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           John Carlin was a "jack-of-all-trades." He was an artist and writer. He taught himself five foreign
    languages. He was a leader among the deaf.
           John Carlin was born in Philadelphia in 1813. His father was a poor shoemaker. His younger brother, Andrew, was also deaf. John and Andrew did not need to do things that other children of their ages had
    to do, so they had much free time to walk around the city.
           John got many rich experiences when he was young. He showed his talent for drawing early in life.
    He often drew pictures on the floor with chalk and when his mother saw what he had done, she would
    quickly clean them with a mop(拖把).
           John went to work as a house painter when he was 12. His days were busy with work. However,
    he taught himself foreign languages at night. When he was 20, he went to New York to learn drawing.
    When he ran out of his money, he went to work again. But he would return to drawing whenever he
    could afford to.
           John was the first person to receive an honorary degree(荣誉学位) from Gallaudet. He was one
    who didn't let deafness stop him from doing what he wanted to.   He beat all difficulties and became a
    successful American.
    1. The underlined phrase "jack-of-all-trades" may mean "  " in Chinese.
    A. 多面手
    B. 生意经
    C. 工作狂
    D. 守财奴
    2. John Carlin     when he was young.
    A. worked hard at school
    B. learned five foreign languages at school
    C. didn't go to school
    D. often walked about Philadelphia after school
    3. John showed his talent for drawing    .
    A. before 12 years old
    B. at the age of 12
    C. when he was 20
    D. in his early thirties
    4. John went to New York to learn drawing with money    .
    A. donated by an organization
    B. by selling his paintings
    C. that his parents gave him
    D. that he earned by himself
    5. "Gallaudet" in the last paragraph is probably the name of    .
    A. a college for the deaf
    B. a man who donated money to John
    C. a man who built a college for the deaf
    D. a middle school built by a person named Gallaudet
    1-5 A C A D A  
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