Question

Mr Bean, who is silly, awkward (笨拙的)    16    always funny and enjoyable, is a world-famous comedy character on TV and in movies. He makes people    17  through a series of simple and funny acts   18   body languages. Rowan Atkinson is the   19   who plays Mr Bean. Mr Atkinson is quite    20    for playing Mr Bean. 

Rowan was born on January 6, 1955, and   21   his early years on the family farm with his mother, three older brothers and his strict father, who did not believe   22   the value of television. For a time, he attended the same school as Tony Blair, who was two years older than him. At the age of 13, he    23    at Newcastle University where he had the highest marks in his year. At Oxford he got his Master’s degree (碩士學(xué)位) in electrical engineering. He was particularly   24   fast cars, of which he has a large collection.

Rowan’s career change from an electrical engineer to a famous comedian was partly    25   some speaking problems he had in his childhood.

While he was still at primary school, Rowan had already shown great talent in    26   . Although his teachers predicted (預(yù)言) a career in acting, Rowan was not confident    27    he met a group of talented people at university, and he realized this could be a career for him. Another important event    28   . One day in 1976, he was playing around and making faces   29   . He realized something. “I discovered my face,” he said later. John Lloyd, who worked for the BBC, says, “When I watched Mr Atkinson act for the first time, I was    30   that he would be more famous than Chaplin.”

16. A. and            B. or               C. but                      D. while

17. A. laugh          B. sing               C. cry                      D. dance

18. A. use             B. using             C. to use              D. to using

19. A. doctor         B. writer             C. actor              D. farmer

20. A. honest      B. friendly     `     C. helpful                D. famous

21. A. cost           B. took               C. paid               D. spent

22. A. in              B. on              C. at                     D. /

23. A. worked        B. studied            C. played             D. helped

24. A. good at        B. amazed at     C. interested in       D. worried about

25. A. because            B. because of     C. so                D. since

26. A. swimming          B. driving             C. acting          D. singing

27. A. until            B. but               C. after            D. before

28. A. caused      B. missed       C. caught          D. occurred

29. A. in the mirror   B. in class       C. on the wall    D. in the playground

30. A. afraid         B. sure            C. worried      D. surprised

Answer 1

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