---   interesting the book is! --- Yes. I have read it twice.

A. What a B. What C. How

Why not   to the city?

A. go B. going C. to go

Do you prefer  ?

A. skate B. skates C. skating

一Wow , so many coins here!

一Right!My father is fond of________coins.

A. collect B. collects C. collecting

The boy was doing homework while his mother_______ dinner.

A. cooks B. cooked C. was cooking

--- Do you think   Xiao Ming can pass the exam or not?

--- Sorry, I've no idea.

A. that B. if C. whether

About ten years ago, I was working at my university’s gift(禮物) shop. One day while I was ____ at the cash register(收銀臺) in the shop, I saw an old couple(夫婦) come in with a little ____ in a wheelchair(輪椅). The girl had no arms or legs. Several minutes later, ___ the couple and the girl came close to pay their bill(賬單), I was looking down at the cash register. I gave the girl a wink(眨眼) and turned my ___ away from her. As I took the money from her grandparents, I ___ back at the girl. She gave ____ a cute and large smile. Her smile moved me and gave me a new idea of what life is all ___. She took me away from being a _____, unhappy college student and brought me into her world, a world of smiles and love.

I’m doing ____ in my business（生意）now. When I meet troubles(困難), I always ____ about that little girl and the special lesson about life she taught me.

1.A. playing B. working C. studying

2.A. girl B. boy C. pet

3.A. after B. before C. when

4.A. arm B. leg C. head

5.A. went B. looked C. walked

6.A. her B. them C. me

7.A. about B. with C. in

8.A. rich B. good C. poor

9.A. well B. better C. best

10.A. care B. think C. talk

Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, if someone (有人)can play it. You may use a tape recorder(錄音帶). You can even use a radio(收音機).

Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction (相反的方向)to the chair next to it.

The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction（方向）, of course, they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.

The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out. Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out.

At last, there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.

1.If ten people are playing “Musical Chairs”, you must begin with ___________.

A. nine chairs B. ten chairs C. eleven chairs D. one chair

2.Which of the following is not proper for playing “Musical Chairs”?

A. A piano. B. A radio. C. A tape recorder. D. A telephone.

3.The chairs should be put __________.

A. in a line B. with the desks C. before the winner D. all over the room

4.When the music starts, the players must ___________.

A. run about the room B. get down C. walk around the chairs D. sit on the chairs

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The winner can sit on the chair.

B. At last there will be two players and two chairs.

C. If the person plays music, he cannot be the winner.

D. The game “Musical Chairs” is not difficult to learn.

Frederic Chopin was born in March 1810 near Warsaw in Poland(波蘭). He was one of the greatest musicians in the world. In 1831, he went to Paris. No people but he could play the piano very well. At that time, people in Paris liked the Hungarian (匈牙利的) pianist（鋼琴家）Franz Liszt.

One night, at a concert, Liszt went to the piano and people shouted. As all the lights in the concert were turned off, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good that the listeners were all greatly interested. They kept praising (不停地贊揚) the pianist and thought that Liszt had reached something new in playing the piano.

Suddenly, all the lights were turned on again as the music came to an end. And there stood a young man instead of the famous Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt.

Liszt planned all this. As the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. So with the help of Liszt and his own talent (天賦), Chopin soon became famous.

1.Chopin was _______.

A. the greatest musician in the world B. a famous Polish pianist

C. a famous Paris pianist D. one of the greatest musicians in Hungary

2.The wonderful piano concert started _______.

A. after all the lights were turned on B. when Liszt sat down at the piano

C. after the lights were turned off D. when Chopin went to the piano

3.When the music came to an end, _______.

A. Liszt stood at the piano B. all the lights were turned off again

C. Chopin stood at the piano D. people went out of the hall

4.Chopin became famous _______.

A. before he came to the concert B. because he was a student of Liszt’s

C. because people in Paris liked him very much D. since he played so well at the concert

5.From the story we know _______.

A. Chopin could be famous because of his own talent and the help from Liszt

B. Liszt planned to make Chopin famous

C. Liszt was Chopin’s teacher

D. one could be famous only with the help of a famous pianist

We know music is very important in our daily life. Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere? Today most stores, stations, restaurants and other places play music. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm.

Scientists believe that music influences（影響） the way people behave（表現(xiàn)）. They think that the sound of western classical(古典) music makes people feel richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. Without music, people spend even less.

Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their busy hours. This makes people eat faster and leave quickly. Restaurants can make more money in this way.

Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed. And listening to music can help you relax.

The next time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It might influence the way you do things.

1.According to the text, scientists believe that music can  .

A. create different feelings for us

B. help us to develop good habits

C. develop our interest in money

D. influence natural environments

2.Western classical music is often considered to be  .

A. a sign of being slower B. something about manners

C. a sign of being richer D. something with new styles

3.Which type of music below can make people work faster?

A. Light music. B. Rock music. C. Sweet music. D. Soft music.

4.The habit of listening to music can make a student  .

A. slow in action B. care about manners

C. fresh in mind D. worry about studies

5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Music in Restaurants B. Good and Bad Music

C. Types of Music D. Music and Behavior