While _____ music is just so-so, _____ story ...

While _____ music is just so-so, _____ story in this TV play is quite moving.

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______ loud music in public is against the law in the UK.

A. Play                      B. Having played C. Playing                D. Being played

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Americans All

Type: Musical Running Time: 50 Minutes

This is a musical play set in a high school classroom that will teach you the importance of staying in school. This fun and entertaining musical experience will appeal to anyone. It has a positive message that will be well received by students as well as their teachers and parents. Almost all of the roles can be played either by males or females. The dialogue teaches values, ethics and how to be the best you can be. The lyrics (歌词) and music flow non-stop with piano accompaniment (伴奏).

A Mother in My Head

Type: Short Play Running Time: 45 Minutes

Where does motherly advice and direction begin and where does it end? Or does it ever end? This fast-paced play follows the lives of two young people as they begin their careers, meet, and fall in love, each coached in every step of the way by the "mothers in their heads". The on-stage presence of the mothers provides an interaction (相互交流) between characters that is thoroughly enjoyable.

One of Our Clowns Is Missing

Type: Short Play Running Time: 30 Minutes

Adapted from the full-length play One of Our Clowns Is Missing by Robert Frankel, this play will bring the audience to cheers, tears, and applause. Sandy lacks self-esteem (自尊), but after meeting a group of characters that turn her life around, she regains her confidence and makes a new start.

My Fed Ex Christmas Request

Type: Short Play Running Time: 10 Minutes

Nicky is naughty every year so instead of getting toys under his Christmas tree, Santa has been leaving him a lump (块) of coal in his stocking year after year. Well, Nicky has finally had it with being labeled as naughty by Santa and decides to pack himself in a FedEx box and ship it to the North Pole. He’s going to defend his case face to face with Santa. This comedy shows us what happens when Nicky decides he’s not going to take it anymore!

1.To encourage their children to stay in school, parents should take their children to see __________.

A. Americans All                  B. A Mother in My Head

C. One of Our Clowns Is Missing     D. My Fed Ex Christmas Request

2.A Mother in My Head___________________.

A. teaches young women how to be good mothers

B. advises mothers to care more about their children

C. shows mothers’ influence on young people’s lives

D. encourages young people to live with their mothers

3.Which of the following can inspire people to gain more self-confidence?

A. A Mother in My Head.              B. Americans All.

C. My FedEx Christmas Request.       D. One of Our Clowns Is Missing.

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Will you be playing some music at work?

Music is particularly popular in the medical profession, especially among surgeons（外科医生）. A recent survey shows that 90% of surgeons in the UK put music on the sound system in the theatre during operations. Plastic surgeons（整形外科医生）play the most music; it appears that ear, nose, and throat specialists the least.

But it isn’t only in surgeries(外科手术) where music is popular. In another recent survey, one-third of the 1,613 people said they listen to music while working. And 79% of them said that humming（哼歌）along improves their job satisfaction or productivity.

Is listening to music at work a good idea? Yes, say the experts. Many surgeons say that music helps to create a “calm atmosphere”, and a third of them added that it avoids getting bored! Also, listening to music raises the levels of a brain chemical that can help people focus. Office workers say it improves job satisfaction. Several studies suggest that it’s also good for hospital patients. Those listening to music through headphones during surgery require less anesthetic（麻醉剂）, up to 50% less in some cases, and recover more quickly afterwards. “Sure, music reduces anxiety before surgery,” says Zeev Kain, an anesthetist at Yale University.

So, what type of music should we be listening to? Surgeons from the previous survey preferred rock, pop music and classical. And hip-hop is popular too. However, whatever the kind, it appears that self-selected music is the best choice. Pennsylvania State University research showed that when people chose their own music there was more stress reduction(下降). And other researchers found that when listening to self-selected music, surgeons did the maths faster and more accurately than when they were listening to music chosen for them.

1.The underlined word “theatre” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.

A. an operating room

B. a rest room for surgeons

C. a waiting room in a hospital

D. a building where shows are performed

2.The surveys mentioned in the passage show ________.

A. music is popular in some professions

B. most surgeons in the UK are fond of singing

C. office workers learn a lot from listening to music

D. fewer than half of the people listen to music at work

3.What are the advantages of listening to music at work? ________.

①improving memory

②keeping people relaxed

③improving job satisfaction

④improving eyesight

A. ①④ B. ①② C. ②③ D. ②④

4.How should you choose music for work time according to the passage? ________.

A. Turn to the surgeons for help

B. Make your selection by yourself

C. Rock, pop music and classical are always good choices

D. The most popular music should be taken into consideration

5.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. how to choose music wisely

B. where to find the best music

C. the popularity of music in hospitals

D. the benefits of listening to music at work

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Here is a story. A young man while walking in the desert______a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so_________，he filled his leather canteen so that he could bring some back to a tribal（部落）________ who had been his teacher.

After a four-day______ he presented the water to the old man who took a deep drink, smiled ______ and thanked his student sincerely for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a ______ heart.

Later, the teacher let another student ______ the water. He spat(吐) it out, saying it was ______. It obviously had become smelly because of the old leather ______.

The student asked his teacher, “Master，the water was smelly. Why did you ______ to like it?”The teacher replied，“You only tasted the water. I tasted the ______.The water was ______ the container for an act of loving-kindness and ______ could be sweeter.”

