He is one of the l______ farmers, not a visitor. 

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阅读下面的短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。

Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money to listen to rock music. Forbes Magazine claims that at least fifty rock stars have an __1__ of between two million and six million dollars per year.

Some observers think the customers are buying more than music. According to one theory, rock music has a special appeal because no real training is needed to produce it. There is __2__ gap between the audience and the performers. Every boy and girl in the audience thinks,” I could sing __3__ that.” So rock has become a new kind of religion, a new form of worship. Young people are glad to worship a rock star because it is a way of worshipping __4__.

Luck is a key word for explaining the success of many. In 1972 one of the luckiest was Don McLean, who wrote and sang “American Pie”. Like most performers, McLean __5__ his own music, so he earns additional money. Records provide only part of a star’s income. Around the world young listeners soon want to see the star in movies, on television, and __6__ person.

__7__ do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money starts pouring in like water? Most of the young stars just throw the money around. England’s Elton John bought himself a $5,000 pair of eyeglasses that light up and spell E-L-T-O-N. He also bought himself __8__ cars, “one for each foot”.

In the end the rock star’s life is unrewarding. After two or three years fame and fortune are gone. __9__(leave) with his memories and his tax problems, the lonely ex-performer spends his __10__ (remain) years trying to impress strangers. New stars have arrived to take his place.

A cancer-stricken British teenage girl said Thursday she had been moved by messages of support from around the world after writing an online “Bucket List” of things she wanted to do before dying.
Alice Pyne, l5, created an Internet blog in which she described her fight against a cancer of the white blood cells. “ I've been fighting cancer for almost four years and now l know that the cancer is gaining on me and it doesn't look like I'm going to win this one,” she wrote.
For her list, the teenager took inspiration from the 2007 film “The Bucket List”, in which two terminally ill (患绝症的) men, played by Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, draw up a list of things they wish to do before they die.
On her list, at the site www. alicepyne. blogspot. com, she has included making everyone sign up to be a bone marrow donor (骨髓捐赠者), swimming with sharks, meeting boy band Take That and getting a purple iPad computer.
Messages of support and offers of help quickly flooded her webpage and it became one of the most talked about subjects on Twitter.
“Oh dear and I thought that I was just doing a little blog for a few friends!” she wrote after her site attracted huge attention. “Thank you so much for all your lovely messages to me.”
Pyne, who lives with her family in the northwest English town of Ulverston, revealed (透露) the management of Take That had arranged for her to see the band after reading her blog. A group of local lawmakers have also joined forces with the Anthony Nolan blood cancer charity to encourage people to join its stem cell register.

1. 1.

   What happened after Alice Pyne wrote her“Bucket List”?

   1. A.
      The media called on people to help her.
   2. B.
      People sent gifts to her from all over the world.
   3. C.
      A lot of people offered to donate bone marrow to her.
   4. D.
      People around the world sent messages to support her.
2. 2.

   Alice Pyne wrote her “Bucket List” to     .

   1. A.
      express her last few wishes
   2. B.
      say goodbye to a few friends
   3. C.
      give comfort to two terminally ill men
   4. D.
      catch people's attention
3. 3.

   It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Alice Pyne       .

   1. A.
      is unaware of her own conditions
   2. B.
      is calm to know that death is approaching
   3. C.
      is very sad to know that she will die
   4. D.
      is still quite confident in fighting against cancer
4. 4.

   Which of the following is NOT on Alice Pyne's “Bucket List”?

   1. A.
      To meet a boy.
   2. B.
      To get a cool computer.
   3. C.
      To swim with sharks.
   4. D.
      To ask people to donate bone marrow.
5. 5.

   Take That will arrange to       .

   1. A.
      invite Pyne to join the band
   2. B.
      help Pyne in any possible way
   3. C.
      donate money to Pyne
   4. D.
      meet Pyne in person

短文填词(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填人一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Visiting friends is probably one of the most common occurrences, in daily
life. Generally s  , it is polite to call a friend before 【小题1】
you visit, but often very close friends just drop in      each other【小题2】   
without calling. Some people enjoy a    （惊喜）visit from a friend,【小题3】__
but many people do not. Take Americans for example, those    don’t【小题4】      
like surprise visits may tell their friends to call first  they come.【小题5】   
This is     （可接受的）because most people are vey busy. Dropping 【小题6】    
in at a busy time can l   to some problems for the person visiting【小题7】      
and the person visited. It is a good idea to ask a friend w    he or【小题8】      
she minds your just visiting w    calling. If you are not 【小题9】       
sure your friend          （欢迎）surprise visits, call first. 【小题10】