A rich American went to Paris and bought a picture painted by a French artist. The American thought the picture to be very fine because he __1 a lot of money for it. When he came to his hotel he wanted to hang the 2 up on the wall. He 3 it for a long time, but couldn’t __4_ which was the top and which was the bottom(底部) .The American __5 the picture this way and 6 , but still couldn’t 7 .

　　So he had 8 . He 9 the picture in the dining room and invited the painter of the picture to 10 . When the painter came, the American said 11 to him about the picture. 12 they went into the dining room to have dinner. He looked 13 at the picture several times. Then he put on his 14 and looked at the picture again and again. At last he 15 that the picture was up side down.

　　1. A. cost B. spent C. paid D. took

　　2. A. map B. cap C. picture D. kite

　　3. A. looked after B. looked at

　　C. looked for D. looked up

　　4. A. tell B. say C. talk D. speak

　　5. A. painted B. turned C. used D. wrote

　　6. A. that B. it C. one D. another

　　7. A. see B. read C. decide D. look

　　8. A. a way B. a pen C. a road D. an idea

　　9. A. put B. hung C. stopped D. lent

　　10. A. tea B. rice C. bread D. dinner

　　11. A. nothing B. something C. hello D. sorry

　　12. A. At first B. At last C. At once D. at all

　　13. A. heavily B. loudly C. straight D. carefully

　　14. A. glasses B. coat C. trousers D. hat

　　15. A. watched B. understood C. sat D. opened

　　名师点评

　　一位美国人在巴黎买了幅画，回去挂上又怕上下颠倒，最后只好请来画家本人。全文通俗易懂，选词时要根据事情的发展过程。