Scottsdale was a typical American suburb in the 1950s,with children going to each other's houses to play, or riding their bikes around the neighborhood．But for Steven Spielberg none of these “normal” activities were very exacting．Instead he made his own entertainment, like the time he 1 his younger sisters that he had a dead body in his bedroom and almost frightened them to death．
When Steven was about seven years o1d, he developed a 2 for television, despite the 3 his parents made t control the children's viewing．His father 4 placed hair on the television“ON' switch to know when Steven watched TV． But Steven would 5 its position and replace it after watching hours of television．
A chance finally came for Steven to 6 his ability to entertain with his enthusiasm for television．When his father received a movie camera for Father’s Day, the movies he took, “according to Steven, were 7 ．Annoyed by his son's 8 cynicism（批评），he gave the camera to Steven．
Steven proved to be a（ an） 9 with the camera and quickly made several films using his own toys as the performers．His parents were 10 by how life-like they were and so he began a magnificent movie career．
1．A．convinced B．reminded C．promised D．encouraged
2．A．gift B．need C．condemn D．love
3．A．decisions B．suggestions C．attempts D．preparations
4．A．quietly B．secretly C．hopefully D．successfully
5．A．locate B．relate C．memorize D． examine
6．A．combine B．compare C．connect D． accompany
7．A．special B．terrible C．entertaining D．surprising
8．A．occasional B．humorous C．unreasonable D．constant
9．A．winner B．expert C．natural D．native
10．A．satisfied B．amazed C．puzzled D．inspired