Some years ago when l was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time．The moment was exciting, Salome's 36 filled the room and brought the．theater to life．I was so 37 that I decided to write an article about her．

　　　 I 38 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted．to meet her to talk about her career． She 　39　 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday．When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind．I 40 I was lying．I was not a writer at all and hadn't even written a grocery list．

　　　 I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday． I sat there 41 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, "Can you tell me…" I soon realized that 42 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible．The 43 Was almost unbearable． I struggled for days 44 draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript（手稿） into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox．

　　　 It didn't take long． My manuscript 45 ．How stupid of me! I thought．How could I 46 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn't 47 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer．

　　　 Five years later, I was moving to California．While 48 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope． This time I opened it and read the editor's letter in 　49 ;

Ms Profit,

　　　 Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic． Yet we need some 50 materials．Please add those and return the article immediately; We would like to 51 your story soon.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Shocked, it took． me a long time to 52　 ．Fear of rejection cost me dearly． I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine． More importantly, I lost years of 　53 writing．Today, I have become a full－time writer, Looking, back on this 54 ,I learned a very important lesson: You can't 55 to doubt yourself．

36．A． joy　　　　　　　　　　　 B． voice　　　　　　　　　 C． speech　　　　　　　　 D． smile

37．A． proud 　　　　　　　　 B． active　　　　　　　　　 C． satisfied　　　　　　　 D． moved

38．A． visited　　　　　　　　　 B．emailed　　　　　　　　　 C． phoned　　　　　　　　 D． interviewed

39．A． agreed　　　　　　　　 B．refused　　　　　　　　　 C． hesitated　　　　　　　 D． paused

40．A． replied　　　　　　　　 B． discovered　　　　　　 C． explained　　　　　　　 D． knew

41．A． seriously　　　　　　　 B． patiently　　　　　　　 C． nervously　　　　　　 D． quietly

42．A． blaming　　　　　　　　 B． fooling　　　　　　　　 C． inviting　　　　　　　　 D． urging

43．A． hardship　　　　　　　 B． failure　　　　　　　　　 C． comment　　　　　　 D． pressure

44．A． with　　　　　　　　　　 B． by　　　　　　　　　　　 C． on　　　　　　　　　　　 D． in

45．A． disappeared　　　　　 B． returned　　　　　　　 C． spread　　　　　　　　 D． improved

46．A． compare　　　　　　　 B． struggle　　　　　　　　 C． survive　　　　　　　　 D． compete

47．A． ignore　　　　　　　　　 B． deliver　　　　　　　　　 C． face　　　　　　　　　　 D． receive

48．A．decorating　　　　　　　 B． repairing　　　　　　　 C． cleaning　　　　　　　 D． leaving

49．A．disbelief`　　　　　　　　 B． anxiety 　　　　　　　 C． horror　　　　　　　　　 D． trouble

50．A． subjective　　　　　　 B． relevant　　　　　　　　 C． private　　　　　　　　 D． reliable

51．A． broadcast　　　　　　 B． create　　　　　　　　　 C． publish　　　　　　　　 D． assess

52．A． recover　　　　　　　　 B． prepare 　　　　　　　 C． escape　　　　　　　　 D． concentrate

53．A． energetic　　　　　　　 B． endless　　　　　　　　 C． typical　　　　　　　　 D． enjoyable

54．A． experience　　　　　　 B． success　　　　　　　　 C． benefit　　　　　　　　 D． accident

55．A． attempt 　　　　　　　 B． afford 　　　　　　　　 C．expect　　　　　　　　　 D． pretend

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意,然后从1~25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music. “Lauren's 　1　concert,” she thought. “I've 　2　this moment for years and years and now it is here 　3 　. How pretty she is! 　4 　beautiful 　5 　she has!“ As she listened to her young daughter 　6 　, she remembered when she was Lauren's 　7 　.

　　8　a young girl, Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer, 　9 　. She studied in France, Italy, and in the United States. “You can be a fine singer 　10 　,” her teachers told her, “but you must 　11 　to study hard and work for many years.” There will be 　12 　time for anything 　13 　music in your life.

　Dorothy was eighteen 　14 　that time and she was sure that music was 　15 　she wanted or needed to fill her life.

　For almost a year Dorothy thought of nothing 　16　. Then she met David, a young engineer 　17 　in Europe. They met in Italy where Dorothy was studying with Giovanni Bernini, one of 　18 　voice teachers in the world. Dorothy and David saw 　19 　nearly every day and 　20 　a few months David asked her to be his wife. Dorothy wanted to 　21 　David, but she wanted a career (事业) 　22 　music, too. She didn't know 　23 　to do.

　Finally she told Bernini. He wasn't 　24 　at all. “No,” he said. “If you want to be a concert singer, you must forget about getting married .”“But I can do　25　,” Dorothy argued (反驳). “No, no, no,” Bernini answered. “You can't possibly do both! You must be prepared to sacrifice (奉献) your life for your music. How can you think about anything else just before your first concert!”

On Sundays my father always wore that gray apron（围裙）?the one with the race cars all over it．　 36 _breakfast Dad always announced: "Go ahead everyone．I'll 　 37　 the dishes!"

I suppose it was 　38 for a boy's father to wear an apron? even one with race cars? 39 I never thought much of it until the last Sunday in August．As we 　40 　home slowly from church together, my father seemed very 　41 ．"Tommy," he said letting my name roll off his 　42 ．"There comes a time in every boy's 43 when he must take on responsibilities．It's time you 44 a greater role in the family．From now on, I want you to__45__the dishes on Sunday morning, so your mother and I can work the crossword puzzle（纵横字谜）together．"

"The dishes!?" I 46 in surprise．

"Anything wrong with taking over the dishes, son?" father said．

I started to say something about a man's 47 or woman's work, but I knew immediately that my protests（抗议）would be 48 .

