I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother

and his friends were all  36  of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they  37  that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought  38  for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother  39  me the ticket. I was really  40 !

I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our  41 . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became  42 . I could barely make out the stage in the  43 . We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band  44  the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t  45  what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as  46  as a jet engine. I could  47  the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.

I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just  48  that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to  49 . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the  50  and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just  51  from a long sleep. My ears were still  52  with the beat of the last song.

After the  53  , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while,  54 , I listen to one of their songs and  55  I’m back at that first show.

1.                A．members       B．fans            C．friends   D．volunteers

2.                A．guessed        B．thought         C．discovered    D．predicted

3.                A．flowers         B．drinks          C．clothes   D．tickets

4.                A．offered         B．booked         C．returned  D．found

5.                A．relaxed         B．excited         C．embarrassed   D．encouraged

6.                A．seats           B．entrance        C．spots D．space

7.                A．comfortable     B．serious         C．nervous  D．quiet

8.                A．silence         B．darkness        C．noise D．smoke

9.                A．fell upon        B．got through      C．stepped onto  D．broke into

10.               A．forget          B．bear           C．repeat    D．hear

11.               A．loud           B．hard           C．sweet D．fast

12.               A．enjoy          B．touch          C．feel  D．digest

13.               A．realize         B．understand      C．believe    D．remember

14.               A．continue       B．finish          C．delay D．change

15.               A．theatre         B．party          C．opera D．stage

16.               A．escaped        B．traveled        C．woken    D．benefited

17.               A．aching         B．burning        C．rolling D．ringing

18.               A．competition     B．performance    C．interview  D．celebration

19.               A．besides        B．otherwise       C．instead    D．though

20.               A．decide         B．regret          C．imagine   D．conclude

The teacher thought that hobbies were very important for every child. She 20  all her pupils to have one, and sometimes, arranged for their parents to come and 21 the work they had done as a result.
One Friday morning the teacher told the class that  22 of them who had a hobby could 23  a holiday that afternoon to get things they had  24  as parts of their hobbies ready for their parents to see the following afternoon.
So on Friday afternoon, 25 those of the pupils who had nothing to show did their usual lessons, the  26 ones who had made something were allowed to go home, on 27 that they returned before five o’clock to bring what they were going to 28  . When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was   29  to see that Tommy was not there. He was the laziest boy in the class, and the teacher found it difficult to believe that he had a hobby. However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a   30 collection of butterflies in glass cases.  31  his teacher had admired them
and helped him to arrange them on a table in the   32 , she was surprised to see Tommy pick them up again and begin to   33 . “What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked. “Those things must   34  here until tomorrow afternoon. That’s   35  the parents are coming to see them.”
“I know they are coming then,” answered Tommy, “and I will   36  them back tomorrow, but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night in case they are  37  .”
“But what has it got to do   38  your big brother?” asked the teacher. “Aren’t the butterflies yours?” “No,” answered Tommy. “They belong to him.” “But Tommy, you are   39  to show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s!” said the teacher. “I know that,” answered Tommy. “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”

However, at times this balance in nature is disturbed, ____ a number of possibly unforeseen effects.

A. lying in    B. calling in C. taking in  D. resulting in

I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother
and his friends were all  36  of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they  37  that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought  38  for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother  39  me the ticket. I was really  40 !
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our  41 . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became  42 . I could barely make out the stage in the  43 . We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band  44  the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t  45  what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as  46  as a jet engine. I could  47  the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just  48  that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to  49 . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the  50  and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just  51  from a long sleep. My ears were still  52  with the beat of the last song.
After the  53  , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while,  54 , I listen to one of their songs and  55  I’m back at that first show.

The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889, in memory of the 100th birthday of the French Revolution. The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of England, opened the tower. Of the 700 suggestions that were handed in, Gustave Eiffel’s was chosen.

However, at first, it was not well accepted by all and a group of people — including many well-known writers and painters at that time — were fiercely against its design.

Being about 300 meters in height, and 7,000 tons in weight, it was the world’s tallest building until 1930. It was a great project for France. 300 workers took two years to build it. It isn’t an ordinary building, since it is almost made of steel. For example, its body moves around at most 12 cm in heavy wind. Moreover, its height changes up to 15 cm according to the temperature.

It was almost destroyed in 1909, but was saved because of its antenna(天线), which is used for communication at that time. Beginning in 1910 it became part of the International Time Service. French radio and French television have also made good use of its height.

The Eiffel Tower has also seen a few strange things. In 1923, a journalist rode a bicycle down from the first level of it. And in 1954, a mountain climber climbed on top of it and tried to measure its exact height.

Anyway, although its birth was difficult, it is now well accepted all over the world. It has been considered as one of the symbols of Paris.

1.The passage mainly tells us ________.  

A．the history of the Eiffel Tower

B．some information about its design

C．what the Eiffel Tower was used for

D．how it became one of the symbols of Paris

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?

A．Many people couldn’t accept the Eiffel Tower at the beginning.

B．It was the world’s tallest building for hundreds of years.

C．A journalist rode down from the Eiffel Tower in 1954.

D．The Eiffel Tower was saved because of its height.

3.The French Revolution took place in _______.

A．1889             B．1923             C．1789             D．1930