There were no tickets________for Friday's performance.
A.preferable B.considerable C.possible D.available
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There were no tickets________for Friday's performance.
A.preferable B.considerable C.possible D.available
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We regret to inform you that there are no tickets for Friday’s performance.
A.available B.useful C.convenient D.affordable
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Once, my father and I were waiting to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there only one family _ us and the counter, who made a big on me. There were eight children, all probably under 12. You could they weren’t rich. Their clothes weren’t expensive but . The children were well-behaved., standing in line behind their parents and talking about what they would see that night.
One could they had never been to the circus before. The mother was holding her husband’s hand while the father was smiling in . The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly , “Eight for children and two for adults, please.”
The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife let go of hand, her head dropped, and his lip began to tremble. The father leaned a little and asked, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady the price. The man didn’t have enough money. was he supposed to turn and tell his kids that he didn’t have enough to take them to the circus? Seeing this, my father put his hand in his pocket, a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then my father _ down, picked up the bill and said the man, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for it but certainly the timely help in such an situation. He took my father’s in both of his, squeezed(紧捏) tightly onto the , and with a rear running down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really _ a lot to me and my family.”
1.A. before B. between C. behind D. besides
2.A. difference B. effort C. impression D. suggestion
3.A. tell B. agree C. believe D. suppose
4.A. clean B. shabby C. simple D. common
5.A. disappointedly B. bitterly C. excitedly D. carelessly
6.A. sense B. expect C. doubt D. Recognize
7.A. surprise B. turn C. silence D. pride
8.A. laughed B. announced C. commented D. responded
9.A. my B. his C. her D. their
10.A. backwards B. away C. closer D. farther
11.A. refused B. recited C. reduced D. repeated
12.A. When B. Where C. How D. Why
13.A. time B. money C. chance D. courage
14.A. pulled out B. pulled up C. picked out D. picked up
15.A. jumped B. lay C. knocked D. reached
16.A. appreciated B. admired C. rejected D. offered
17.A. interesting B. embarrassing C. enjoyable D. unbelievable
18.A. pocket B. wallet C. arm D. hand
19.A. ticket B. bill C. pound D. paper
20.A. pays B. costs C. means D. gives
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When we got to the cinema, there were no tickets left. We should have booked .
A. in the end B. in advance
C. before long D. long before
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Enjoying a musical performance no longer requires a costly ticket or a trip to a theater.These days,musicians are performing in private homes,at haircutting shops,at airports...even on ferry boats.
Musicians like house concerts.At music clubs,they often have to perform over loud conversation or deal with people who have had too much alcohol.People at house concerts are more focused on listening to the music.
Just a few hours before the Bombadils started singing at the O' Hair Salon,Lindsay was cutting hair and Tamera was doing facials.Then,they moved chairs and microphones to create a small performance space.The Bombadils made music in the front part of the hair salon,near the hair dryers and make-up table.
"This is our first show at a hair salon,"Sarah Frank of the Bombadils told concertgoers at last week's performance.Frank said she and band members Luke Fraser and Kaitlyn Raitz had a great time "interacting" with the audience.
Concerts in people's homes,or small businesses such as O' Hair's,are becoming more popular,musicians say. "There is a more relaxed atmosphere,"said Domenic Cicala,a musician who opened up his O' Hair Salon to concerts. "People really get to know the artists."
At house concerts,people get time before and after concerts to meet the performers.Often,the hosts or guests will provide food and drink.
"People really like listening to music in the living room of a friend,"said Matt Hart,with Aubrey Zoli making up Local Strangers,a folk-rock group based in Seattle.At many such concerts,the musicians do not need microphones. Yet,every word of their songs can be heard.
1.Why do musicians like house concerts?
A. Because private homes are easier to get to.
B. Because people pay more attention to their music.
C. Because they can do other things while performing.
D. Because they don't have to bring their microphones.
2.What impressed Sarah Frank most at her last week's performance?
A. The small performance space. B. Her first show at a hair salon.
C. Their "interacting" with the audience. D. The more relaxed atmosphere.
3.How many music groups are mentioned in the text?
A. One. B. Two.
C. Three. D. Four.
4.What may be the best title for the text?
A. Musicians struggle to make a living
B. People really get to know the artists
C. Musicians find new places to perform
D. Concertgoers won't go to music clubs
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The performance will be given next week. You can go to the student union ______ tickets.
A. for B. with C. by D. on
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Times were tough in our household. My husband was out of work and there was no sign of anything for him. In addition to going to nursing school full-time, I was working three part-time jobs to put food on the table for our family of five.
After a rather meal one night, I answered the ringing phone. With no , a voice asked,“Do you need food? Come to my place and I can help you.” Directions followed and he hung up the phone. No in-depth conversation or queries as to our situation. It was up to us to decide whether we a voice on the telephone.
I was desperate. With food in the cabinet and no prospect of a job for my husband, I had to take a , swallow my pride, and accept the strange offer. Was there a ? When I uneasily got to a ranch home as ,I found there was no car in the garage. , lined up in orderly rows were tables filled with varieties of food. A craggy（轮廓分明有皱纹的）gentleman me, not much different than our phone conversation! “Look around. If you see what you want, yourself.”He handed me paper bags and turned to another new arrival, passing along the same .This couldn’t be real!
I guiltily filled the paper sacks with what needed and gratefully thanked the elderly man. “Be here next week. You’ll of the food by then” was his reply.
Then I learned the thing. Widowed and retired, he wanted to do something in his golden years to fill his time. Daily, he drove his pickup truck and begged for items and canned goods from local grocery stores and folks like us who had fallen on hard times.
I never knew what our weekly menus would be I had “shopped” in the garage, but I knew, with our bellies full, we could focus on paying necessary bills.
1.A. worrying B. boring C. confusing D. promising
2. A. just B. even C. ever D. also
3.A. delicious B. necessary C. simple D. ordinary
4.A. information B. communication C. introduction D. instruction
5.A. physical B. financial C. educational D. social
6.A. trusted B. accepted C. recognized D. satisfied
7.A. certainly B. originally C. actually D. barely
8.A. chance B. step C. decision D. measure
9. A. future B. possibility C. trap D. kindness
10.A. appointed B. directed C. guided D. requested
11.A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. However
12. A. discovered B. greeted C. reminded D. examined
13.A. help B. enjoy C. behave D. seat
14.A. welcome B. supply C. assistance D. message
15.A. mostly B. eventually C. absolutely D. accidentally
16.A. leave out B. drop out C. run out D. get out
17.A. interesting B. worthwhile C. mysterious D. astonishing
18.A. usable B. additional C. acceptable D. valuable
19.A. recalled B. sought C. identified D. inspected
20.A. although B. since C. before D. Until
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Since it was getting late and there were no hotels nearby, we decided to ________at a small inn for the night.
A．put off B．put away C．put in D．put up
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The listeners were much ________ than hoped. There were so many tickets left.
A. fewer B. larger C. more D. less
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The number of people present at the concert was _______than expected .There were many tickets left.
A. much smaller B. much more C. much larger D. many more
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