ChildrenaroundtheworldarefamiliarwithstoriessuchasTheLittleMermaid(《美人鱼》)，ThePrincessandthePeaandTheEmperorsNevaClothes.Thecolorful1      fromthestoriesmadeuslaughandcrythroughoutourchildhood.

 Thestoriesarewrittenby2      writerHansChristianAndersen.HewasborninapoorfamilyinOdenseDenmarkonApril21805.His3      lifewasnoteasy.Hisfatherwasashoemakerandhismotherwasawasherwoman.He4      verylittleeducation.Asachildhewasvery5      andtallandwasalwayslaughedatforbeingfeminine(女性化的).

 In1816hisfatherdiedandAndersenwas6      togoouttoworkfirstinatailor'sshopandthenatatobaccofactory.7      theageof14AndersenmovedtoCopenhagentostartajobasasingerandactor.Heworkedthereforseveralyearsuntilhehadtoleavethetheaterwhenhisvoice8      in1822.

 9      Andersenwenttoagrammarschool.Hebegantopublishhisstoriesin1829.They10      inalargenumber.

 BecauseAndersenliveda(n)11      lifehetriedtomakepeople12      inhisstories.Hewrotebecausehedidn'twantchildrentohavea13      childhoodashedid.TheworksmadeAndersenwellknownallovertheworldbuthewasstilla(n)14      man.Henevermarriedandhisfriendswerethepeoplewhopaidforhiswork.Andersen15      onAugust41875.HishomeinOdenseisnowamuseumandthousandsofpeoplevisititeveryyear.

( )1.A.parts   B.pictures   C.heroes   D.characters

( )2.A.Danish   B.English   C.American   D.Australian

( )3.A.before   B.childhood   C.later   D.school

( )4.A.taught   B.found   C.received   D.raised

( )5.A.lovely   B.noisy   C.popular   D.naughty

( )6.A.allowed   B.forced   C.willing   D.used

( )7.A.By   B.From   C.At   D.Since

( )8.A.lost   B.changed   C.broke   D.operated

( )9.A.Evenso   B.Afterwards   C.Fromthenon   D.Intheend

( )10.A.turnedout   B.soldout   C.cameout   D.wentout

( )11.A.hard   B.interesting   C.happy   D.successful

( )12.A.cry   B.laugh   C.develop   D.learn

( )13.A.sad   B.happy   C.busy   D.strange