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　　Ⅲ.Reading Comprehension 38%

　　Directions: There are four passages in this part.Each passage is followed by several questions and unfinished sentences.For each of them there are four choices.You should decide the BEST ONE.

Passage One

　　I am Steve.I was born and grew up in South Wales.My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand.

　　My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen.I went to a new school.One of my subjects was French.Because I had never learned any French,my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in.That�餾 the time I started writing,just for myself,and I�饁e been writing ever since.

　　I have always loved BIG IDEAS,and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories.And I also write horror stories.I think they are like the old fairy tales,and can teach you important things.

　　I am in my forties on the outside,twelve on the inside.I like rock music,Indian and Chinese food,and I enjoy drinking.I live in a small village with my wife Mary,ducks,cats,goats,hens and lots of rabbits.If you�餯 like to find out more about me and hope to buy my books,go to www.sbowkett.freeserve.co.uk.

　　()1.When he was 13,the writer.

　　A.wrote lots of poems B.moved out of Wales

　　C.sold many story books D.became a famous singer

　　()2.He liked playing out on the hills because he could.

　　A.expand his imagination B.learn French

　　C.listen to stories D.buy some books

　　()3.Maybe the writer isyears old now.

　　A.12 B.22 C.32 D.42

　　()4.According to the passage,the writer keeps.

　　A.cats,hens and pigs B.ducks,goats and rabbits

　　C.hens,rabbits and dogs D.rabbits,pigs and cats

　　()5.From the passage,we can learn that the writer.

　　A.lives in a big city with his son

　　B.likes eating Japanese and Chinese food

　　C.lives in the countryside with his wife

　　D.introduces a nice book to us