Mr Bean who is silly, awkward (笨拙的)，   16    always funny and enjoyable is a world-famous comedy character on TV and in movies. He makes people    17   through a series of simple and funny acts   18   body languages. Rowan Atkinson is the   19   who plays Mr Bean. Mr Atkinson is quite    20    for playing Mr Bean. 

Rowan was born on January 6, 1955, and   21   his early years ｗorking on the family farm with his mother, three older brothers and his strict father, who did not believe  22   the value of television. For a time, he attended the same school as Tony Blair, who was two years older than him. At the age of 13, he    23    at Newcastle University where he had the highest marks in his year. At Oxford he got his Master’s degree (碩士學(xué)位) in electrical engineering(電氣工程). He was particularly   24   fast cars, and he has a large collection.

Rowan’s career change from an electrical engineer to a famous comedian was partly    25   some speaking problems he had in his childhood.

While he was still at primary school, Rowan had already shown great talent in   26   . Although his teachers predicted (預(yù)言) his career in acting, Rowan was not confident    27    he met a group of talented people at university, and he realized this could be a career for him. Another important event    28   . One day in 1976, he was playing around and making faces   29   . He realized something. “I discovered my face,” he said later. John Lloyd, who worked for the BBC, says, “When I watched Mr Atkinson act for the first time, I was    30   that he would be more famous than Chaplin.”

16. A. and            B. or               C. but                      D. while

17. A. laugh          B. sing               C. cry                      D. dance

18. A. use             B. with               C. to use                  D. to using

19. A. doctor         B. writer             C. actor                 D. farmer

20. A. honest      B. friendly     `     C. helpful                D. famous

21. A. cost           B. took               C. paid               D. spent

22. A. in              B. on              C. at                         D. /

23. A. worked        B. studied            C. played             D. helped

24. A. good at        B. amazed at C. interested in            D. worried about

25. A. because       B. because of       C. so                    D. since

26. A. swimming   B. driving             C. acting              D. singing

27. A. until            B. but               C. after               D. before

28. A. caused      B. missed       C. caught             D. happened

29. A. in the mirror B. in class          C. on the wall          D. in the playground

30. A. afraid        B. sure             C. worried            D. surprised

Mr Bean, who is silly, awkward (笨拙的)    16    always funny and enjoyable, is a world-famous comedy character on TV and in movies. He makes people    17  through a series of simple and funny acts   18   body languages. Rowan Atkinson is the   19   who plays Mr Bean. Mr Atkinson is quite    20    for playing Mr Bean. 

Rowan was born on January 6, 1955, and   21   his early years on the family farm with his mother, three older brothers and his strict father, who did not believe   22   the value of television. For a time, he attended the same school as Tony Blair, who was two years older than him. At the age of 13, he    23    at Newcastle University where he had the highest marks in his year. At Oxford he got his Master’s degree (碩士學(xué)位) in electrical engineering. He was particularly   24   fast cars, of which he has a large collection.

Rowan’s career change from an electrical engineer to a famous comedian was partly    25   some speaking problems he had in his childhood.

While he was still at primary school, Rowan had already shown great talent in    26   . Although his teachers predicted (預(yù)言) a career in acting, Rowan was not confident    27    he met a group of talented people at university, and he realized this could be a career for him. Another important event    28   . One day in 1976, he was playing around and making faces   29   . He realized something. “I discovered my face,” he said later. John Lloyd, who worked for the BBC, says, “When I watched Mr Atkinson act for the first time, I was    30   that he would be more famous than Chaplin.”