I didn't taste a bit of 49 that morning．Dad seemed joyful as he described an American game．

At the end of the meal, my father 　50　 : "Let's go read the paper, Honey．" "Aren't you doing the dishes?" my　 51　 asked surprisedly．Father smiled and said, "your oldest son has 52 to fill the position．"

"I want you to have this apron on, Tommy．It'll keep your clothes from getting 53 ．" And before I could go against it, he had put the thing on me．"Thanks, Son．Your mother and I 54 this．"

With that he disappeared into the Sunday paper．I looked 55 at the dishes．I could see my dad reaching for the dishes．He was always happy to help the family．My anger soon flew off and I began to sing．

36．A．Until　　　　 　　 B．During　　　 　　 C．Before　　　 　　　 D．After

37．A．keep up　　　 　 B．take care of　 　　 C．look for　　 　　　 D．turn over

38．A．important　　 　　 B．natural　　　　 　 C．strange 　　　　　　　　 D．exciting

39．A．but　　　　　 　 B．so　　　　 　　　　　 C．because　　 　　　 D．when

40．A．rushed　　　　 　 B．hurried　　 　　　　　 C．walked　 　　　　　 D．danced

41．A．happy　　　　 　　 B．angry　　　 　　　　 C．sad　　　 　　　　 D．mad

42．A．eyes　 　　　　　 B．tongue　　　 　　　 C．ears　　　　 　　　 D．hands

43．A．death　　　　 　 B．school　　　 　　 C．work　　 　　　　　 D．life

44．A．made　　　　 　 B．played　　　 　　　 C．did 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．carried

45．A．do　　　　　 　　 B．buy　　　 　　　　 C．break　　 　　　　　　 D．set

46．A．smiled　　　　 　　 B．laughed　 　　　　　　 C．whispered　 　　　　 D．screamed

47．A．game　　　　 　 B．joy　　　 　　　　　 C．job 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．feeling

48．A．turned down　 　 B．turned to　　　 　　 C．turned up　　 　　　 D．turned off

49．A．breakfast　　 　　 B．lunch　　　 　　　 C．supper　　 　　　　 D．juice

50．A．ordered　　　 　　 B．announced　 　　　 C．demanded 　　　　　　 D．chatted

51．A．brother　　　　 　 B．sister　　 　　　　　 C．mother　　 　　　　 D．friend

52．A．started　　　　 　 B．gone　　　　 　　　 C．managed 　　　　　　 D．offered

53．A．cold　　　　　 　 B．warm　　 　　　　　 C．dry　　　 　　　　 D．wet

54．A．hate　　　　　 　 B．scold　　　 　　　　 C．appreciate　 　　　 D．require

55．A．up　　　　 　　　 B．down　　　　 　　 C．out　 　　　　　　　　 D．on

Do you know how many languages there are in the world?  There are about 1 500, but many of them are not considered very   1  . English is considered one of the most important languages because many people   2   it , not only in England and America,   3   in other countries of the world. About 200 000 000 speak it   4   their own language, and another 230 000 000 use it as   5   language. It is   6   to say how many people are learning it.   7   boys and girls in schools are trying to do so.

Many   8   children study French. French is also a very important language.   9   children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.

Which is the best   10   to learn a language? We know that we all learnt   11   language well when we were   12  . If we learn a second language in the   13   way, it may not seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It   14   what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to   15   it. It is using the language,   16   and talking in it all of the time. If people use a second language   17  , they will learn it   18  .

In school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to   19  . It is best to learn all new words through the   20  . You can read them, spell them and speak them later.

1. A. spoken　　　　　　　　　　    B. happy　　　　　　　　　　   C. important　　　　　　   D. ideal

2. A. like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. use　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. operate　　　　       D. play

3. A. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. and　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. too　　　　　　　　　　    D. so

4. A. like　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　　    D. as

5. A. distant　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a second　　　　　　　　   C. the second　　　　　　　　    D. a special

6. A. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. again　　　　　　　　 　　   C. difficult　　　　　　　　    D. best

7. A. Millions of　　　　　　　　   B. Hundreds of　　　　　　  C. Tens of　　　　　　　　 D.Thousands of

8. A. Chinese　　　　　　　　　　   B. Japanese　　　　　　　　   C. English　　　　　　　　  D. Asian

9. A. Some　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Thousands　　　　　　    C. All　　　　　　　　　　    D. Much

10. A. time　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. way　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. thing　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. place

11. A. a foreign　　  　　　　　　  B. our mothers’　　　　　　 C. other’s　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. our own

12. A. born　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. children　　　　　　　　    C. grown　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. boys

13. A. same　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. different　　　　　　　　   C. useful　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. good

14. A. talks　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. wants　　　　　　　　　　   C. cries　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. follows

15. A. ask　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. want　　　　　　　　　　    C. get　　　　　　　　　　    D. ask for

16. A. speaking　　　　　　　　    B. writing　　　　　　　　　　 C. thinking　　　　　　　　 D. doing

17. A. some time　　　　　　　　  B. sometimes　　　　　　    C. all the time　　　　　　　　    D. for the time

18. A. fluent　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. confident　　　　　　　　  C. freely　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. easily

19. A. fight　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. sing　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. speak　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. play

20. A. mouth　　　　　　　　　　    B. hands　　　　　　　　　　   C. ears　　　　　　　　　　  D. eyes