“I couldn’t survive without music，” says fifteen­year­old Steve.In the morning，Steve wakes up__36__his favorite radio station.He listens to rock on the radio while he eats__37__.He puts on his personal stereo before he leaves the house and listens to cassettes on the bus to__38__.

“Last week I put my head­phones on in the maths__39__，” admits Steve.“The teacher was really__40__.She took my head­phones away and I couldn’t use them for a week.It was__41__.”At home Steve does his homework to music—loud music.

“My mother__42__shouts‘Turn it down！’” says Steve.“She can’t__43__how I can work__44__music on，but music__45__me to concentrate.”Steve would like to make music himself.“I’m learning to play the guitar.__46__，it doesn’t sound too good at the__47__.But I’m going to keep practising！”

For__48__like Steve，music is a very important part of__49__.Music is social；it brings people together at discos，parties and concerts.Fast，__50__music is full of energy；it helps people to__51__their problems and have__52__.Music talks about love，freedom and imagination.There are always new songs and new styles.

__53__Steve’s mother agrees that music brings some problems.“Steve is a sensible boy，” she says.“I don’t think he would ever take drugs hearing rock.But I__54__worry about his hearing with all that loud music.And it__55__me crazy！”

36．A.from                                             B．for

C．with                                                   D．to

37．A.breakfast                                       B．lunch

C．supper                                               D．dinner

38．A.work                                             B．office

C．school                                                D．party

39．A.workshop                                        B．class

C．dormitory                                           D．schoolroom

40．A.excited                                          B．worried

C．angry                                                 D．tired

41．A.terrible                                           B．hopeless

C．poor                                                  D．surprising

42．A.usually                                           B．seldom

C．frequently                                           D．always

43．A.expect                                           B．bear

C．understand                                         D．believe

44．A.while                                             B．at

C．for                                                     D．with

45．A.helps                                             B．leads

C．causes                                               D．forces

46．A.Unluckily                                       B．Actually

C．Disappointingly                                   D．Necessarily

47．A.first                                               B．last

C．moment                                             D．time

48．A.boys                                              B．girls

C．friends                                               D．teenagers

49．A.study                                             B．life

C．family                                                D．school

50．A.sound                                            B．noisy

C．light                                                   D．loud

51．A.forget                                            B．settle

C．remove                                              D．leave

52．A.smiles                                            B．future

C．fun                                                    D．sense

53．A.And                                               B．However

C．Meanwhile                                          D．But

54．A.can                                               B．do

C．will                                                    D．should

55．A.causes                                           B．results

C．drives                                                D．leaves

In the terrible dream he found himself on the surface of a strange animal but it________to be his own pillow.

A．turned out                                          B．turned over

C．turned down                                       D．turned off

(2009年苏州高一检测)The teacher was very angry with the boy because all the mistakes he made in his writing________uncorrected.

A．went                                                  B．became

C．turned                                                D．got

Suddenly，the lights________and they________in the dark.

A．went out；were left                             B．went away；were left

C．went on；were leaving                        D．put out；were leaving

Many countries are interested in their use of natural gas，wind and other forms of________.

A．energy                                               B．force

C．power                                                D．material

(2009年泰安高一检测)We went through a time________we find it very difficult to forget in our life.

A．which                                                B．whose

C．in which                                             D．with which

(2009年江都高一检测)You________finish the exercises by 5 o’clock.

A．are supposed to                                   B．pay attention to

C．are used to                                          D．are ought to

You should understand the traffic rule by now.You’ve had it________often enough.

A．explaining                                           B．to explain

C．explain                                               D．explained

What a beautiful________these flowers make!

A．scene                                                 B．scenery

C．sight                                                  D．view

“I don’t think it’s my________that the TV blew up.I just turned it on，and that’s all.” said the boy.

A．mistake                                              B．fault

C．weakness                                           D．error