Problem: Having crossed mountains and plains, rivers and lakes, some of prefix = st1 /France's greatest works of art are now on display atChina's National Museum of fine Arts. Fifty-one Impressionist paintings are forming part of an exhibition inBeijingto kick off the Year of France.

The show is being held in the capital between October 10 and November 27. Then it will move on to Shanghai and Hong Kong.

"It is such a good opportunity to see the masters' works up close," said Feng Jiajia, a Senior student form the High School Affiliated to theAcademyofArtand Design. Although Feng is very busy with his studies at the moment he says he will definitely make time to see the exhibition. "I hope it will inspire me and help me with my own work," he said.

Worth a total of US $600 million, the paintings ate by French Impressionist masters, including Monet, Cezanne, Renoir and Degas.

As an art style, Impressionism was developed inFranceduring the late 19thand early 20thcenturies. Their work was a fresh and original way of painting. It seems that the artists painted a scene after just a quick look at it.

Often painting outside, rather than in a studio, the artists observed nature more directly and tried to capture individual moments in time especially the changing light of the sun. They avoided black and earth color1s and as a result their work is often very bright and can also look like that it is shining.

When they first appeared, the artists were criticized for not finishing their paintings and for being lazy. Critics said the Impressionists were satisfied with just a few inexact brushstrokes instead of completing a real painting. It was an art critic who first used the term "Impressionist" in a review of Monet's work "Impression, Sunrise"(1873) to satirize his loose, inexact manner of painting.

"Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love," said Monet.

Monet is the leading figure in the creation of Impressionism. He painted sunlit rivers and gardens with forceful brushstrokes and bright color1s, in which objects lose their shape in the light. Monet's painting reached its height in his later life with his paintings of water lilies.
1. Where are some of France's greatest works of art now on display?
2. How many Impressionist paintings are in the exhibition in Beijingto?
3. Was Impressionism developed in France?
4. Did Impressionist ever paint outside?
5. What did Monet say about how people discuss his art?
6. What is the running date of the show in China?
7. How busy is Feng with his studies?
8. Which colors did the Impressionists avoid?
9. And what other colors?
10. Were the works ever bright and shiny?
Answer: 1. in China
2. Fifty-one
3. yes
4. Often, yes
5. Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love,
6. October 10 and November 27
7. very
8. hey avoided black
9. earth colors
10. yes often

Q: CHAPTER II

AT THE CAFE MONTMARTRE

Exactly a week later, at five minutes after midnight, Guy Poynton, in evening dress, entered the Cafe Montmartre, in Paris. He made his way through the heterogeneous little crowd of men and women who were drinking at the bar, past the scarlet-coated orchestra, into the inner room, where the tables were laid for supper. Monsieur Albert, satisfied with the appearance of his new client, led him at once to a small table, submitted the wine card, and summoned a waiter. With some difficulty, as his French was very little better than his German, he ordered supper, and then lighting a cigarette, leaned back against the wall and looked around to see if he could discover any English or Americans.

The room was only moderately full, for the hour was a little early for this quarter of Paris. Nevertheless, he was quick to appreciate a certain spirit of Bohemianism which pleased him. Every one talked to his neighbor. An American from the further end of the room raised his glass and drank his health. A pretty fair-haired girl leaned over from her table and smiled at him.

"Monsieur like talk with me, eh?"

"English?" he asked.

"No. De Wien!"

He shook his head smilingly.

"We shouldn't get on," he declared. "Can't speak the language."

She raised her eyebrows with a protesting gesture, but he looked away and opened an illustrated paper by his side. He turned over the pages idly enough at first, but suddenly paused. He whistled softly to himself and stared at the two photographs which filled the sheet.

Answer the following questions:
1. Where did Guy Poynton enter into?
2. Who did he make his way past?
3. How full was the room?
4. What kind of spirit did the setting have that he enjoyed?
5. Where was the Cafe located?
6. Who was it that smiled at him?
7. Was he profiecient in speaking french?
8. What was it that he had trouble doing becuase this?
9. Who was in the crowd he passed when he first entered the cafe?
10. Why did he think he shouldn't k carry on speaking with the fair haired girl?
A: 1. Cafe Montmartre
2. crowd
3. moderately
4. Bohemianism
5. Paris
6. A girl
7. no
8. speaking the language
9. men and women
10. Can't speak the language

Problem: CHAPTER VII.

As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak. 'Can you be going out in such weather as this?' exclaimed she.

'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must

"Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'

'But what are the fortunes which oblige you to go out?' said Anne.

'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'

'Why do not you send Kate or Helen, instead of murdering yourself in the wet?' said Anne.

'Miss Kitty is three inches deep in the mysteries of a spencer, (I do not mean Edmund,)' said Elizabeth, 'and it will not be out of her head these three days, at least not till she has made Mamma's old black satin gown into one after Harriet's pattern; I heard her asking for it as I came up-stairs.'

'And would not Helen go?' said Anne; 'she does not catch cold as easily as you do.'

'Helen has contrived, somehow or other,' said Elizabeth, 'to know no more about the school-children than if they were so many Esquimaux; besides, anyone with any experience of Helen's ways, had rather walk ninety miles in the rain, than be at the pains of routing her out of the corner of the sofa to do anything useful.'
1. what was the weather like
2. who is deep in the mysteries of spencer
3. what happened after dinner
4. who followed
5. how long had it been raining
6. who did kate and anne read to
7. who was going out in the weather
8. who did not catch cold easily
9. why was elizabeth going out
10. did she have a bonnet
11. what about a cloak
12. who was elizabeth speaking to
13. who did she suggest go instead of Elizabeth
Answer:
1. rainy
2. Miss Kitty
3. Elizabeth went to her room
4. Anne
5. unknown
6. an old woman
7. Elizabeth
8. Helen
9. to read to the woman
10. yes
11. yes
12. Anne
13. Kate or Helen