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In early 2011, former police officer Lin Jsung-yi began thinking about how he would spend his free time after he
retired in March that year. As he was pondering, he 41 to hear about a citizen farmers program launched by the
city government that allowed local residents to grow produce on plots of land rent-free for six months. He
quickly 42 for the program and by July 2011 began his life as an urban farmer.
“I thought I would just 43 .” Lin recalls. “But after I started, my interest in gardening grew. Seeing the plants
get taller and larger each day gave me a great sense of achievement.”
After Lin’s rent-free farming ended in December 2011, he decided to rent a new 44 directly from the
landowner and continue what had become his favorite activity. Now he spends one to two hours every morning and at
least half a day every weekend working on his farm, doing whatever is necessary: plowing, planting,
watering, 45 , weeding, etc. For him, urban farming has not only filled his free time after retirement, but given him
the spiritual rewards that he has never experienced before.
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Mickey Mouse, the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the most recognizable cartoon
characters in the world. Yet, few people know that it was created as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, an
earlier cartoon character created by the Disney studio for Charles Mintz of Universal Studios. In the spring of 1928,
with the series going strong, Disney asked Mintz for an increase in the budget. But Mintz instead demanded that Walt
take a 20 percent budget cut, and as leverage, he reminded Disney that Universal owned the character, and revealed
that he had already signed most of Disney’s current employees to his new contract. Mintz owned Oswald and thought
he had Disney over a barrel. Angrily, Disney refused the deal and returned to produce the final Oswald cartoons he
contractually owed Mintz. Disney was dismayed at the betrayal by his staff, but determined to restart from scratch.
The new Disney Studio soon started. In the spring of 1928, Disney asked Ub Iwerks to start drawing up new
character ideas. Iwerks tried sketches of various animals, such as dogs and cats, but none of these appealed to Disney.
A female cow and male horse were also rejected. Then, Walt Disney thought of an old pet mouse he used to have on
his farm. He asked Iwerks to draw a new mouse character for Disney. “Mortimer Mouse” had been Disney’s original
name for the character before his wife, Lillian, convin ced him to change it, and ultimately Mickey Mouse came to be.
Actor Mickey Rooney has claimed that, during his Mickey McGuire days, he met cartoonist Walt Disney at the Warner
Brothers studio, and that Disney was inspired to name Mickey Mouse after him.
46 What does “the series” in the first paragraph refer to?
The Mickey Mouse series. The Oswald series.
The Iwerks series. The Mintz series.
47 Why did Walt Disney create the cartoon character Mickey Mouse?
He wanted to create an official mascot for the Walt Disney Company.
Charles Mintz asked him to create a character in a new cartoon series.
Universal Studios needed a new character to replace Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
He lost his right to an old popular cartoon character and had to create a new one.
48 What does “he had Disney over a barrel” mean in the first paragraph?
He had Disney under his control. He made Disney feel relieved.
He had inspired Disney. He had irritated Disney.
49 From whom did the mouse character get the name “Mickey Mouse”?
Walt Disney Ub Iwerks Lillian Disney Warner Brothers
50 Which of the following is true about the creation of Mickey Mouse as a cartoon character?
Disney’s wife convinced him to replace other animals with a mouse character.
The idea of a mouse character came from Disney’s old pet mouse on his farm.
Iwerks had drawn many other animals before a mouse character occurred to him.
Disney was inspired by actor Mickey Rooney, who he met at the Warner Brothers Studio.