We all go to school to study and learn different skill，but have you ever been taught in your dream？
   Wang Xizhi was a Chinese calligrapher（書法家），traditionally called the Sage of Calligraphy（書圣）.Born in Linyi，Shandong Province，he spent most of his life in the present day Shaoxing，Zhejiang.At the beginning，Wang Xizhi learned the art of calligraphy from Lady Wei.But later through practice，he excelled his teacher.
   Nobody knows who taught him after Lady Wei.However，there is a story that Wang achieved his success by learning from his dream.It is said that Wang would practice calligraphy every day.Still he was never pleased with what he wrote.One day，he was so tired that he fell asleep at his desk.In his dream，he saw an old man who said to him with a smile，"I will teach you something and you will find it very helpful in the future.Now reach out your hands. "Only half believing，Wang reached out his hand.The old man wrote a character in his hand and said with a nod."Now，you will be a calligrapher".With this，he disappeared in the air.Wang looked at his hand and saw a character"永".He thought it over for a whole night and finally realized that this character had all the basic strokes（筆劃） in forming Chinese calligraphy.
   After waking up from the dream，Wang kept practicing writing the character"永".Later Wang became a well-known calligrapher.
   It is said that even in his lifetime，a few of Wang's characters or his signature were priceless.Unfortunately，none of his works remains today.Down through the ages，however，many students of calligraphy，the most basic yet highest art in China，have learned from and copied his style.

（1）Which of the following best describes Wang？

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A．Smart and hardworking.
B．Skillful and easily-satisfied.
C．Daydreaming and lazy.
D．Open-minded and kind.
（2）The underlined word "excelled" is closest in meaning to

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A．pleased
B．helped
C．was proud of
D．was better than
（3）What is the correct order for the following events from Wang's life？

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a.He became well-known.
b.He kept practicing writing the character.
c.He was so tired after practice that he fell asleep.
d.A character was written on his hand in his dream.
e.He realized how important the character was in practice.
A．c-d-e-b-a
B．e-d-a-b-c
C．e-a-d-c-b
D．c-b-e-d-a
（4）Why did Wang Xizhi keep on practising the character "yong"？

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A．Because an old man living next him told him the character.
B．Because Wang Xizhi was superstitious（迷信的） and believed in something mysterious.
C．Because Wang found it hard to practice the character "yong".
D．Because the character "yong" has all the basic strokes in forming Chinese calligraphy.
（5）According to the story of Wangxizhi，which saying can we use to describe him？

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A．Practise makes perfect.
B．It's never too old to learn.
C．Action speaks louder than words.
D．Easier said than done.