Part 3 Reading Comprehension

Part 3 Reading Comprehension
(每小题：1 分)
Directions: Read the following passage(s) carefully and do the multiple-choice questions.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Time passed and my cards sold well. My enthusiasm for the greeting card business grew quickly. All along, I had been drawing fantasy art: clowns (丑角), dragons, castles, etc. With the birth of my first son in 1980, the content of my work underwent (经历) a pretty dramatic change.
Fantasy went out of the window, and I began to illustrate reality.
In the spring of 1983, we, The Mary Engelbreit Greeting Card Company, took our 12 little designs to New York to exhibit them at the National Stationery (文具) Show.
I remember how big the show was. I just couldn't get over it. I had no idea there were so many different card companies. And it was exciting because our 12 little cards were getting a lot of attention in that huge place!
I've been told one of the reasons we had so much success at that show is because my card style was different than anything else at the market. I typically draw complicated details and use deep colors and amusing or profound (深刻的) quotations.
By 1985, many greeting card publishers started noticing my art, and two of them approached me with licensing contracts.
I have always believed if you choose a job you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. If you ask about the mystery of my success, all I can say is this: to imagine is everything! (229 words)


1. Before the birth of her first son, Mary Engelbreit's cards focused on ________.
A. reality
B. daily life
C. fantasy
D. dragons

2. The New York show was so big that Engelbreit ________.
A. couldn't walk through it
B. couldn't believe it
C. couldn't stay to the end of it
D. couldn't understand it

3. Engelbreit's cards were successful because ________.
A. they were distinctive in style
B. they had a thank-you sentence
C. they had complicated details
D. they were rich in color

4. The licensing contracts ________.
A. were exactly what Engelbreit was after
B. were exactly what Engelbreit was unprepared for
C. were exactly what Sunrise was after
D. were exactly what Sunrise was unprepared for

5. According to Mary Engelbreit, the key to success is ________.
A. devotion
B. opportunity
C. good luck
D. imagination