The sack caught on a branch and ___ open.

A、out of practice

B、out of print

C、out of control

D、out of stock

A、attend

B、anticipate

C、participate

D、expect

A、tell

B、say

C、complain

D、speak

A、scratched

B、drawn

C、pierced

D、patted

A、stuffed

B、stiff

C、suffered

D、staff

A、stiff

B、slight

C、cuurent

D、bright

A、exert

B、coordinate

C、conduct

D、go in for

Ancient Greece

The Greeks were the greatest (great) sailors of their time. Greece has one excellent_ 41_ (nature) feature-- the coastline. That's why many Greeks left the mountains and_ 42_ (take) to the sea.

The ancient Greeks have __43_ (give) the world many ideas about life and how to live it. The idea of democracy (民主) started in Greece. So did many ideas of science, religion and_44 (govern). But these ideas did not come out of Greece as a whole. Instead, they grew up in_ 45___ (differ) cities throughout the Greek Empire.

The cities of Greece grew up in valleys near the sea. Each city was_ 46__ (separate) from the others by mountains. The roads _ 47 _ (connect) the cities were narrow and winding. Each city governed itself in its own way. And the_ 48__ (citizen) of each city were very proud of its way of life. In fact, each city was_ 49_ (real) an independent state. Such places are called city-states by_ 50_ (politics) scientists.

Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson was an English writer. He was born on 18 September 1709. He was_31_ at a grammar school. He spent a brief_ 32_ at Oxford University. However, he was forced to leave due to lack of money. Unable to find teaching work, he drifted into writing. In 1735, he married. In 1737, Johnson _33 _ to London. He wrote on a _ 34_variety of subjects. He_ 35_ became famous in the literary field. His Dictionary of the English Language was_ 36__ in 1755. It was the most_ 37_ dictionary at that time. Johnson was_ 38__ short of money, despite the _ 39_ _ of his dictionary. In 1762,his_ 40 situation changed with a government pension (养老金) Johnson died on 13 December 1784.

A. huge B. formally C. success D. important

E. moved F. period G. continually H. financial

I. published J. book K. educated L. Gradually

Art seems to appear in human history as far back as 30,000 years ago. We say the earliest cave paintings are art, but what do we mean by art? A bone fish hook (钩) obviously required skill and creativity to make. _ 26__

For the person who crates it, art expresses feelings and ideas. _ 27 _.The feelings and ideas on each side may or may not be exactly the same. And they may be expressed in various ways.

An artistic work is intended to excite the senses, to stir (激发) the emotions of the observer. _ 28_. But art is more than an attempt by an individual to express or communicate feelings and ideas. There is also cultural patting and meaning

Artistic activities are always in part cultural. In our society, we tend to think that anything useful is not art. If the basket has a design that is not necessary to its function, we may consider tart. __29__ However, this difference is not made in other societies.

Another example is that people in different societies treat the outside of their houses differently. Most North. Americans share the value of decorating the inside of their homes with pictures. _ 30 _

So art seems to have several qualities. It expresses as well as communicates. And it also has cultural meanings.

A. But we do not call it art.

B. It may produce feelings of beauty, peace or fear.

C. For the observer, it stimulates feelings and ideas.

D. Art does not require its creators to be full-time specialists.

E. But the basket with bread on the table would probably not be taken as art.

F. But they do not share the value of painting pictures on the outside walls.