody bought a painting
D. no one but a couple was attracted by the beautiful paintings
B
On television all over the world. there are programmes about the work of the police. They are popular because they are usually very exciting. In London, there is a television programe called “Police Five”—because it is on for five minutes once a week. A television reporter, Shaw Taylor, talks about crimes(罪行) in the London area. He asks for public help. The police station needs the help of ordinary people because sometimes you or I have information that can be useful to the police.
Shaw Taylor shows pictures of paintings, jewelry and other things which thieves stole during the week. Sometimes he shows the car that the thieves escaped in. When people see men or things on the television program which they may remember, they can tell the police where they saw them. With their help, the police may catch more criminals.
Sometimes the police find a car or some money. Shaw Taylor shows them on television. The owners sometimes see them. Then they can telephone the police and say, “Thank you very much—that's mine!”
39. The television program is called “Police Five”, because it is about the work of the police and .
A. it is on for five times every weekday.
B. it lasts five minutes a week
C. it begins at five in the afternoon
D. it is program about five policemen
40. From the passage we know Shaw Taylor is .
A. a popular TV reporter
B. a TV reporter few people know
C. a TV reporter ordinary people don't like
D. an unknown TV reporter
41. The police station asked for public help because .
A. ordinary people like the television program
B. ordinary people are interested in picture of paintings, jewelry etc.
C. The policemen can not catch the thieves themselves
D. ordinary people may help the policemen get useful information about the criminals