—What’s the matter with you?

—After such a long walk，my legs________and I couldn’t go any further.

A．gave out　　　 　B．gave off　　　　　 C．gave in 　　　　 D．gave up

When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to go to face the music.” It doesn’t mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is  1  less pleasant, like  2__  in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you did not do this  3  that. Terrible music, indeed, but it has to be faced. At some time or  4  , every one of us has had to “face the music”, especially as children. We can all remember father’s  5  voice, “I want to talk to you!” And only  6 we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it   7 !
    　The phrase “to face the music” is known  8  every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. Where did the 9  come from?
    　The first explanation comes from American novelist James Fennimore Cooper. He said, in 1851, 10 the expression was first  11  by actors while _ 12_ in the wings(舞臺側(cè)面) to go on stage. After they got their clue to go on, they often said, “It’s time to go to face the music.” And this is exactly what they did face — the orchestra (管弦樂隊) which was just below the stage.

An actor might be frightened or  13  as he moved on to the stage in front of him. The audience might be friendly, or perhaps unfriendly, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So, “to face the music”  14 to mean: having to go  15 with something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.

1.A. anything　　 B. something　　 C. nothing 　　　 D. everything 

2 A. call 　　　 B. called　　　　 C. calling　　　 D. being called 

3.A. or　　　　　 B. and　　　　　 C. but　　　　　 D. with 

4.A. other 　　　 B. the other　　 C. another 　　　 D. others

5.A. loud 　　　 B. angry 　　　　 C. calm  　　　 D. worried 

6.A. because　　 B. since 　　　　 C. unless　　　　 D. in case 

7.A. is　　　　　 B. had been　　　 C. was　　　　　 D. has been 

8.A. by　　　　　 B. for 　　　　　 C. to 　　　　　 D. of 

9.A. question　　 B. proverb　　　 C. information 　 D. expression 

10.A. when　　　 B. why　 　　　　 C. whether 　　　 D. that 

11.A. used 　　　 B. said 　　　　 C. taken  　　　 D. sent

12.A. gathering  B. waiting  　　 C. singing 　　　 D. dancing

13.A. satisfied  B. proud 　　　　 C. nervous 　　　 D. mysterious 

14.A. went 　　　 B. came 　　　　 C. continued　　 D. got 

15.A. through  B. by　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　 D. into

The report said a bus went out of ________ control on a highway and rushed into ________ river.

A．the; the　　 B．a(chǎn); the　 　C．the; 不填　 　D．不填； a

The computers made by our company sell best,but several years ago no one could have imagined the role in the markets that they______.

A.were playing      B.were to play C.had played         D.played 

Our neighbors are moving away but I hope that we’ll still ______ each other.

A. get in touch with　　　 B. keep in touch with

C. lose touch with　　　　 D. be out of contact with

I don't think ____ possible to master a foreign language without much memory work．

A．this 　　 　　B．that 　　 C．its　　 D．it

Since the beginning of human evolution, men have migrated（遷移）across continents in search of food, shelter, safety, and comfortable weather. People still move for these reasons, but new reasons for human migration are arising, such as job relocation(重新安置) and overpopulation.
    Three million migrants are moving from poor countries to wealthier ones each year, and increasingly, their destination is a neighboring country in developing parts of the world. People are moving within the developing world for the same reasons as they migrate to wealthier nations. People from poor countries are going to less poor countries, fleeing wars and conflicts. They are also responding to population pressures because some countries are densely populated, and they often have high population growth. Those people need to go somewhere else.
    There are three main reasons why people move. The basic categories and percentages are as follows, according to the Current Population Surveys (CPS):
    Family-related reasons account for 26.3%, including changes in marital（婚姻的） status, establishing a household and other family reasons; work-related reasons 16.2%, including job transfer, retirement, and other job-related reasons; housing-related reasons 51.6%, including new and better houses, better neighborhood, cheaper housing and other housing reasons; the remaining 5.9% of other reasons are attending college, the change of climate and health reasons.
    Americans have been migrating south and west for decades in search of better job opportunities and warmer climates. They have also been moving to places a little far from cities, in search of bigger yards and houses, lower crime rates and better schools. In 1950, nearly a fifth of the population lived in the nation’s 20 largest cities. In 2006, it was about one in ten. That’s why many American people say, “Big Cities Shrink as People Move South, West.”
    Between March 2005 and March 2007, 73.4 million Americans moved. Fifty-six percent of these moves were within the same country. Twenty percent were between counties but in the same state. Nineteen percent were moves to a different state. Some families even went abroad.
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