children．（金匠） by , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade．Despite their apparently condition, two of the eldest children had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, they knew well that their father would never be able to either of them to study at the Academy．

After many long bed, the two boys finally worked out an agreement．They would toss （掷） a coin．The would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, his winning brother for the academy．Then, in four years, he would support the other one．to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, academy was almost an immediate sensation(轰动)．By the time he graduated, he was beginning to ．

When the young home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your pursue your dream, you．"

from his cheeks．"No, brother．I cannot go to Nuremberg．It me．Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas（画布） a pen or a brush．"

More than 450 years ．By now, among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful ．

36.A．merely

37.A．heart

38.A．demanding

39.A．so

40.A．study

41.A．separated

42.A．winner

43.A．support

44.A．flew away

45.A．deserved

46.A．spend

47.A．arrived

48.A．turn

49.A．take charge of

50.A．smiles B．fully B．method B．promising B．and B．send B．crowded B．loser B．advertise B．went off B．desired B．save B．regained B．time B．make up for B．sweats C．completely C．profession C．hopeless C．however C．give C．new C．old D．entirely D．words D．careless D．but D．offer D．unusual D．younger D．require D．left behind D．envied D．earn D．got D．fate D．take care of D．hints C．expect C．set aside C．financed C．draw C．returned C．top C．make use of C．tears