阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

My favorite class at school was dance class. It was a new experience for me. At first, I didn’t think I’d like it, but I decided to give it a chance.

To begin with, it was    35    to have to hold with a boy and dance. The steps were okay, and the music was okay, but boys were not really okay. The teacher was nice and funny, and she got us used to working together as a    36   . Then it wasn’t so strange working with a partner any more.

 As the lessons    37   and I learned new dances like waltz(华尔兹), I really began to enjoy myself. Even being with partners wasn’t bad. In fact, I started enjoying dancing with partners who tried hard and know our steps. Some of the boys thought it was a    38   . And they didn’t take it seriously. I hated dancing with them, but I politely took my turn with them anyway.

To be a proper lady was another thing I learned while I was dancing. I never thought much about it before, but the teacher expected me to    39   like a lady, which meant I had to accept dance partners politely    40   I didn’t like them. Just like life, you sometimes have to do things you don’t want to, the teacher    41   . Yet, that didn’t mean I didn’t enjoy dancing with a boy who had the proper height and good steps to be a great partner.

As the classes neared their end, I was happy to hear I’d been    42    as a finalist. That meant I and my partner, Todd, would be representing my school and going dancing at a competition.

The competition was like    43   out of a storybook. Everyone was smiling, wearing great clothes, and hair was done nicely. It was hard not to be    44   , but it was hard not to feel special, too. Todd and I, along with my teammates,    45   our way through the competition. It was hard, and all the other dancers were so good!

It was sad not to win the competition, but a third place finish was    46   . Maybe next year our dancers would come in first place. I was proud I learned a lot. I just know I loved to dance, especially the waltz.

35.  A. different       B. difficult      C. common      D. strange

36.  A. class          B. club         C. team         D. task

37.  A. went  on      B. went by      C. came over     D. came back

38.  A.  joke         B.  step        C. lesson        D. chance

39.  A.  look         B.  learn       C. behave        D. practice

40.  A. as if           B. so that       C. ever since     D. even though

41.  A. agreed         B. smiled       C. replied        D. explained

42.  A. tested          B. chosen       C. known       D. regarded

43.  A. something      B. everything    C. anything      D. nothing

44.  A. surprised       B. excited       C. nervous       D. serious

45.  A. continued       B. danced       C. found        D. took

46.  A. comfortable     B. acceptable     C. reasonable    D. enjoyable

In job-hunting, first impressions are important. Remember you 36  a product-----yourself----to an employer. So you must make every effort _37___ the proper dress. Will dressing properly get you job? Of course not, but it will give you a positive first impression.

 How do you __38___  what is the proper dress? You can call the Human Resources office where you are interviewing and ask. Or, you could visit the company’s office and observe __39__ the employees are wearing. Finally, do you need to run out and spend a lot of money _40___ clothes for  interviewing? No, but you should make sure you have at least two professional ___41____. Two is enough to get started and you can buy more once you have the job __42___ have more money.

  Attention to detail is crucial (至关紧要的),so here are some __43__ for both men and women. Make sure you have:

 ---clean shoes

---well-groomed hairstyle

---cleaned-brushed teeth and fresh breath

---no candy, or _44____ objects in your month

---wear the fewest jewelry

 Finally, check ___45___ in the rest room just before your interview to make sure your tie is straight, your hair is combed, etc.

36.  A. buy         B. are selling       C. are giving              D. send

37.  A. to have      B. to dress          C. wear             D. to put on

38.  A. find        B. look for          C. get             D. find out

39.  A. that         B. which                 C. what             D. where

40.  A. in           B. on               C. for             D. with

41.  A. suits       B. clothes           C. cloth             D. dress

42.  A. and         B. so                C. or             D. besides

43.  A. tips         B. advices            C. idea             D. suggestion

44.  A. another     B. others              C. one other        D. other

45.  A. you         B. your             C. yourself              D. yours

A pop singer has to work very hard to become popular. He must give the public what they really want and need, or he must find a new way of singing that will attract their attention. Even when he has succeeded and his records are sold everywhere, he can not relax. Then he must work harder than ever to remain popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity.

The life of a successful pop singer isn’t easy at all. He can only relax when he is alone, because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the fans. The fans are the most important people in the world for the singer. They buy his records, they go to his concert, and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very dangerous, too. Sometimes they do anything to get a souvenir（纪念品）. They steal handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer’s hair. Many singers have been forced to ride（即兴表演）. A pop singer has to pay a lot of money for clothes because he must always look smart and different. And what’s more, he must always keep smiling.

1. After a pop singer has succeeded, he still works hard to ________.

A. get money　　B. stay popular

C. sell more records　　D. become famous

2. It may be suggested（被暗示）from the passage that ________.

A. a pop singer is somewhat afraid of meeting his fans

B. a pop singer is anxious to see his fans

C. not all people may become pop singers

D. the pop singers become famous easily

3. A proper title for the passage might be “________”.

A. The Way to Become a Pop Singer

B. The Fans of the Pop Singer

C. The Success of the Pop Singer

D. The Pop Singer

4. A pop singer has a lot of clothes in order to keep himself ________.

A. smart and the same　　　B. smart and different

C. healthy and young　　　　D. rich and strong