One   2  in January 1967, was a very   3  night at the Opry. For the first time, a   4  man was an attraction(引人注目).   5  music had always been thought of as“White music”. For many, it was a strange   6   to see Charley Pride step   7   the Opry stage. Some people left   8   about whether a black man could sing country songs.   9   Charley’s smooth voice quickly   10   over the Opry   11  , Charley was so good that before long, he was country music’s biggest   12  .

Like many country singers, Charley was   13   on a farm. He spent his youth milking cows and picking cotton. But he knew he wasn't going to make   14   his career(职业). Later he became a baseball player.

Charley made it to a major(主要的)league team. But he didn’t stay on for more than one season.

In the winter, after the baseball season, Charley   15   at a local nightclub. One evening, Red Sovine, a great country music star,   16   Charley Red and told Charley to forget about   17   and go for a singing career.

Charley took the   18   and became a true hit-maker. His   19   were always near the top on the list. Some were Number One all over the country.

Today Charley Pride is   20   one of the biggest stars in country music. But he says his real wish is to own a baseball team.

1. A. people　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sound　　　　　　　　　　   C. fans　　　　　　　　　　  D. songs

2. A. Saturday　　　　　　　　　　  B. day　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. time　　　　　　　　　　  D. concert

3. A. cold　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. special　　　　　　   　　   C. dark    　　　　　　　　　　 D. successful

4. A. young　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. famous　　　　　　　　　　 C. strong　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. black

5. A. Classic　　　　　　　　　　    B. Country　　　　　　　　    C. Popular　　　　　　　　 D. Light

6. A. look　　　　　　　　　　 　　    B. sight　　　　　　　　 　　   C. event　　　　　　　　　　   D. evening

7. A. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. up　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. for　　　　　　　　　　    D. onto

8. A. unsure　　　　　　　　      B. curious　　　　　　  &nb

sp;　　  C. bad　　　　　　　　　　   D. excited

9. A. Then　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. As　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. But　　　　　　　　　　   D. So

10. A. took　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. won　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. flowed　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. carried

11. A. hall　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. crowd　　　　　　　　　　  C. concert　　　　　　　　 D. singers

12. A. winner　　　　　　　　　　   B. player　　　　　　　　　　   C. star　　　　　　　　　　   D. fan

13. A. known　　　　　　　　　　   B. raised　　　　　　　　　　   C. trained　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. found

14. A. singing　　　　　　　　　　   B. laboring　　　　　　　　    C. sports　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. agriculture

15. A. sang　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. played　　　　　　　　　　  C. fought　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. worked

16. A. made　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. heard　　　　　　　　　　   C. helped　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. let

17. A. music　　　　　　　　　　    B. jobs　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. baseball　　　　　　　　 D. agriculture

18. A. career　　　　　　　　　　    B. change　　　　　　　　　　 　　   C. order　　　　　　　　　　   D. advice

19. A. songs　　　　　　　　　　    B. pictures　　　　　　　　    C. records　　　　　　　　 D. concerts

20. A. still　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. again　　　　　　　　　　    C. even　　　　　　　　　　  D. yet

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On the last day of his life, my dog Otto spent that morning of spring napping in the garden. This was always one of his favorite things to do, even before the days when he was too old and too weak to get out of a car by himself.
I probably would have started crying over Otto right then, if my two other little dogs hadn't suddenly raced past. Larry, who was a puppy, got knocked into Otto, then licked Otto's ear, and that got Otto excited, and Otto barked and tried to stand up again, but it was hard for him.
Soon it was time for me to drive to see Steve, our vet.
When Steve gave Otto the first shot, it made him woozy (眩晕的). Otto wandered over to where Steve and I were sitting and settled down between us. He has always liked to touch everyone in his pack, if possible, while he sleeps.
After Steve gave him the last shot and Otto stopped breathing, he didn't look like Otto anymore. He looked like an old gray-brown piece of beat-up carpet, and I suddenly realized what bad shape he'd been in for a long, long time. I wondered if he'd been in much more pain than I knew. Wondering made me feel even worse.
The week after Otto died was not good. Every morning when I walked Larry and Sticky in the neighborhood, somebody would come up and say they had heard about Otto and they were sorry. They were all Otto's friends and some of them cried. Others, like Debbie who lives on my street, reminded me about how, even at the end. Otto would stand between her twins' stroller (婴儿车) and the street when the garbage truck went by. "Like it was his job to protect them," she marveled.
Otto has left us, but his memory lives on.
60. How did the author feel when Otto was napping in the garden?
A. She felt like crying.                      B. She thought life was beautiful.
C. She found spring was wonderful.           D. She was relieved.
61. According to the passage, how did the dog die?
A. He had an accident on the street.           B. He died naturally.                 
C. He was made to die by a vet.              D. He starved.
62. What can we know about Otto?
A. He was already too old to bark.                            B. He liked people to keep him company.     C. He died a very painful death.                           D. He was protected by the neighbours.
63. We can see from the passage that Sticky is a ______.
A. cat                 B. dog              C. child             D. neighbour

He didn’t make          clear when and where the meeting would be held.
A. this             B. that                 C. it               D these

Long ago in a small town, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.
When he arrived, he bounced (跳) happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, “This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often.”
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “This is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.”
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see on the faces of the people you meet? 
【小题1】Why was the first dog surprised when he entered the house?

The quest for success always begins with a target. As Berra once said, “You got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.”
Too many people wander through life like sleepwalkers．Each day they follow familiar routines, never asking, “What am I doing with my life?” and they don’t know what they’re doing because they lack goals．
Goal-setting is a focusing of the will to move in a certain direction．Begin with a clear conception of what you want．Write down your goals and date them—putting them into words clarifies them．Rather than concentrating on objects to acquire and possess, focus on fulfilling your desires to do, to produce, to contribute—goal-setting that yields the true sense of satisfaction we all need．
It’s important to visualize（想象）yourself accomplishing your goal．While losers visualize the penalties（不利）of failure, winners visualize the rewards of success．I’ve seen it among athletes, statistics contrasting air and highway safety, but it made no difference．I had read too many articles describing crash scenes and imagined these scenes vividly．I had programmed myself, without realizing it, to stay off planes．
Then one summer I had the opportunity to fly on a private plane with friends to a resort；I didn’t want to miss out on a great vacation．So I spent two weeks imagining a smooth flight on a beautiful sunny day and an easy landing．
When the day arrived, I was eager to go．To everyone’s surprise, I got on the plane and I loved every minute of it, and I still use the techniques I employed that day．
【小题1】According to the passage, if you want to be successful, the first thing for you to do is   ________．