Every year, for Mom's birthday, Mother's Day, or Christmas, my dad goes out for presents．He gets her something he knows she would love to have, but Mom would never admit to it．He's a true handyman with tools and wood, so Mom has just about every type of shelving and other wooden furniture she needs in the house．Mom is an American flag fan．There are many patriotic(爱国的)things in Mom and Dad抯 house and they are proud to live in Texas．
My dad gets in a bad mood sometimes when things aren't going as planned, and he has a fairly short temper(脾气)with the family．He doesn't hit us, but he simply expresses his anger with words．Later, he is sorry for everything he has said to us, so he usually buys roses for Mom．
Mom is his number-one girl．June 1st of 2008 was their 23rd wedding anniversary(周年纪念), and I find that they have grown closer and closer, and in almost every one of those years, my dad has surprised me．Unlike a great number of fathers nowadays, my dad has never been bad to the family．He was a frequent drinker before he and my mom met, but now he drinks less．
Any time Mom needs him, he is there for her．My dad won't even allow a representative of any company on the phone being rude to my mom．He has even taught me how to deal with them, and also how to deal with my own difficulties．
(1)
From the passage, we can learn that the author抯 father _________
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A．
is an American flag fan
B．
has a short temper
C．
always drinks a lot
D．
is rude to his wife
(2)
What will the author抯 father do after expressing his anger?
The China National Opera(CNO)will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday．
Different generations of CNO vocalists, like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as, arias of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”．
Time/date：7∶30 pm, September 7, 8
Location：Tianqiao Theatre
Tel：6551-4787, 8315-6170
Tickets：60－500 yuan(US ＄7.2－60.2)
Folk music
A concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinese music works．
The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood ”, “Memorial Ceremony for God ”and “Wine Song”．
Time/date：7∶30pm, September 13
Location：Concert hall at the National Library of China
Tel：6848 –5462, 6841-9220
Tickets：30-200 yuan(US＄3.6-24.1)
Moon music
A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year．
The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centred on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Spring night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River．”
A number of established traditional Chinese music performers like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate with the folk music orchestra．
Time/date：7∶30 pm, September 21st
Location：Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
Tel：6606-8888, 6606-9999
(1)
If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”, you will dial _________．
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A．
6551-4787
B．
6848-5462
C．
8315-6170
D．
6606-9999
(2)
Which statement is right according to the passage?
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A．
Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists．
B．
“Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of the moon．
C．
“Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music．
D．
Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra．
(3)
“Madame Butterfly” is ________．
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A．
a Chinese opera
B．
a Western opera
C．
a piece of music
D．
a song
(4)
In which column of a newspaper will the article be published?
