Most children of her age would not be able to sit through an opera. But at just the age of seven, Alma Deutscher has already composed（写作）her own.

　　Alma wrote her own sonata （奏鸣曲）at the age of six, and she composed her first opera, The Sweeper of Dreams, this year. The English National Opera (英国国家歌剧院) thought it was great work!

　　Alma said: “The music comes to me when I’m relaxing. I like thinking about fairies a lot, and princesses, and beautiful dresses.” She likes to sit on the swing（秋千） in the garden and compose. According to this talented young musician, the idea for The Sweeper of Dreams came in a dream.

　　But Alma is not only a good composer; she is a skilled violinist and pianist as well.

　　Because of her talent, Alma has become famous and many people like to compare her with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart（莫扎特）.

　　“I don’t mind whether I am famous or not,” she says. “I like Mozart, but I’m not trying to become him. I’m going to be like Alma, not Mozart.”

44. When did Alma compose her first sonata?

　 A．seven years old　　 B. six years old C. ten years old　 D. eight years old

45. What is the name of her first opera?

　 A. The Sweeper of Dreams B. The Sleeping Beauty C. My Dream D. Beautiful Dresses

46. What instruments can she play?

　　 A. piano　 B. piano and violin　 C. drum　 D. piano and trumpet

47. Whom do many people like to compare Alma with?

A. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart　 B. Henry Brown　 C. James Naismith D. Mark Twain

Billiards（台球） is my favorite ball sport. The English player Ronnie O’Sullivan and Chinese player Ding Junhui are   46  my favorite players. They play it very well. I hope I’ll be   47  to play it well, too. Of course, it is only a dream. Of the two players, I  48  O’Sullivan, because he played it so quickly in the races.
When I was nine, I   49_  this ball sport for the first time. My PE teacher, Mr. Xu, and I became good   50  because of billiards. I still remember that one day Mr. Xu and I played billiards   51  class. We were so excited that we both  52  the lunchtime. Suddenly, my father showed up, he was very angry with me.
Well, it is   53 to know the rules, but it is not easy to get a good  54  in the game. Now billiards is becoming more and more  55  in China, and more and more Chinese are enjoying it.
【小题1】A.two            B.both             C.all
【小题2】A.able           B.free             C.glad
【小题3】A.love           B.like             C.prefer
【小题4】A.hit            B.joined           C.played
【小题5】A.athletes       B.friends          C.teachers
【小题6】A.after          B.before           C.in
【小题7】A.knew           B.forgot           C.remembered
【小题8】A.easy           B.hard             C.difficult
【小题9】.A.rule          B.score            C.player
【小题10】A.boring        B.famous           C.popular

Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.
Put the chairs in a line. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.
The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction, of course, they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.
The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out. Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out.
At last, there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.
【小题1】If ten people are playing musical chairs, you must begin with _______.

Oxford University is _______with tourists for its beautiful old buildings.

A. different       B. famous            C. special        D. popular