The Chinese New Year is now known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring. Though there are some sayings about ______ (它的) origin(起源), all agree that the word Nian, which in ______ (现代的) Chinese means “year”, was originally the name of a beast(野兽) that started to eat people the ______ (夜) before the beginning of a new year.

One story goes that the beast Nian had a very big ______ (嘴巴) that would take in a great many people at one time. People were very ______ (害怕). One day, an old man came to help them and said that he would all this. To Nian he said, “ I ______(听说) that you are very strong, but can you eat up all the beasts on earth ______ (代替) of people who are too weak to be your enemy(敌人)?” “Yes,” Nian ______ (同意) with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth. People were very happy because these beasts ______(也) did bad things to people and killed their farm ______ (动物) from time to time.

Music is something that everybody likes. Everybody can make sounds __1__ a way by singing __2__ playing a musical instruments(乐器). Many __3__ have developed as people have found __4__ how to sing in different ways. There are so many kinds of music __5__ that you are __6__ to find some music that will greatly __7__ you.

Music has __8__ for everyone. It __9__ by the old and the young, men and women. It can __10__ people happy or sad. In our modern world, radios and televisions supply(提供) us with a constant(连续不断的) flows of music, and __11__ us enjoyment. __12__ in a music lesson or at a concert, music __13 __ different things to __14 people. __15__ belongs to(属于) the whole world.

1. A. by 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

2. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. without

3. A. Music　　　　　　　　　 B. musics　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. kind of music　　　　　 D. kinds of music

4. A. out　　　　　　　　　　　 B. over　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

5. A. hearing　　　　　　　　 B. for hearing　　　　　　　 C. to hear　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. heard

6. A. sure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unable　　　　　　　　　　　 C. afraid　　　　　　　　　　　 D. force

7. A. interest　　　　　　　　 B. be interesting　　 　　　 C. interesting　　　　　　　　 D. be interested in

8. A. sense　　　　　　　　　　 B. meaning　　　　　　　　　 C. story　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wonder

9. A. is fond　　　　　　　　 B. catches　　　　　　　　　　 C. is like　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in enjoyed

10. A. drive　　　　　　　　　 B. cause　　　　　　　　　　　 C. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make

11. A. getting　　　　　　　　 B. giving　　　　　　　　　　　 C. making　　　　　　　　　　 D. letting

12. A. Both　　　　　　 　　　 B. Either　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Neither　　　　　　　　　　 D. Not only

13. A. means　　　　　　　　 B. is meant　　　　　　　　　 C. has　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. is having

14. A. some　　　　　　　　　 B. the same　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　　 D. all the

15. A. They　　　　　　　　　 B. Music　　　　　　　　　　　 C. We　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Musics

15. She doesn’t write as ____ as her sister.

　A. careful　　　　　　　　　 B. carefully　　　　　　　　　 C. more carefully　　　　　 D. care

14. When water ____ , it becomes ice.

　A. freezes　　　　　　　　　 B. heats　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. cools　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. warms

13. The result was so ____ that everyone was ____ at it.

　A. surprising, surprisingB. surprising, surprised C. surprised, surprising 　　　 D. surprised, surprised

12. I’m sure he’ll be here ____ .

A. long before　　　　　　　　　　 B. before long　　　　　　　 C. not soon　　　　　　　　　 D. long ago

11. How did the thief carry the parrot without ____ a cage?

A. to use　　　　　　　　　　　 B. use　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. using　　　　　　　　　　　 D. using

10. There is no ____ to thank me. I’m only doing my job.

　A. time　　　　　　　　　　　 B. use　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. need　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. problem

9. Is there anything ____ you want to buy?

　A. which　　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. who