We all, at one time or another , were like a rock star, singing and dancing along to our favourite song. Most of us have done this in our own room when we were kids or even when we grew up. Me? I love to do that when I drive! I turn on the radio, find a song that I can sing along, and soon my arms are in the air. I am moving along to the music. Most of the time, I do this on my way to work.
Yes, that is true. I will be in my nice work clothes in my car. Someone may look at me strangely or even laugh at me when I stopped at a traffic light. Personally I love to get lost in the music. That can lead me to share with you the importance of being silly!
The meaning of the word silly, according to the dictionary is : stupid, foolish and nonsensical. I know many people do not want to look foolish. So they are always serious in their life, but in fact that is really stupid.
No one is perfect, I repeat: no one is perfect. I don’t care how educated, how thin, how beautiful, how simple, how frugal(朴素的), how rich, and so on … No one is perfect! So why pretend(假装) to be something you are not?  
Life is so short…_________, so why waste a single second on being so “perfect”?
When we were kids, we had no idea of fear and we had no care in the world so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to others. However, as we grew up, we lost that kind of feeling.
So don’t be afraid to be silly. The next time you feel down, go and turn on your favourite song , sing and dance along just like there is no tomorrow. Or watch something that makes you laugh. Trust me, you will feel a whole lot better, and who doesn’t want to feel good.
小题1:While driving to work, the writer often _______.

A．sings and moves along to the music

B．laughs at others at the traffic lights

C．pretends to be serious

D．watches his favourite movies

小题2:What does the writer want to tell us in Paragraph Two?

A．He likes wearing his work clothes.

B．Being silly can make him relaxed.

C．He likes listening to music.

D．Laughing at others is impolite.

小题3:Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph Five?

A．Students these days often have a lot of worries.

B．Everyone will face some difficulties in their life.

C．You never know when this beautiful journey will be over.

D．No one knows when they will die.

小题4:Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A．How to be a perfect man	B．The importance of being silly
C．Life is so short	D．How to be a rock star

请仔细阅读下列五题中五个人想参加的活动的描述，从A-F提供的各活动的简介中选出各自相匹配的选项。有一个多余选项。
小题1:Maria is having her birthday party tomorrow evening. And she wants to go out for the whole day with her friends. They all enjoy listening to pop music.
小题2:Glenda is studying the history of music at college. She wants to listen to as much music from the past as possible, and specially likes listening to people singing.
小题3:Li Jie is a dancer from China. He would like to see people dancing from as many other parts of the world as possible so as to have some new ideas.
小题4:Ruth is a teacher who is planning to start a drama (戏剧) club for the children at her school. She would like to see some children acting if possible.
小题5:Joe is studying English. He hopes either to write plays or to be an actor. He enjoys programs about real people whose lives are very interesting.

A．International Youth Celebration (庆祝) (getting together with students from different countries, dancing and singing)

B．Songs of Summer (Hutton Consort will sing songs old and new, all of which are about summer)

C．Music in the Open Air (Jimmy Locke and his band play dance music through the day in the open air)

D．Varied (多彩的) Music Evening (a great evening with the latest pop songs and dancing)

E. A Star May Be Born (some plays from children’s stories are showed by 7 to 11-year-old children for parents, families and friends)
F. Vita and Harold a TV interview about a couple’s (夫妻的) lives and their most unusual marriage (婚姻)