3.A. had　　　　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　 C. led　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. failed

2.A. how　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where 　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　　　　 D. why

1.A.more　　　　　　　　　　　 B. less　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. much　　　　　　　　　　　 D. and

20.A. stopped　　　　　　　　　　　 B. moved　　　　　　　　　　 C. shook　　　　　　　　　　　 D. nodded

D

　 When someone says “ well, I guess I’ll have to go face the music”, it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far ___1___ pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and ___2___ you did not do this or that. Sour () music, indeed, but it has to be faced.

　 At some time or another, every one of us has ___3____ to “ face the music”, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry voice, “ I ___4___ to talk to you!” And only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it ___5____!

　 The phrase “ to face the music” is familiar ___6____ every American, young and old, it is at least 100 years old. Where did the ___7___ come from?

　 The first ___8___ comes from the American novelist James Fennimore Cooper. He said in 1851 that the expression was first used by actors while ___9____ in the wings to go on stage. After they their cue to go on, they often said, “It’s time to go face the music.” And that is ___10___ what they did ------ face the orchestra which was just below the stage.

　 An actor might be frightened or __11___ as he moved onto stage in front of an audience that might be friendly, or perhaps hostile, especially ___12____ he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there ___13___ be no play. So, “ to face the music “ came to mean: having to go through something, __14____ unpleasant experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.

　 Other explanations come from the ___15_____. Men had to face inspection by their leader. The soldiers worried about how well they looked. Was ___16____ equipment clean---- shiny enough to pass inspection? Still, the men had to go out, and face the music of the band, as well as the __17_____. What else could they do?

　 Another army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and obtaining the responsibility for something that ____18____ not have been done. As, for example, when a man is forced out of army because he did __19____ unacceptable, he is dishonest. The band does not play. Only the drums tap a sad, slow beat. The soldier is forced　 to ___20____ facing the music, such as it is, and facing the back of his horse.

19.A. Is it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Is she　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Was it　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Was he

18.A. seem　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. decide　　　　　　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　　　　　　　 D. appear

17.A. feel　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. heart　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. mind　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. brain

16.A. poured　　　　　　　　　　　 B. flew　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. drank　　　　　　　　　　　 D. heated

15.A. had helped　　　　　　　　　 B. holds　　　　　　　　　　　 C. held　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. holding

14.A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. round　　　　　　　　　　　 D. around