Longlongago,therewasaswan（天鹅）withgoldenfeathers（金羽毛）.Shelivedinalake.Awomanlivedinasmallhouse_26_thelakewithhertwodaughters.Theywereverypoor.Theyworkedhardallyearround,_27_still,theylivedahardlifeandsometimestheyevendidn’thaveenough_28_tobuyfood.

　　Theswanwas_29_toseethat.Shesaidtoherself,“I’llgiveoneofmy_30_tothemeachday,thentheycanliveahappylifewiththemoneysellingmyfeathers.”Thatevening,she_31_tothepoorwoman’shouseandleftagoldenfeatheronthetablewithoutsaying_32_.Fromthenon,theswamcameeverydayandgavethemafeather.Thewomanwasveryhappybecausetheirlifewasmuch_33_thanbefore.

　　Butdayafterday,thewomanbecamegreedy（贪婪）.Shesaidtoher_34_.”Theswanmayflyawayoneday.Ifso,wewillbepooragain.Weshouldtakeall_35_feathersshenshecomesnexttime.”

　　“Oh,no,Mom!”criedthedaughters,“Thiswill_36_theswan.Shehelpsusalot!”Butthemotherwouldn’tlisten.Whenthe_37_cameasusual,themothercaughtherandtookallherfeathers.Butsuddenly,thegoldenfeathers_38_chickenfeathers.

　　Then,theGoldenSwansaid,“PoorMother,Icameto-39_you,butyouwantedtokillme.Now,Iamleavingandwill_4_comeback.Neverbegreedy!”Withthesewords,theswanflewaway.

　　26.A.abovex09x09x09B.overx09x09x09C.nearx09x09x09D.under

　　27.A.andx09x09x09B.butx09x09x09C.sox09x09x09D.or

　　28.A.moneyx09x09x09B.timex09x09x09C.roomx09x09x09D.energy

　　29.A.happyx09x09x09B.surprisedx09x09C.sadx09x09x09D.scared

　　30.A.presentsx09x09B.goldencoinsx09C.feathersx09x09D.collections

　　31.A.flewx09x09x09B.ranx09x09x09C.climbedx09x09D.walked

　　32.A.somethingx09x09B.everythingx09x09C.nothingx09x09D.anything

　　33.A.dullerx09x09x09B.betterx09x09x09C.busierx09x09x09D.harder

　　34.A.brothersx09x09B.sistersx09x09x09C.sonsx09x09x09D.daughters

　　35.A.hisx09x09x09x09B.herx09x09x09C.theirx09x09x09D.our

　　36.A.hurtx09x09x09B.savex09x09x09C.protectx09x09D.refuse

　　37.A.womanx09x09x09B.daughterx09x09C.chickenx09x09D.swan

　　38.A.heardofx09x09B.changedintox09C.lookedforx09x09D.camefrom

　　39.A.troublex09x09x09B.helpx09x09x09C.teachx09x09x09D.invite

　　40.A.sometimesx09x09B.alwaysx09x09C.usuallyx09x09D.never

　　【答案】CBACCADBDBADBBD

　　Afriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthehorsesverywell,buthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobeginattheheadofthehorse,thatiswhyIwassurprised.Itstruckmethatitcouldnotreallymakeanydifferencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthetailorthebelly（肚子）orthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknowshisbusiness.Andmostgreatartistswhoreallyknowtheirbusinessdonotfollowotherpeople’srule.Theymaketheirownrules.Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiar(奇特的)tohimself;andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasy

　　toworkinthatway.

　　Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature(文学).Andthequestion,"HowshallIbegin?"onlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailorsomewhereelse.Thatis,youarenotyetexperienced(有经验的)enoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill

　　neverasktheque