2. There are _______ in this passage.

　　 A. two men and two women

　　 B. three men and one woman

　　 C. three women and one man

　　 D. four women

　　 The reporter was talking to them about being important.

　　 “How do we know if someone is really important？” the reporter asked the banker.

　　 The banker thought for a few moments and then said， “I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”

　　 The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that？” she asked.

　　 The man shook his head， “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You‘d only be important if while you were visiting the President， there was a telephone call from the president of another country， and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”

　　 The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so？”

　　 “No， I don‘t，” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”

　　 “Then what would make the visitor important？” the reporter and the other two men asked.

　　 “Oh， I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang， and the President picked up the receiver， listened and then said， ‘It’s for you.‘ ”

　　 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1. This story happened in _______.

　　 A. England　　　　　　 B. America

　　 C. Japan　　　　　　　 D. Australia

5. 选B.本题可用排除法，由第1段第2句It is easy to play 可知道A项正确；由最后一句The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.可知C项是正确的；由第4段的句子The person playing music cannot see the people in the game可知D项也是正确的。故答案选B.

4. 选C.由第3段中的句子When the music starts， the players walk round the chairs.可知答案为C.

3. 选D.第2段的Put the chairs in a row就是“把椅子排成一排”这意。选D.

2. 选D.在第1段中提到了A、B、C三种可以播放音乐的器具，而D项没有，因为一般来说电话是不能播放音乐的，所以选D.

1. 选A.因为在第4段有这样一句If a person cannot find a chair to sit on， he drops out.那么肯定是椅子比人数少1，这样才会有人没得坐，故选A.

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true？

　　 A. The game “Musical Chairs” is not difficult to learn.

　　 B. The last one can sit on the last chair.

　　 C. The winner can sit on the chair.

　　 D. If the person plays music,he cannot be the winner.

　　 「答案与解析」

4. When the music starts,the players must _______.

　　 A. run about the room

　　 B. get down

　　 C. walk around the chairs

　　 D. sit on the chairs

3. The chairs should be put _______.

　　 A. with the desks　　　　 B. before the winner

　　 C. all over the room　　　 D. in a line