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　　Music is now heard everywhere,in shops and buses and at home.The word “music”comes from the Greek 　1　“muse”.The muses were goddesses(女神)of arts.Music is only one of the arts.It is 　2　the spoken language,but uses 　3　differently.One can usually find out 　4　music says what people feel.American popular music, 　5　,is about not only in the USA,but in all other 　8　.

　　American 　9　music has many origins(由来)in the USA.Country music,　 10　the countryside in the southern United States,is one of them.It is about day to day situations and the 　11　of country people.Many people love this music 　12　the strong feelings expressed by country music songs.

 　　A 　13　origin of American popular music is the blues.It described mostly 　14　feelings about the difficult 　15　of American blacks.It is 　16　played and sung by musicians,but it is 　17　with all Americans.

　　Rock music is a 　18　form of music.This music was influenced(受影响)by the 　19　and country music. 　20　performers of popular rock music are young musicians.

　　American popular music has become big 　21　.It is one of America’s most 　22　exports(出口)today.It is played everywhere in the world and enjoyed by people of all 　23　in all countries.New popular songs are heard on TV or over the radio every day and some songs become popular all over the world.People hear these songs 　24　in English or sometimes translated into other languages.The words may be 　25　but the enjoyment of the music is universal(一致的).

It was just getting dark; there was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. But I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I    1   to Salisbury.

I was going along   2   at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a woman’s scream—“  3  !”I looked round, but the only   4  of life was a large, black, rather suspicious-looking car just   5  a bend in the road about a hundred yards   6  .That was   7  the cry had come from. I   8   speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing,  9   he did the same and began to draw away from me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but   10   with fear.

“Let me go,  11   fool; you’re hurting me. Oh! Oh!”

I felt my blood   12  . The fog was coming down thicker now; the countryside was lonelier. The man in the car had no   13   noticed this. Again came a cry.

“Drop the knife, fool. Oh!”Then a cry and a groan.

If I was to save her, it was now or   14  . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would   15   try to bring the murderer to the police station. The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its   16  , and its brakes screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and crashed into the ditch on the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out, mad with anger.

“Fool!”he shouted   17   he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was quicker than he. I put all I knew into   18   that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It caught him right on the ground without a   19  .I rushed to the car,  20   open the door and peered inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.

“You have been listening to a radio play. Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately.”

1. A. reached　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. arrived

C. got　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. led

2. A. strangely　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. quietly

C. fearfully　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. quickly

3. A. Save　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　　　　　  B. Come

C. Aid　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Help

4. A. person　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. sign

C. figure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. form

5. A. turning　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. coming

C. hurrying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. dropping

6. A. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. apart

C. away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. far

7. A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. when

C. what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where

8. A. put aside　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. put up

C. put down　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. put on

9. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. for

C. when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. as

10. A. filling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. nodding

C. trembling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. covering

11. A. you　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. your

C. yours　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. you’re

12. A. boil　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. run

C. come　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. freeze

13. A. sign　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. effort

C. doubt　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. troubles

14. A. late　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. then

C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. never

15. A. at most　　　　　　   　　 　　　　    B. at least

C. at last　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. at first

16. A. path　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. direction

C. behind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. trail

17. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. after

C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. while

18. A. an anger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. a beat

C. a fist　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a blow

19. A. word　　　　   　　 　　　　　　　　   B. voice

C. noise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sound

20. A. pulled　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. pushed

C. hit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. broke

I was going along   2   at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a woman’s scream—“  3  !”I looked round, but the only   4  of life was a large, black, rather suspicious-looking car just   5  a bend in the road about a hundred yards   6  .That was   7  the cry had come from. I   8   speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing,  9   he did the same and began to draw away from me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but   10   with fear.

“Let me go,  11   fool; you’re hurting me. Oh! Oh!”

I felt my blood   12  . The fog was coming down thicker now; the countryside was lonelier. The man in the car had no   13   noticed this. Again came a cry.

“Drop the knife, fool. Oh!”Then a cry and a groan.

If I was to save her, it was now or   14  . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would   15   try to bring the murderer to the police station. The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its   16  , and its brakes screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and crashed into the ditch on the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out, mad with anger.

“Fool!”he shouted   17   he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was quicker than he. I put all I knew into   18   that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It caught him right on the ground without a   19  .I rushed to the car,  20   open the door and peered inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.

“You have been listening to a radio play. Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately.”

