_________(8)
A.cause   
B.make
C.create
D. give

_________(7)
A.very       
B.absolutely        
C.quite   
D.truly

_________(6)
A.face  
B.confront     
C.meet  
D. join

A.distinguish     
B.evidence     
C.currency         
D. auditory

A.disapprove  
B. accidental 
C. corporation 
D.proportion

A.assign      
B.famous       
C.mention 
D.product

_________(41)
A.harms   
B.harmful           
C.harmless            
D.harm

What is the main idea of the reading passage?
A.Dr. Seuss was one of the most successful illustrator-authors.
B.Husband-and-wife teams can become successful in producing books.
C.Only wordless and nearly wordless picture books have become popular.
D.Pictures are very important in books for children.

Leo Lionni, Feodor Rojankovsky, and Taro Yashimi are mentioned in the passage to show that____________.
A. there are talented authors in different countries.
B.U.S. publishers attract good artists from other countries.
C.illustrators from other countries want to work for U.S. publishers.
D. illustrators from other countries have different visions to U.S. publishers.

The word “original” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.  
A.in the first place           
B.of the first source
C. imaginary and beautiful     
D.new and creative