按每个小题后的要求做题。

Since everybody is here , let's have the meeting．(改为同义句)

________　________ every one is here, let's have the meeting．

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　　US musician and poct Gil Scott-Heron, often called the Godfather of Rap, has died in a New York hospital 62．　　1　　

　　Scott-Heron was born in Chicago in 1949－the son of a former Britain football player．　　2　　

　　Scott-Heron’s material covered soul, jazz, blues and the spoken word．His 1970s work heavily influenced the US hip-hop and rap scenes．

　　　　3　　 But the artist himself refused this title．“If ther was any individual initiative that I was responsible for, it might have been that there was music in certain poems of mine, with complete progression and repeating “hooks”．　　4　　” Soott-Heron wrote in the introduction to his 1990 Now and Then collection of poems．Scott-Heron’s music and poetry showed his ddep interest in justice and civil rights, and he complained against the consumer society of the 1970s and 80s as well as the development of muclear technology．He was among the first artists to use h is music to attack the apartheid(种族隔离)in South Africa, long before the issue became the focus of a popular global campaign．　　5　　 One of his most famous pieces was The Revolution Will Not Be Televised．In this piece, he criticized the role of race in the mass media and advertising age．

　　But in a 1998 interview with the Chicago Tribune, Scott-Heron wrned against focusing on the political aspect of his work．“If you only focus on the political aspects of our work, you change us．We’ve done 20 albums and not all of the songs on them are political．” He said．

A．But I don’t like football in Britain．

B．His work had a strong political element．

C．He grew up in Tennessee before moving to New York．

D．Scott was so crazy about politics that all of his songs are political．

E．This made them more like songs than just recitations with percussion．

F．The cause of his death is not clear, but he is believed to have become ill after returning from a visit to Europe．

G．The pioneering style he developed while working with Jackson, mixing minimalist percussion with poetry, meant that Scott-Heron was often described as the Godfather of rap．

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　　What is a yawn(哈欠)and why do people yawn?A yawn is often associated with a person being tired．　　1　　 People yawn for many reasons including stress, boredom, emotion and overwork．

　　Have you noticed that yawning seems to be contagious(会传染的)?If one person yawns, this appears to cause another person to yawn．Researchers have found that 40－60％ of people who see a picture of someone yawning will yawn themselves．　　2　　

　　Some people think that yawning is rude and suggests that you are bored or uninterested．Maybe a yawn is a signal to a group that it's time to go to sleep, or if someone yawns when they're bored, it may be a sign to change the topic of conversation．　　3　　 Animals of all types yawn．If you have a dog or cat, you've probably seen your pet yawn several times．Even some birds yawn such as cockatiel parrots, Adelie penguins and Emperor penguins．

　　Some of the scientific explanations of why we yawn claim it is caused by physical needs．One likely explanation is that the yawning reflex happens when our blood needs more oxygen．The deep breath helps supply the levels of oxygen in our blood．　　4　　 It is also thought that the same chemicals in our brain that affect our moods and emotions cause us to yawn．

　　Superstitions about yawning have been around for hundreds of years and can date back to the ancient Greeks．A common superstition says that a person must cover his or her mouth when yawning so that the soul does not escape through the mouth．　　5　　 Today most people do not believe these superstitions and know that a yawn is a physical reflex．

A．Did you yawn while reading this article?

B．Yawning is not limited to humans．

C．It will make you lose interest in your work．

D．But this is not always the cause for a yawn．

E．Even reading the word YAWN can make people yawn．

F．However, it doesn't mean that you need rest or relaxation．

G．Other people believe that yawning is a sign that danger is near．

H．Another common theory is that a yawn helps regulate our body temperature．