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On Saturday morning，Tom Sawyer had to paint his aunt's fence （栅栏）.Tom looked at the thirty meters of wide fence and felt bad.He thought of the fun he had planned for the day.Soon the free boys would go out to play，and they would laugh at him for having to work.He felt even worse.（1）_____

Soon Ben Rogers appeared，eating an apple.Tom ignored （不理） him and continued painting.He stopped and looked at his work like an artist. "Hello，Tom.I'm going swimming.Don't you wish you could？But of course，you have to work."

Tom looked at Ben，then said， "What do you call work？"

"Isn't this work？"

Tom continued painting，and answered， "Well，maybe it is，and maybe it isn't.All I know is，I like it."

"Do you really like it？"

"（2）_____"

That made it sound different.Ben stopped eating his apple.Tom moved his brush carefully backwards and forwards and stepped back to look.Ben watched every move，getting more interested.Presently，he said， "Hey，Tom，let me paint a little."

Tom thought，and then said， "No，I don't think so，Ben.Aunt Polly wants this fence painted carefully because it's on the street.It's difficult to do it right."

"Come on，let me try."

"I'd like to，Ben.But Aunt Polly won't even let my brother Sid do it."

"I'll be careful.I'll give you my apple."

（3）_____While Ben was working in the sun，Tom sat under a tree eating the apple and thinking how to catch more boys.And there were lots of them.Boys came to make fun，but stayed to paint.By the time Ben was tired，Tom had exchanged the next turn with Billy Fisher for a good kite，and then Johnny Miller，and so on.（4）_____ He had learned that to make someone want something，you only have to make it difficult to get.

根据短文内容，从方框中选出四个选项填入文中空缺处，使短文内容通顺完整。有一项剩余。

A.All of the boys were glad to paint this fence because they could get Tom's toys if they did. B.Tom gave Ben his brush with reluctance （勉强） on his face，but with happiness in his heart. C.Suddenly he had an idea.He took his brush and started painting. D.By the time he had no more paint，he had had lots of toys and treasures，and the fence had had three coats of paint. E.Why not？Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence every day？

Teen's 'wuxia' world

While many teenagers are struggling （奋斗） to write articles for their exams，Jin Minzhe has already written a whole book.

The 15﹣year﹣old boy from Suzhou，Jiangsu，recently published （出版） his wuxia novel Ji Chi Jing Hong He Shan Yi（《几尺惊鸿河山意》）.The story is set during the Southern and Northern Dynasties （420﹣581）.A young man lays down his pen and takes up a sword to fight for his homeland.

"I love Jin Yong's wuxia stories，" Jin told Gusu Evening News. "I also love history.In the seventh grade，I traveled to Wuzhen，where Prince Xiao Tong from the Liang Dynasty once lived，and I was inspired（受启发） to write a wuxia story based on（以……为根据） him."

In a video interview with Xinhua，Jin looks a little bit shy.But when it comes to writing，he becomes someone bold.He shared a lot of his writing experiences actively. "I wrote around the clock as my ideas kept coming.After about 20 days，I finished more than 300 pages，" Jin said.

Jin's writing skills might come from his love of reading.In primary school，he read four books every week.In junior high school，where schoolwork is heavy，he still reads three to four books a month. ？

"My father loves history，so we often talk about our reading experiences and share our different opinions，" Jin said. "My mom takes me to bookstores and writers' lectures.She also took care of me when I wrote the book，reminding me not to stay up too late."

Jin said literature（文学） gave him a sense of calm and freedom. "Nothing can stop me from reading and writing，" he said.

（1）How old was Jin Minzhe when his wuxia novel came out？ 　 　                 

（2）What is Jin's novel about？ 　                 　                            

（3）What did Jin get from his trip to Wuzhen？ 　                                　

（4）What does the underlined word "bold" mean in Chinese？ 　                     　

（5）What sentence can be put in the blank？ 　                                     　

（6）Why could Jin write the novel successfully？