4.A.interest　　　 　B. happiness　　　 　C. trust　　　　　 D. strength

2.A.separating　　 　B. telling　　　　 　C. hearing　　　　 D. escaping

e　　　　 B. get　　　 　　　　C. pick　　　　　　 D. reach

1.A.office　　　　 B. school　　　 　　C. center　　　　　 D. program

20.A. trap　　　　 B. boy　　　　　　 C. woman　　　　 D. event

1-5 BBAAC　 　6-10 DBAAB　 　11-15 DAADC　 　16-20 ACCDB

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　 Day after day Mary Feldman saw teens stand about outside her 　1　 　at the King Street Palace, an entertainment center in Charleston. She knew they attended a nearby middle school and were 　2　 　from class---again.

　　 Feldman believed that if someone didn’t 　3　 　out to these teenagers, they would soon lose all 　4　 　in school. So one afternoon she went outside to　

　 5　 　with them.

　　 “I asked what 　6　 　them,” she says. “Their response were always the 　7　 : music, art and sports.” The 42-year-old businesswoman 　8　 　a music program would be a great way to keep 　9　 　kids interested in learning.

　　 Then Feldman found the middle school principal with her 　10　 　for Blues in the Schools---a program that would bring 　11　 　into the schools to perform and teach. He liked her idea, but said she’d have to raise the 　12　 .

　　 Local businesses came to her 　13　 . In four months they’d donated(捐赠) about $15,000---　 14　 　to bring in Billy Branch, a great blues harmonica(乐器) player, who had 　15　 　a similar program in Chicago schools. During Branch’s three-week after-school class in Charleston, 　16　 　listened to music and learned to write and perform the blues 　17　 . “We needed skilled musicians who wanted to 　18　 　the tradition to younger people,” Feldman says.

　　 The next year Feldman increased the numbers of Blues. Now 　19　 　5,000 middle and elementary school students in a dozen cities 　20　 　the country take part.

19.A. collect　　　 　B. increase　 　　　C. carry　　　　 　　D. press

18.A. work　　　　 B. match　　　　 C. moment　　　　 D. choice

17.A. put　　　　　 B. played　　　　 C. kicked　　　　 　D. watched

16.A. between　　　 B. among　　 　　　C. for 　　　　　　D. with

15.A. therefore　　 　B. indeed　　　　 C. anyway　　　　 D. forever

14.A. finished　　 　B. allowed　　　　 C. practiced　　 　　D. enjoyed