Marianne, a schoolgirl, was learning to play the piano, and day after day her father 1 behind as she practiced. How patient and loving he was, and how cleverly he 2 Marianne how to play some particularly difficult piece! She was making 3 and that was excellent.
And there, almost lost in the 4 chair, sat Wolfgang, her four-year-old brother, 5 never had to be told to keep 6 when Marianne was practicing.
One evening at sundown the father 7 Marianne’s shoulder, saying she had done remarkably well. 8 the moment Wolfgang climbed on his father’s knee and begged to be allowed to 9 the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered.
What a 10 that was! Picking up his baby son, the father 11 ,tapped the tiny nose and said,“Look at your small hands. Why, you 12 span the note(跨键)yet. You must wait, little man. You must wait. ”
There was no end of fun during tea. After dinner Marianne helped clear 13 the dishes when the father lit his pipe(烟头). But the pipe went 14 . He was on his feet. “Listen! Listen! 15 is playing the piece better than ever!” 16 Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.
He 17 following, he went upstairs, the lamp in one hand and his pipein the other. He 18 open the door, and there was little Wolfgang 19 in the darkness. “I love it so!”Whispered the child.
It was the beginning of Mozart’s life of 20 .
1. A. stood B. hid
C. seated D. waited
2. A. learned B. found
C. showed D. asked
3. A. progress B. repairs
C. experiment D. practice
4. A. deeply B. tiny
C. small D. big
5. A. who B. whom
C. which D. that
6. A. close B. away
C. fit D. quite
7. A. held B. caught
C. patted D. seized
8. A. For B. At
C. On D. By
9. A. learn B. listen
C. play D. see
10. A. fun B. joke
C. piece D. job
11. A. laughed B. thought
C. nodded D. felt
12. A. mustn’t B. can’t
C. don’t D. shouldn’t
13. A. down B. up
C. off D. away
14. A. on B. out
C. in D. off
15. A. Marianne B. Wolfgang
C. Mr. Mozart D. Mrs. Mozart
16. A. And B. So
C. But D. Or
17. A. children B. daughter
C. son D. wife
18. A. pushed B. left
C. kept D. struck
19. A. crying B. standing
C. playing D. sitting
20. A. study B. music
C. piano D. school
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【小题1】What make (s) Top of the Pops the most popular in Britain?
A.The famous singers of the bands |
B.The live performances in the studio |
C.The large nurnbers of pop fans in Britain |
D.The jobs carefully done by the workers of the TV station |
A.they mast decide what songs they will perform |
B.they have no idea what songs they will perform |
C.they don’t have to decide what songs they will perform |
D.the songs that will be performed haven’t been decided on |
A.The programme time on TV is exactly controlled |
B.All the stars must make up before their performance |
C.The producer plays the main role in planning the programme |
D.There are no audience to join in the performance at the TV station |
A.A Stage for Pop Stars |
B.Go Backstage of Top of the Pops |
C.Great Success Comes from Hard Work |
D.The Most Popular Is the Most Successful |
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Course Charge: $150
Jan. 10, 12, 17, 19, Tues. & Thurs. 6-8p.m.
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Equipment Charge: $10
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Course Charge: $125
Materials Charge: $25
Two hours each evening for two weeks.
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A. spiritual B. journalist C. professor D. experienced
56. The shortest course is _____.
A. Basic Photography B. Understanding Computers
C. Stop Smoking D. Typing
57. There are typing courses_____.
A. on Saturdays and Sundays B. from Monday to Friday
C. from Monday to Saturday D. on each day in the week
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“We get lots of bands to perform live in the studio,” says producer Chris Cowey. “That just doesn’t happen on other shows.”
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Monday starts with Chris meeting his sound, lighting and camera workers. They listen to each song and plan the show.
Tuesday is paperwork day. There are bookings to make sure of letters to answer and lots of phone calls to make. The show is on Thursday. Bands arrive at the studio from 10 o’clock in the morning and start practising. Tonight’s presenter, Jo Whiley, practices too.
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31. What make(s) Top of the Pops still the most popular in Britain?
A. The live performances in the studio.
B. The jobs carefully done by the workers of the TV station.
C. The great fame of the bands.
D. The large numbers of pop fans in Britain.
32. When the bands receive the invitations to the performance, _________.
A. they must decide on the songs
B. they don’t have to decide what songs they will perform
C. the songs that will be performed haven’t been decided on
D. they have no idea what songs they will perform
33.The underlined word “costume”(in Paragraph 7) probably means .
A. makeup B. stage C. studio D. clothes
1. How is a music programme made at the TV station?
2. Which is the proper title for the passage?
A. More Popular, More Successful
B. A Stage for Pop Stars
C. Go Backstage of Top of the Pops.
D. A Popular Live Band.
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