I think we understand this ______ best when we receive gifts of love from young children. Whether it’s a post card or a birthday cake, the natural and ______ response is appreciation and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea ______ the gift.

Gratitude(感恩) doesn’t always come naturally.______,most children and many adults value only the thing given ______ the feeling included in it. We should ______ ourselves and teach our children about the beauty of feelings and expressions of gratitude.______,gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.

1.A. came across　　 B. got over　　 C. took on　　 D. put up

2.A. cold　　 B. sweet　　 C. deep　　 D. dirty

3.A. boy　　 B. woman　　 C. elder　　 D. girl

4.A. rest　　 B. holiday　　 C. wait　　 D. journey

5.A. warmly　　 B. carefully　　 C. painfully　　 D. patiently

6.A. sad　　 B. happy　　 C. nervous　　 D. calm

7.A. fetch　　 B. buy　　 C. taste　　 D. find

8.A. good　　 B. fresh　　 C. old　　 D. smelly

9.A. container　　 B. cap　　 C. bag　　 D. jacket

10.A. hope　　 B. pretend　　 C. refuse　　 D. forget

11.A. air　　 B. leather　　 C. gift　　 D. product

12.A. never　　 B. equally　　 C. seldom　　 D. simply

13.A. something　　 B. nothing　　 C. both　　 D. either

14.A. lesson　　 B. festival　　 C. course　　 D. excuse

15.A. strict　　 B. sudden　　 C. proper　　 D. angry

16.A. against　　 B. a cross　　 C. near　　 D. within

17.A. Thankfully　　 B. Hopefully　　 C. Unfortunately　　 D. Suddenly

18.A. so that　　 B. rather than　　 C. and　　 D. or

19.A. remind　　 B. punish　　 C. defeat　　 D. value

20.A. On purpose　　 B. At all　　 C. In advance　　 D. After all

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______ loud music in public is against the law in the UK.

A. Play            B. Having played

C. Playing         D. Being played

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---“ We’ll have the mid- exam in a few days , I’m really worried.” --- “__________ “

A．Just so-so         B．Take it easy        C．No need          D．Take your time

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While he plays extremely well in individual sports, James is thought to ________ co-operation in team events.

A. acquire          B. reduce               C. lack             D. overcome

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Most of the news in the newspapers is bad but sometimes there is a story with good news. This is one of those stories. Millions of people around the world suffer from AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and other serious diseases. There are medicines to treat these diseases but for people in poor countries, these medicines are too expensive to buy. When a pharmaceutical（制药的）company produces a new medicine, they receive a special license called a patent. This license means that the new medicine or drug is protected for a period of 20 years. The company that produced the drug can fix the price of the drug and no other company is allowed to produce the same drug or a copy of the drug for 20 years. At the moment, these patents operate all over the world, both in rich countries and in poor countries. The drugs companies say that they need patents so that they can get the money to pay for research to find new drugs and medicines. In rich countries people usually have enough money to pay for these drugs but in poor countries people can’t afford to buy them and cannot treat diseases like AIDS and malaria.

Last month, however, a group of experts published a report which says that patents are very bad for poor countries. The report says that drug companies do not want to find new medicines for diseases of poor people in poor countries. It says that poor countries should be allowed to buy cheap drugs without patents from other countries.

The authors of the report were lawyers, scientists and a senior director from the drug company Pfizer. Of course, the pharmaceuticals industry doesn’t agree with the report, “We need patents so that we can develop new medicines to fight disease both in the developed and developing world,” said a spokesman. But the report is the first sign that there might be a change in the patent system. This change could save millions of lives in the world’s poorest countries. This really is good news.

1. Why are medicines expensive for people in poor countries?

2. What does the underlined word “patent” in Para1 mean in Chinese?

3.Why do drugs companies need patents?

4. What does the report say?

5.What might happen if the patent system is changed?

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This is a true story that happened in Japan. In order to repair the house, a Japanese tore open the walls. Japanese houses normally have an empty space between the wooden walls. When pulling down the walls, he found that there was a lizard(蜥蜴) staying there because a nail(钉子) from outside was hammered into one of its feet. He saw this, feeling pity and curious. When he checked the nail, he found it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was first built.

What happened? The lizard had survived in such a position for 10 years! It has been in a dark wall partition(夹层) for 10 years without moving! Then he wondered how this lizard survived for 10 years without moving a single step—since its foot was nailed! So he stopped his work and observed the lizard: What has it been doing? What and how has it been eating? Later, he didn't know from where another lizard appeared, with food in its mouth. Ah! He was astonished and touched deeply. The free lizard had been feeding it for the past 10 years.

Such love, a beautiful love! Such love happened with this tiny creature… What can love do? It can do wonders! Just think about it: one lizard had been feeding the other for 10 long years, without giving up hope on its partner. If a small creature like a lizard can love like this, just imagine how we can love if we try.

1.How did the Japanese feel when seeing the lizard there?

A. Frightened　　 　　 B. Enjoyable

C. Confused　　　　 　 D. Usual

2.Why did the Japanese stop his work?

A. To watch how long the lizard can still live here.

B. To take out the nail and set the lizard free.

C. To have a rest by watching the lizard.

D. To find out why the lizard had survived there for 10 years.

3.What can we learn from the free lizard?

A. It teaches us never to give up our loved ones.

B. It teaches us to give more help to our loved ones.

C. It tells us to take pity on the stuck lizard.

D. It encourages us to live even longer.

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