Question

“I couldn’t survive without music,” says fifteen-year-old Steve. In the morning, Steve wakes up to his favorite ______ station. He listens to rock on the radio while he eats ______. He puts on his personal stereo (立体声唱机) before he leaves the house and listens to cassettes on the bus to ______.

“Last week I put my headphones on in the maths ______.” admits Steve. “The teacher was really ______. She took my headphones away and I couldn’t use them for a week. It was ______.” At home Steve does his homework to music—loud music.

“My mother ______ shouts ‘Turn it down!’” says Steve. “She can’t ______ how I can work ______ music on, but music ______ me to concentrate.” Steve would like to make music himself. “I’m learning to play the guitar.______, it doesn’t sound too good at the ______. But I’m going to keep practicing!”

For ______ like Steve, music is a very important part of ______. Music is social; it brings people together at discos, parties and concerts. Fast, ______ music is full of energy; it helps people to ______ their problems and have ______. Music talks about love, freedom and imagination. There are always new songs and new styles.

____ Steve’s mother agrees that music brings some problems. “Steve is a sensible boy,” she says, “I don’t think he would ever take drugs hearing rock. But I ______ worry about his hearing with all that loud music. And it ______ me crazy!”

1.A. railway B. radio C. television D. bus

2.A. supper B. lunch C. breakfast D. dinner

3.A. school B. office C. work D. party

4.A. workshop B. schoolroom C. dormitory D. class

5.A. angry B. worried C. excited D. tired

6.A. surprising B. hopeless C. terrible D. poor

7.A. sometimes B. always C. frequently D. seldom

8.A. understand B. bear C. expect D. believe

9.A. while B. with C. for D. at

10.A. causes B. leads C. helps D. forces

11.A. Unluckily B. Necessarily C. Disappointingly D. Actually

12.A. moment B. last C. first D. period

13.A. boys B. teenagers C. friends D. girls

14.A. study B. school C. family D. life

15.A. sound B. loud C. light D. noisy

16.A. remove B. settle C. forget D. leave

17.A. fun B. future C. smiles D. sense

18.A. And B. However C. Meanwhile D. But

19.A. can B. should C. will D. do

20.A. causes B. results C. drives D. leaves

Answer 1