Chen Xiang’s singing career _________after hi...

Chen Xiang’s singing career _________after his first album was released.

A. took up　　 B. took away

C. took off　　 D. took on

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James Blunt is one of the most popular singers in the UK. His first album, Back to Bedlam, and his number one hit, You’re Beautiful, brought him fame in 2005. His music is a mix of pop, rock and folk.

Blunt comes to China for the first time this month, he will hold two concerts, one in Beijing and one in Shanghai on April 18 and 19 respectively.

Blunt, 34, took an unusual path to stardom. His father was a soldier and so was his grandfather.

“The only music he heard growing up was Happy Birthday and Silent Night. His father considered all music, even classical, to be unnecessary noise,” reads Blunt’s official website.

Even though Blunt did not want to join the military, he eventually followed his father’s wishes, and served as a soldier in Kosovo on peacekeeping duty.

“Like any parents, mine wanted me to have a secure job with a regular wage and career prospects,” Blunt said. “And the one job my father knew of, that he’d had experience of himself, was the army, so he could help me in that direction.”

Blunt eventually became a Captain. One of his final duties in the army before retirement was carrying the coffin (棺材) at the funeral of the Queen Mother of England in 2002.

But Blunt couldn’t escape his love for music. So, after leaving the British Army he moved to Los Angeles and worked on his first album. While in LA, Blunt lived with the actress Carrie Fisher, who played the lead female role in the Star Wars movie. He recorded his song, Goodbye My Lover, in his bathroom, where he kept a piano.

Blunt took his new album back to England where it was not very successful. But he kept performing and eventually his song, You’re Beautiful, became a number one hit.

Now Blunt has won numerous awards, sold millions of records and dated super models.

But his greatest accomplishment might be that his father now enjoys music!

1.All of the following belong to Blunt EXCEPT _____________.

A. Back to Bedlam                       B. Silent Night

C. Goodbye My Lover                         D. You’re Beautiful

2.Which of the following proves “Blunt took an unusual path to stardom”?

A. Blunt was 34 when he became famous.

B. Blunt recorded his most famous song in a bathroom.

C. Blunt’s father wanted him to have a secure job.

D. Blunt began to pursue a career in music after military service.

3.We can infer from the passage that _____________.

A. Blunt is living in Los Angeles at present

B. Blunt rose to fame two years after he left the army

C. Blunt became successful immediately he recorded his first song

D. Blunt has changed his father’s attitude towards music

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Blunt’s visit to China.                      B. Blunt’s military life.

C. How Blunt became famous.                  D. How Blunt’s father fell in love with music.

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His singing career began to ______ in the late 1990s.

A. get off　　　 B. take off 　　　　 C. put off　　 D. set off

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Johnny Carson began his career in television in his 1.(twenty). First he worked at local stations in Nebraska. Several years 2.(late), he moved to Los Angeles, California. It was “The Tonight Show”3. made Johnny Carson famous for thirty years. He became4. most popular star of American television. He 5. (call) “the king of late night”. Critics　 (评论家) said Americans from all parts of the country liked him and 6. (feel) they knew him. He did not take his fame7. (serious). Carson’s special skill was his sense of humor. Audiences laughed at his jokes 8. he made at the beginning of his show. However, sometimes they laughed even 9. (hard) at the jokes that failed. He was the most powerful performer on television. Many comedians and singers became successful after 10. (appear) on “The Tonight Show”.

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Johnny Carson began his career in television1.____________ his twenties. First he worked at local stations in Nebraska. Several years2.__________, he moved to Los Angeles, California. It was “The Tonight Show” 3.___________ made Johnny Carson famous for thirty years. He became　 4._________ most popular star of American television. He5._____________ (call) “the king of late night.” Critics said Americans from all parts of the country liked him and felt they knew him.

He did not take his fame 6.____________ (serious). For example, when asked7._________ he became a “star”, he answered: “I started in a gaseous (气体的) state and I cooled.” Carson’s special skill was his sense of humour. Audiences laughed at his jokes he made at the 8.______________(begin) of his show. However, sometimes they laughed 9.___________ harder at the jokes that failed. He was the most powerful performer on television. Many comedians(喜剧演员) and singers became 10._______________(succeed)after appearing on “The Tonight Show”.

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. After many years’ hard work, his career really _____ and he became world famous.

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YaoMing is very famous now. However, his basketball career __________only after many years of hard work.

A. took on B. took up

C. took off D. took out

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After John’s first wife died, he gets married again. His second wife was more younger than he was and they often quarreled. John once came home lately after work, his wife said to him that he had waited for two hours. She was too angry that she gave him a push, which made him fall down the stairs so he is old and weak. When Steven, one of John’s neighbor, heard the noise, he was eager to know which was happening. He came John’s front door and knocked. “What’s happened?” he asked. “My coat fell down the stairs,” John answered. When the neighbor said a coat wouldn’t make so many noise, John answered, “Of course it would if I was inside it!”

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The rich businessman _____ a school in the town where he was born and named it after his first teacher.

A. attended　　 B. discovered

C. represented　　 D. founded

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To the great ______ of the young writer, his first book sells well after it was published in May.

A. silence　　　　　　　　 B. respect

C. satisfaction　　　　　　 D. congratulation

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