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Jimmy started painting when he was four years old. When he was six, he was already very good at it. He 36 many beautiful and interesting pictures, and people 37 a lot of money for them. They said, "This boy's going to be 38 when he's a little older, and then we're going to 39 these pictures for a lot more money. Then we will get rich."
Jimmy's pictures were 40 from other people's because he never painted on the whole piece of 41 . He painted on half of it, and the other half was always 42 .
"That's very clever," everyone said, " 43 else does that!"
One day somebody bought one of Jimmy's 44 and then said to him, "Please tell me this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the 45 half of your paper, but not on the top half?"
"Because I'm small," Jimmy said, "and my brushes don't reach very high."
36. A. took B. borrowed C. lent D. painted
37. A. paid B. bought C. wanted D. needed
38. A. young B. famous C. short D. cool
39. A. fill B. buy C. sell D. draw
40. A. different B. similar C. away D. good
41. A. glass B. wood C. paper D. table
42. A. empty B. full C. dirty D. blue
43. A. Anybody B. Somebody C. Everybody D. Nobody
44. A. brushes B. books C. pictures D. pens
45. A. middle B. bottom C. right D. left
《英语周报.九年级新湘衡阳中考专版》第36期第3版
Once there was a boy in Toronto. His name was Jimmy. [51]He started painting when he was three years old, and when he was five he had already been very good at it. He painted(绘画) many beautiful and interesting pictures, and a lot of people bought his pictures. They said, [52]"This boy is going to be famous when he's a little older, and then we're going to sell these pictures for a lot of money."
[53]Jimmy's pictures were different from other people's because he never painted fully on the paper. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always empty. "That's very clever," everybody said. [54]"No other painters have ever done that!" One day somebody asked him, "Please tell me this, Jimmy. [55]Why do you paint on the bottom(底) half of the paper, but not on the top half?" "Because I'm small," Jimmy said, "and my brushes can't reach very high."
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