(河北省正定中学2010届高三摸底考试)

Nicknamed the Golden Music Boy, 21-year-old Hu Yanbin, was born and grew up in Shanghai. At the age of 15, he made a       21     that he would make his own album before he was 18. Fortunately, the      22       boy’s dream came true. His first album Adept with Both Pen and Sword       23      in 2002 and he became the first mainland artist to     24        a solo album in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan     25       at the same time. The album   26    him to become a popular star.

His success is not only because of his excellent singing       27      , but also because of his talent in song      28      .

Before his album was made, Hu Yanbin’s      29        company tried to invite someone else to write several songs     30      him.  None of them were as good as they’d hoped.   31    Hu Yanbin came into the office with a guitar on his back and played several songs.  32     , everyone in the office really liked these tunes and they decided to    33    them on his first album.

Some people would    34   this rising star with Jay Chou from Taiwan, but Hu says his musical      35     is quite different from Jay Chou’s,       36      he likes Jay Chou’s music. With many music awards already in his     37    , Hu Yanbin seems to be     38     up with many of the superstars in the country. Though some people don’t like him and say    39    things about him, he says that it doesn’t     40     him. All he plans to do is focusing on his music and bringing out more and better songs for his fans.

21. A. hope      B. dream       C. achievement      D. wish

22. A. clever     B. talented      C. determined       D. fearless

23. A. came up   B. came over    C. came about       D. came out

24. A. realize    B. dismiss       C. release          D. gain

25. A. even      B. all          C. still             D. yet

26. A. wanted    B. expected     C. desired           D helped

27. A. skills      B. ideas        C. means           D. methods

28. A. playing    B. making      C. writing           D. feeling

29. A. concert    B. record       C. music            D. performance

30. A. to        B. about        C. with             D. for

31. A. But      B. And          C. Thus            D. Then

32. A. To his surprise             B. In a word

C. To be honest                 D. In reality

33. A. take      B. include      C. contain            D. seize

34. A. praise     B. provide     C. compare          D. cheer

35. A. ability     B. taste        C. form            D. style

36. A. as though   B even though   C in case           D now that

37. A. pockets     B. mind       C. sight           D. heart

38. A. keeping     B. coming     C. catching        D. doing

39. A. nice       B. strange      C. some           D. bad

40. A. bother     B. mind        C. care            D. ruin