完形填空。
Once upon a time, there
was
a king. He had a passion for horses. He thought they were not only strong but also beautiful.
One day, the king invited a well-known artist to his palace. He
asked
the artist to draw him a beautiful horse. The artist said, “All right,
but
you must be patient and wait.” So the king
waited
. He waited and waited. A year later, he couldn't wait any longer. He went to see the artist. Soon the artist took out a piece of
paper
and a brush. In five minutes, he finished drawing a very beautiful horse. The king was
angry
. “You can draw a good horse in five minutes. But you kept me waiting for
a year
. Why?” “Come with me, please,” said the artist. They went to the artist's workplace. There the king saw much paper. On every piece of the paper, there was a horse. “It
took
me a year to learn to draw a beautiful horse in five minutes,” said the artist.
(
C
)1. A. is B. were C. was
(
B
)2. A. made B. asked C. helped
(
B
)3. A. because B. but C. or
(
C
)4. A. waits B. wait C. waited
(
A
)5. A. paper B. bread C. cloth
(
B
)6. A. sad B. angry C. happy
(
C
)7. A. five minutes B. an hour C. a year
(
B
)8. A. cost B. took C. spent