16. A. and            B. or               C. but                      D. while

17. A. laugh          B. sing               C. cry                      D. dance

18. A. use             B. using             C. to use              D. to using

19. A. doctor         B. writer             C. actor              D. farmer

20. A. honest      B. friendly     `     C. helpful                D. famous

21. A. cost           B. took               C. paid               D. spent

22. A. in              B. on              C. at                     D. /

23. A. worked        B. studied            C. played             D. helped

24. A. good at        B. amazed at     C. interested in       D. worried about

25. A. because            B. because of     C. so                D. since

26. A. swimming          B. driving             C. acting          D. singing

27. A. until            B. but               C. after            D. before

28. A. caused      B. missed       C. caught          D. occurred

29. A. in the mirror   B. in class       C. on the wall    D. in the playground

30. A. afraid         B. sure            C. worried      D. surprised

An armless pianist who plays with his toes has won the first series of China’s version of the internationally popular TV talent show, “China’s Got Talent.”
Liu Wei, a 23-year-old Beijing-born pianist, who lost both his arms at the aged of 10 when he was electrocuted（觸電）during a game of hide-and-seek. Liu Wei stayed in rehabilitation（康復(fù)）centre for 2 years. When he got out, he was introduced to Beijing’s disabled swimming team, and he managed to take 2 gold medals in the National Disabled Swimming Championship at the aged of 14. But soon he was told not to do too much sport by the doctor.
Liu Wei was very sad. Luckily, the door was shut on sports, but it opened in music. At the age of 18, he started to learn the piano. He could not find a teacher to lead him to play with his toes, so he began teaching himself. Liu said, “I knew if I tried, I might get a chance at success. If I didn’t try, I would lose my future.”
He carried on a daily 7-hour practice, his improvement gave him hope. He kept practicing and made progress gradually. In early 2011, he gave a memorable performance in Vienna’s Golden Concert Hall. In 2012, he received the award “Top Ten People Who Moved China”.
【小題1】Liu Wei lost both his arms when he was______ years old.
A. 10                       B. 14                       C. 23
【小題2】Besides playing the piano, Liu Wei is also good at _______.
A. playing games
B. learning from others
C. armless swimming
【小題3】Liu Wei was taught by ________ to play the piano with toes.
A. his teacher                 B. his mother                   C. himself
【小題4】The sentence “The door was shut on sports, but it opened in music” means that Liu Wei ______.
A. lost the future of music
B. got other chances at success
C. couldn’t do sports
【小題5】The best title of this passage is “_________”
A. One is never too old to learn
B. Time and tide wait for no man
C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way

Mr Bean, who is silly, awkward (笨拙的)    1   always funny and enjoyable, is a world-famous comedy character on TV and in movies. He makes people    2 through a series of simple and funny acts   3  body languages. Rowan Atkinson is the   4  who plays Mr Bean. Mr Atkinson is quite   5   for playing Mr Bean. 

Rowan was born on January 6, 1955, and   6  his early years on the family farm with his mother, three older brothers and his strict father, who did not believe   7  the value of television. For a time, he attended the same school as Tony Blair, who was two years older than him. At the age of 13, he   8   at Newcastle University where he had the highest marks in his year. At Oxford he got his Master’s degree (碩士學(xué)位) in electrical engineering. He was particularly  9  fast cars, of which he has a large collection.

Rowan’s career change from an electrical engineer to a famous comedian was partly   10  some speaking problems he had in his childhood.

While he was still at primary school, Rowan had already shown great talent in    11  . Although his teachers predicted (預(yù)言) a career in acting, Rowan was not confident   12   he met a group of talented people at university, and he realized this could be a career for him. Another important event    13  . One day in 1976, he was playing around and making faces  14 . He realized something. “I discovered my face,” he said later. John Lloyd, who worked for the BBC, says, “When I watched Mr Atkinson act for the first time, I was   15  that he would be more famous than Chaplin.”

1.                A．a(chǎn)nd            B．or             C．but  D．while

2.                A．laugh          B．sing            C．cry  D．dance

3.                A．use            B．using           C．to use    D．to using

4.                A．doctor         B．writer          C．a(chǎn)ctor     D．farmer

5.                A．honest         B．friendly `        C．helpful   D．famous

6.                A．cost           B．took           C．paid D．spent

7.                A．in             B．on             C．a(chǎn)t   D．/

8.                A．worked         B．studied         C．played   D．helped

9.                A．good at         B．a(chǎn)mazed at       C．interested in   D．worried about

10.               A．because        B．because of      C．so    D．since

11.               A．swimming       B．driving         C．a(chǎn)cting D．singing

12.               A．until           B．but            C．a(chǎn)fter  D．before

13.               A．caused         B．missed         C．caught    D．occurred

14.               A．in the mirror    B．in class         C．on the wall D．in the playground

15.               A．a(chǎn)fraid          B．sure           C．worried   D．surprised