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Do you love American country music? If you do, come to Nashville. It’s the home of American country music.
Nashville is the capital city of the state of Tennessee. Here you don’t have to go to the big auditoriums(音乐厅) to enjoy the country music. In the open air restaurants or on the streets, you can always hear the beautiful and sweet sounding folk music. All the singers are young and they play their guitars while they sing. The songs they sing are so touching(动人) that, if you listen attentively, you can feel they are singing with their souls rather than with their voices.
Shops selling music records and tapes can be found everywhere in Nashville. Many records are made by www..comfamous singers and they are sent to many countries all over the world.
The folk songs most of the singers sing come form the rural areas in the southern United States. The songs often describe those days to situations and the feeling of the country people. They often sing in praises of heroism(英雄) and true love.
1. From the passage we know Nashville is ________.
A. a village B. a big city C. a small town D. a capital city
2. To enjoy the country music, you can go to ________.
A. the big auditoriums B. the open air restaurants C. the streets D. All of the above
3. According to the passage which of the following statements is not true?
A. Shops that sell music records and tapes can be found everywhere in Nashville.
B. The folk songs can impress you deeply
C. Not all records are made by famous singers
D. The folk songs only sing in praises of heroism and true love.
4. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. Nashville B. American young people C. pop singers D. the country music
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It is not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive before __21__ the meal. If someone is late, the food may be spoiled, and so might the host or hostess’s __22__. If you have to be late, call and tell them to __23__ you.
It’s even __24__to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be__25__. If you are early, drive or walk around the block a few times, or just sit in your car __26__the right time.
Though it is often important to arrive on time, yet__27__, for open houses, the host or hostess invites guests to arrive and leave __28__a certain time. You can arrive at any time __29__the time he or she gives you.
It’s polite to bring an empty stomach, but it’s even nicer to bring a small present. The present should not cost__30__, or you might embarrass the host or hostess. Flowers, wine, or a box of candy will __31__. Never bring money as a present.
In an introduction, the order of a name: (1) the given name, (2) the family name. In other words the given name comes __32__. It’s important not only to learn and remember names, but to__33__them often in conversation. After the __34__we usually call friends by their given names. __35__may want you to call them by their titles and__36__, such as “Mr. Jones” “Mrs. Johnson” or “Dr. Brown”.
A maiden name is a woman’s family name __37__. In the United States and Canada, after a woman marries, she __38__the family name of her husband__39__her maiden name. It is now becoming __40__, however, for women to keep their maiden names after getting married.
21. A. making B. serving C. doing D. cooling
22. A. soul B. spirits C. thought D. idea
23. A. have with B. have without C. start with D. start without
24. A. nice B. nicer C. worse D. bad
25. A. back B. in C. up D. ready
26. A. until B. after C. before D. by
27. A. in the other hand B. on the other hand C. in another hand D. on another hand
28. A. between B. among C. for D. at
29. A. within B. by C. on D. in
30. A. many B. a little C. a lot D. a few
31. A. be well B. be right C. do well D. do fine
32. A. after B. before C. first D. later
33. A. recall B. respect C. speak D. retell
34. A. meeting B. conversation C. introduction D. dinner
35. A. Older people B. Young people C. Gentlemen D. Doctors
36. A. given names B. first names C. family names D. nick names
37. A. on birth B. from birth C. with birth D. at birth
38. A. gives B. brings C. carries D. takes
39. A. instead B. in place of C. takes place D. in place
40. A. important B. necessary C. special D. common
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The World Trade Organization（WTO）, established on January 1, 1995, is an open, non-discriminatory trading system. As a successor to the GATT, established in the wake of the Second World War, it is to help world's trade flow freely, fairly and predictably.
While the WTO is still young, the multilateral（多边的）trading system that was originally set up under GATT is already 50 years old. The system celebrated its golden jubilee（50周年纪念）in Geneva on 19 May, 1998, with many heads of states and government leaders attending.
The past 50 years have seen an exceptional（罕见的）growth in the world trade. Merchandise exports grew on average by 6％ annually（每年地）. Total trade in the WTO has helped to create a strong and prosperous trading system contributing to unprecedented growth.
China was an original member of GATT, but for historical and political reasons it was withdrawn from GATT by the government in Taibei in 1950. But over the last several years, China hopes to be seeking to resume（恢复）its contracting party status. China has become a member of the WTO before the body starts a new round of negotiations（谈判）late this year. Premier Zhu Rongji paid a nineday US visit from April 6, 1999. He is the first Chinese Premier to visit US. President Clinton agreed to have talks on China's entry into the WTO with a new round of negotiations in Beijing.
Now China has joined the WTO. China's entry into the WTO is not only of economical but also of political importance. China has made attracting progress since its reform and opening up to the outside world. It is growing more and more powerful in economy. China cannot be without the world just as the world cannot be without China. The entry of China into WTO will further strengthen the comprehensive national power of China; it can also quicken the economic development of the world.
According to the context, the underlined word in the first paragraph can be replaced by ______.
A. ordinary B. fair C. special D. safety
GATT was founded in ______.
A. 1948 B. 1950 C. 1995 D. 1998
According to the passage and picture when did Shi Guangsheng, Minister of Chinese foreign economy and trade, signed the papers in Doha on China's accession to the WTO?
A. 10,10,2001. B. 11,11,2001. C. 12,11,2001. D. 11,10,2001.
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. A General Introduction of WTO
B. How WTO Came into Being
C. GATT and WTO
D. WTO and China
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One evening in early April,my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar 36 a worker who had the flu.I told her I would mess it up, 37 I had never worked at the bar before.I 38
that instead of making money,I would end up owing it.
“You can do it,”said my mother.“ 39 ,you won’t get much business until lunch.”
“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good ___40_ money.Please,Mom,don’t
41 me.”
“Then I’ll help you,”she said.
I shrugged my shoulders.I thought my mother’s 42 was a bad one,but I 43 .
When I got to the bar the next day,I found my mother was 44 .Because the weather that day was rainy and cold,people wanted hot snacks and drinks. 45 ,I was really slow at taking the orders and making change.The line of people grew,and everybody seemed 46 .I was so nervous that my hands shook,and I 47 a cup into pieces.What a mess!Then my mother came to 48 me,and she also showed me how to make 49 .If someone gave me $5 for something that cost $3.25,I handed over 50 quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five.”Things went more 51 after that.
By the end of the day,I could remember orders, 52 the bill,and make change quickly with a smile.I was even a little 53 when the sun came out and dried up business.My mother said she was proud of me,and when she 54 that I work at the snack bar again next year,I did not even shrug.I was too busy 55 the restaurant I would open one day.
36.A.to B.for C.after D.over
37.A.because B.though C.until D.while
38.A.promised B.noticed C.worried D.hoped
39.A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Yet
40.A.of B.on C.about D.with
41.A.blame B.fool C.frighten D.make
42.A.idea B.bar C.day D.answer
43.A.guessed B.obeyed C.begged D.admitted
44.A.angry B.sad C.wrong D.ashamed
45.A.At least B.At last C.At most D.At first
46.A.surprised B.impolite C.pleased D.impatient
47.A.damaged B.destroyed C.broke D.ruined
48.A.scold B.help C.beat D.save
49.A.money B.lunch C.coffee D.change
50.A.two B.three C.four D.five
51.A.smoothly B.fairly C.simply D.conveniently
52.A.turn in B.count out C.take over D.add up
53.A.discouraged B.disturbed C.disappointed D.distrusted
54.A.thought B.stated C.announced D.suggested
55.A.imagining B.preparing C.examining D.describing
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