1. A. reached　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. arrived

C. got　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. led

2. A. strangely　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. quietly

C. fearfully　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. quickly

3. A. Save　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　　　　　  B. Come

C. Aid　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Help

4. A. person　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. sign

C. figure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. form

5. A. turning　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. coming

C. hurrying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. dropping

6. A. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. apart

C. away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. far

7. A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. when

C. what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where

8. A. put aside　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. put up

C. put down　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. put on

9. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. for

C. when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. as

10. A. filling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. nodding

C. trembling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. covering

11. A. you　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. your

C. yours　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. you’re

12. A. boil　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. run

C. come　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. freeze

13. A. sign　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. effort

C. doubt　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. troubles

14. A. late　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. then

C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. never

15. A. at most　　　　　　   　　 　　　　    B. at least

C. at last　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. at first

16. A. path　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. direction

C. behind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. trail

17. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. after

C. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. while

18. A. an anger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. a beat

C. a fist　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a blow

19. A. word　　　　   　　 　　　　　　　　   B. voice

C. noise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sound

20. A. pulled　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. pushed

C. hit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. broke

Dear editor,

　　One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son. 1 in the crowded store, I had my wallet stolen. And my whole salary was 2 with it.

　　I was so angry that I almost lost 3 of myself. What 4 I do? We were not very rich. The money was really not a 5 sum 6 my family, it would affect our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?

　　I felt very sad and even 7 for losing the money when I got back home. To make 8 for my unforgivable mistake, I 9 all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then prepared a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to please her.

　　When she came home, I 10 a smile to 11 her. She was surprised to see the neat house and delicious meat. We sat 12 the table and began to eat. I told my story 13 . She did not respond. It was as if she had not heard my words.

　　“I’ve lost my salary,”I murmured to her again.

　　“I 14 .”She did not shout at me as I bad expected. She did not lose her 15 . 16 I was afraid she was trying hard to 17 her anger.

　　A moment later, my wife was still silent and seemed to be 18 her favourite dish At last I could not help asking,“I’ve lost the money. Why not shout at me?”

　　She raised her eyes, looking at me and 19 ,“Oh, on the contrary, I’m thinking about 20 to comfort you. It’s the thief who is to blame.”

The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, 　41　 his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.

He had 　42　 set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just 　43　　　 the books in the outside return box. But there was a 　44　 ; it was locked.

He went into the building, only a few minutes 　45　 closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief 　46　 in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to　 　47　 Eric.

David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in 　48　 --the library lights were off. The place was 　49　 . The doors had been shut. They 　50　 be opened from the inside. He was trapped　 -- in a library!

He tried to 　51　 a telephone call, but was unable to 　52　 . What’s worse, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 　53　 the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.

54　 he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “ 55　 ! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. 　56　 , someone passing by would see it.

He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant 　57　 . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He calmed down, settled into a chair and started to 　58　 .

He knew he had to 　59　 , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a 　60　 thing.

41. A. but 　　　　　　　　　 B. because 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. or 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. since
42. A. ever 　　　　　　　　 B. nearly 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. never 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. often
43. A. pass 　　　　　　　　 B. drop 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. carry 　　　　　　　　　　 D. take
44. A. problem 　　　　　 B. mistake 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. case 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. question
45. A. during 　　　　　　　 B. after 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. over 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. before
46. A. rest 　　　　　　　　 B. break 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. walk 　　　　　　　　　　 D. stop
47. A. visit 　　　　　　　　 B. meet 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. catch 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. greet
48. A. delight 　　　　　　　　　　 B. anger 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. surprise 　　　　　　　　 D. eagerness
49. A. lonely　　　　　　　　 B. empty 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. noisy 　　　　　　　　　　 D. crowded
50. A. wouldn’t 　　　　　 B. shouldn’t　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. couldn’t 　　　　　　　　 D. needn’t
51. A. make 　　　　　　　 B. fix 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. use 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pick
52. A. get on 　　　　　　　 B. get up 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. get through 　　　　　　 D. get in
53. A. If 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. As 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Though 　　　　　　　　 D. Until
54. A. On time 　　　　　 B. Now and then 　　　　　　　 C. By the way 　　　　　　 D. At last
55. A. Come 　　　　　　　 B. Help 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Hello 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Sorry
56. A. Surely 　　　　　　　 B. Thankfully 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Truly 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Gradually
57. A. at most 　　　　　　 B. after all　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. in short 　　　　　　　　 D. as usual
58. A. watch 　　　　　　　 B. play 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. read 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. write
59. A. wait 　　　　　　　　 B. stand 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sleep 　　　　　　　　　　 D. work
60. A. bad 　　　　　　　　　 B. cool 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. strange 　　　　　　　　　 D. nice