Today we will talk about expressions with “apple”．“Apple pie order” means very well organized．Nobody is sure when and where this expression began．It is said that the women of New England loved to have everything in its place, especially when they were making apple pie．
Another expression “apple of discord” describes the opposite condition．The ancient story says that all the gods and goddesses were celebrating a marriage when Discord, one of the gods, threw a golden apple on the table which was to be given as a prize to the most beautiful goddess．How could they choose among Juno, Minerva and Venus? When Paris decided to give the golden apple to Venus, Juno and Minerva were very angry and threatened(威胁)him．This began the long Trojan War．
Calling a tomato “a love apple” was a mistake．In the sixteenth century, Spain imported the tomato from South America to Morocco, and then Italian businessmen took it to Italy．The Italian name for the tomato was pomo di Moro－apple of the Moors(荒野)．When French growers imported it from Italy, they thought di Moro meant d’amour, the French word for love．And so pomo di Moro became the apple of love．
People believe many things about the apple．One belief is that it has great powers of keeping people healthy．“An apple a day keeps the doctor away．” Another belief is based on fact．“One rotten apple spoils the barrel．” The expression has come to mean that one bad person in a group can cause everyone to act badly．
(1)
Which of the following expressions means badly organized?
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A．
Apple pie order．
B．
Apple of discord．
C．
An apple a day keeps the doctor away．
D．
One rotten apple spoils the barrel．
(2)
Which of the following statements is WRONG?
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A．
Discord is the name of a god．
B．
Di Moro means love in Italian．
C．
“Apple pie order” means very well organized．
D．
Many people believe apples can keep them healthy．
(3)
We can most probably hear this passage in a radio program about _________．
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A．
famous people in America
B．
traveling in America
C．
eating in America
D．
words and their stories
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。
Vitas 2008 Beijing Concert
Venue：Capital Gymnasium
Time：2008-01-24 19∶30
Price：TBD(Booking)
Tel．：86-10-64177845
God Blessed Boy
Extremely Beautiful Voice
Unforgettable Hot Live
First appeared on the Russian stage in December 2000, this show became an extreme classic in Vitas' music history．Since then, moreover, more fans from other countries were caught by him from this video especially in China．The lack of Russian language was not in the way for dozen thousands of admirers from China, Taiwan, Singapore and Japan first to pay attention and then to love Vitas' creative work, his voice and songs．Undoubtedly his 2008 concert will also be considered as the yearly expectable concert in Chinese music scene and the most important event among his fans．Let's expect it!
Lang Lang Piano Solo Concert
Venue：National Grand Theater-Concert Hall
Time：2008-01-03 19∶30∶00/2008-01-04 19∶30∶00
Price：TBD(Booking)
Tel：800-810-1887
Acclaimed in the major concert halls of North America, Europe and Asia, Lang Lang-at the age of 20s-has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to connect with audiences on a deeply personal level and has established himself as one of the most exciting pianists of our time．Lang Lang's talent and personality make him an ideal ambassador for classical music and a role model for young people．He is the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic and all "Big Five" American orchestras．
Li Yun Di Piano Recital(独奏会)
Venue：National Grand Theater-Concert Hall
Time：2008-3-27 19∶30∶00
Price：TBD(Booking)
Tel：010-64177845
Remarks：The tickets for Li Yun Di Piano Recital will be available soon!
Called "extravagantly gifted and highly accomplished" by the Los Angeles Times, China pianist Li Yundi was born in 1982 in Chongqing and first gained worldwide attention after winning first prize at the 2000 Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw．He was the first person in 15 years to be awarded a first prize．
Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa is an internationally famous New Zealand opera singer．In 1981, she was seen and heard around the world by an estimated 600 million people when she sang Handel's "Let the Bright Seraphim" at the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer．
(1)
The main purpose of this passage is ________．
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A．
to attract people to attend these concerts
B．
enrich your knowledge of some famous musicians
C．
rouse your interest in music
D．
call on young people to learn from them
(2)
Which concert will you attend if you want to hear an opera?
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A．
Vitas 2008 Beijing Concert
B．
Lang Lang Piano Solo Concert
C．
Li Yun Di Piano Recital
D．
Soprano Te Kanawa Solo Concert
(3)
About the tickets to Li Yun Di Piano Recital, which of the following is right?
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A．
The price for the tickets hasn't been determined．
B．
The tickets have been sold out．
C．
The price of the tickets is too high．
D．
It will be long before you can book the tickets for it．
(4)
What can you know from the advertisement?
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A．
The lack of Russian language stops people in China loving Vitas's songs．
B．
Some of the tickets for Soprano Te Kanawa Solo Concert have been sold out．
C．
Lang Lang is one of the first Chinese pianists to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic and all "Big Five" American orchestras．
D．
You have to pay the telephone bill if you call to book the tickets for Soprano Te Kanawa Solo Concert
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