12．American popular music is played all over the world．People of all ages in all countries enjoy（61）listening （listen） to it．The reasons for （62）itspopularity are its fast pace and rhythmic beat．The music has many origins in the United States．Country music，（63）coming（come） from the rural areas in the southern United States，is one source．Many people appreciate this music because of the emotions（64）expressed（express） by country music songs．
A second origin of American popular music si the blues．It described mostly sad feelings（65）reflecting （reflect） the difficult lives of American blacks．It is usually played and sung by black musicians，but it is popular with all Americans．
Rock music is a newer form of music．This music style was known （66）as rock and roll in the 1950's．Since then there （67）have been （be） many forms of rock music，hard rock，soft rock，punk rock，disco music and others．Many（68）performers（perform） of popular rock music are young musicians．
People hear these songs （69）sung （sing） in their original English or sometimes translated to other languages．The words may differ（70）but/yet  the enjoyment of the music is universal．

11．I have to draw some money from the bank before our moneyruns out．（run）
在我们的钱用完之前我得从银行取出些钱．

10．My father is       to play tennis every Sunday．（　　）

	A．	enough active still		B．	enough still active
	C．	still active enough		D．	still enough active

9．This Saturday night at 8：30，all the lights will be shut off at the Tokyo in Japan．The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and the Eiffel Tower in Paris are also expected to（16）go dark．So is the Empire State Building in New York and buildings in other cities around the world．
The lights will stay off for one hour for an event called Earth Hour．The observance（17）is organized by a conservation group，the World Wide Fund for Nature，also known as the World Wild Fund．For the fourth year，people are being urged to （18）turn off their lights for one hour to call attention to the issue of climate change．The group says climate change is one of the （19）greatest threatsfacing wildlife and nature．
The first Earth Hour was held in 2007in Sydney，Australia．Organizers said more than 2，000businesses and two million people took part．（20）Since then，Earth Hour has grown into an international event．People in more than 4，000cities in 88countries took part last year．

8．Helen has______ 16-year-old son named Jerry who has ____ gift for singing and hosting in parties．（　　）

A．

a； the

B．

a； a

C．

the； a

D．

the； the

7．It's an easy and convenient way to get      latest fashions online，but online shopping has        Major problem-you can't see whether they fit or not．（　　）

A．

a； the

B．

the； a

C．

the； the′

D．

a； a

6．Shakespeare was ___________ great writer in ___________ 17th century．（　　）

A．

the； a

B．

the； the

C．

a； the

D．

a

5．__________ her way through the excited crowd in the bookstore，the woman writer is
surrounded by a group of admirers．（　　）

A．

To make

B．

Having made

C．

To be made

D．

Making

4．假设你是李华，你的好友王林生病了．现在请你给他写一封信，要点包括：
1．听到好友生病时的心情；
2．劝他放弃熬夜等坏习惯；
3．建议他身体康复后要保证睡眠，经常锻炼，合理饮食．
注意：1．词数100左右；
      2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．

3．Queen Elizabeth II is not only the queen of the United Kingdom，but she is also the queen of other 16 countries，including Australia，New Zealand，Canada and Jamaica．Her face is seen on stamps and coins all around the world．
         Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in London on April 21st 1926．Her parents were George，the Duke of York，and Elizabeth，the daughter of the Earl and Count-ness of Strathmore．As a child，Princess Elizabeth lived with her parents and younger sister in London and Windsor．Every summer，she traveled to Scotland to visit her mother's parents．She was interested in all sorts of sports，but her favorites were horse riding and swimming．She was also fond of acting，art and music．
         As princess Elizabeth grew older，she started to play a part in British public life．When she was 14，she broadcast a radio message to all the children of Britain and the Common-wealth（共和国）．Two years later，she carried out her first public engagement，and started to go on official tours shortly after that．After a tour to South Africa in 1946，she married Philip Mountbatten．The couple had four children：Prince Charles，born in 1948，Princess Anne，born in 1950，Prince Andrew，born in 1960 and Prince Edward，born in 1964．
         After her father died，Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony held in London in 1953．As a queen，she has many duties，and leads a very busy life．She travels throughout the world，meeting the leaders of other countries，and attends a large number of official functions．She also holds a meeting every week with the British Prime Minister．Every year，on Christmas Day，she broadcast a message to the people of British and the Commonwealth，talking about her hopes for the future．
         Queen Elizabeth has been on the throne for more than 40 years and has become one of the most famous women in the world．Lots of people in British believe that she tries hard to understand her people and be a good queen．More than her title，this quality has earned her much love and respect．
46．Queen Elizabeth IIA
A．is queen of 17 different countries．
B．is queen of Australia and the USA
C．is queen of 16 different countries
D．is only queen of the United Kingdom．
47．As she grew older，Princess ElizabethD．
A．stopped playing a part in British public life．
B．broadcast several radio message
C．went on many tours to South Africa
D．started to take part in British public life．
48．Queen Elizabeth's four children are calledB．
A．Prince Andrew，Prince Philip，Prince Charles and Princess Anne
B．Prince Edward，Princess Anne，Prince Andrew and Prince Charles
C．Princess Elizabeth，Prince Charles，Prince Andrew and Prince Edward
D．Prince Charles，Prince Philip，Prince Edward and Princess Elizabeth
49．Today，Queen ElizabethD
A．does not lead a very busy life
B．holds a meeting every fortnight with the British Prime Minister
C．rarely leaves the UK
D．is always busy carrying out her royal duties．
50．Which of the following statements is TRUE？C
A．Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II in 1960．
B．She talks about her hopes for the future every day．
C．She has been on the throne for more than forty years．D．Lots of people in Britain depreciate her．