"Are you OK，Cassie？"Jonah asked，from the doorway of the Sea Holly Café.
   Cassie had been sitting on a chair outside for the past 10 minutes，but not really taking in the beauty of the sea.
   "Oh，I should be getting back to work."She rose hurriedly.
   "We're not busy，take your time."Jonah came with a cappuccino for her."Thanks."She accepted the coffee，"Everything's fine."Then Jonah nodded，revealing a comforting smile，and went back inside.
   He was a great boss，but Cassie didn't feel like telling him what was wrong.
   Cassie had gone to study fine art hopefully but dropped out after only a year due to the unbearable homesickness.Since then，she hadn't touched her paints for a whole year.Today was doomed to be a sad date，the anniversary of her exciting plans turning to dust.She felt a crushing sense of disappojye.aitment.In her painting，she had captured a good likeness of the cloudy sky and the reflection of the dying light upon the water，but the picture did have a sad，dreary（沉悶的）quality.
   About 20 minutes later，she was shocked by a voice at her shoulder，"That's beautiful."
   Cassie turned，and there was a woman wearing a blue coat.The woman eyed it again."You have talent，but there is much sadness in it，for one so young."Cassie's eyes were filled with tears."My name's Willow，"the woman said kindly，"Why not try painting the sunrise instead，my dear？You might find it helps."
   With Willow's words echoing in her brain，Cassie rose an hour earlier the next day，caught a bus to the beach and began to paint again.
   When she finished，Jonah was just opening up.He picked the painting up and appreciated it at eye height."Hey，this is good.It's really..."For a moment he struggled for the word，then found it and turned to her，beaming，"Optimistic!"
   In her picture the sun was powering into the sky，casting a clear，golden pathway across the sea.

（1）Which of the following best explains"He was a great boss"underlined in paragraph 5？

D

D

A．Jonah offered a coffee to Cassie.
B．Jonah ran a successful cafébusiness.
C．Jonah figured out what was wrong with Cassie.
D．Jonah was considerate of Cassie's emotional upset.
（2）What led to Cassie's low spirits？

C

C

A．That her paints were covered with dust.
B．That her homesickness was aroused again.
C．That her original plan was abandoned midway.
D．That her painting was full of a sorrowful and dull quality.
（3）Why did Willow advise Cassie to paint the sunrise？

B

B

A．It was more beautiful.
B．It might cheer Cassie up.
C．It had artistic inspiration.
D．It made a difference to Willow.
（4）What can be a suitable title for the passage？

A

A

A．The Sun Always Rises.
B．Every Man Has Its Price.
C．Strike While the Iron Is Hot.
D．A Good Medicine Tastes Bitter.