I fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs of my own．What would life be like, I wondered, without a beautiful song? In 1992, I made two love songs to my darling wife and watched tears run down her face as I sang．"Sam," she said earnestly, "Your songs should be heard by more people."

She got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband．Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs．After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber．

The biggest surprise, however, was still to come．I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract．He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs．I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia．

    But I hesitated．

    My friends all told me to go for it．And Mary also thought I should do．"Go, Sam．I'll manage with the family．．．it'll be OK．"

I watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard．Soon they would both be in high school．．．and where would I be? I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support．If I were to start a singing career, I would not only miss them terribly, I'd also certainly miss out on watching them grow up．Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me．．．and I couldn't bear it．My family was my life．So I refused the music promoter's offer．I'm still making music, I'm rich in love and I have no regrets．

1.When the author was offered the contract, most of his friends _____．

A．envied him   B．laughed at him       C．encouraged him  D．didn't believe him

2.Why did the author give up the contract?

A．Because his wife was strongly against it．            

B．Because the pay was not attractive enough．

C．Because he wanted to care about his two kids．

D．Because he didn't want his family life damaged．

3.According to the passage, we can infer the author _____．

A．used to be a country singer                           

B．preferred his present life

C．went on the road to fame            

D．regretted giving up his contract

4.What does the author mainly intend to tell us?

A．One should know himself．           

B．Interest is the best teacher．

C．Family should come first．          

D．Every dog has its day．

I fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs of my own．What would life be like, I wondered, without a beautiful song? In 1992, I made two love songs to my darling wife and watched tears run down her face as I sang．"Sam," she said earnestly, "Your songs should be heard by more people."

She got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband．Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs．After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber．

The biggest surprise, however, was still to come．I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract．He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs. I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia．

But I hesitated．

My friends all told me to go for it．And Mary also thought I should do．"Go, Sam．I'll manage with the family．．．it'll be OK．"

I watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard．Soon they would both be in high school．．．and where would I be? I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support．If I were to start a singing career, I would not only miss them terribly, I'd also certainly miss out on watching them grow up．Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me．．．and I couldn't bear it．My family was my life．So I refused the music promoter's offer．I'm still making music, I'm rich in love and I have no regrets．

66．When the author was offered the contract, most of his friends _____．

A．envied him               B．laughed at him          C．encouraged him   D．didn't believe him

67．Why did the author give up the contract?

A．Because his wife was strongly against it．       

B．Because the pay was not attractive enough．

C．Because he wanted to care about his two kids．

D．Because he didn't want his family life damaged．

68．According to the passage, we can infer the author _____．

A．used to be a country singer                   B．preferred his present life

C．went on the road to fame                        D．regretted giving up his contract

69．What does the author mainly intend to tell us?

A．One should know himself．                     B．Interest is the best teacher．

C．Family should come first．                      D．Every dog has its day．

I fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs of my own．What would life be like, I wondered, without a beautiful song? In 1992, I made two love songs to my darling wife and watched tears run down her face as I sang．"Sam," she said earnestly, "Your songs should be heard by more people."
She got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband．Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs．After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber．
The biggest surprise, however, was still to come．I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract．He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs．I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia．
But I hesitated．
My friends all told me to go for it．And Mary also thought I should do．"Go, Sam．I'll manage with the family．．．it'll be OK．"
I watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard．Soon they would both be in high school．．．and where would I be? I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support．If I were to start a singing career, I would not only miss them terribly, I'd also certainly miss out on watching them grow up．Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me．．．and I couldn't bear it．My family was my life．So I refused the music promoter's offer．I'm still making music, I'm rich in love and I have no regrets．
【小题1】When the author was offered the contract, most of his friends _____．

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　　As we all know,the 2000 Olympic Games were held in Sydney. You may __1__ what Sydney looks like.

　　Sydney is Australia's old,__2__ and liveliest city with a population of 3,000,000. It is a colourful __3__ city but it has also a __4__ beauty with __5__ park land and perhaps the __6__ most beautiful deep-water harbour (港口).

　　As well as being __7__ for its modern buildings and __8__,the city has many __9__ of historical interest. For example,Mrs Macquarie's Chari,the Rocks dating back to the early nineteenth century,and the attractive __10__ of houses of Paddington are all close to the harbour and city __11__.

　　Sydney has many attractions which tourists can __12__ a zoo,Koala Bear Park and the Opera House which __13__ at the water's edge. Some __14__ that this is one of the most beautiful examples of modern __15__ in the world．For further entertainment (接待) there are __16__ kinds of restaurants,theatres,nightclubs,sports and social clubs. There is __17__ an advanced network of communications (交通) __18__ the city __19__ underground railway,buses,and taxis. Sydney has a very __20__ climate. The average temperature in summer is 21．7℃,and in winter 12．6℃.

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　　As well as being __7__ for its modern buildings and __8__,the city has many __9__ of historical interest. For example,Mrs Macquarie's Chari,the Rocks dating back to the early nineteenth century,and the attractive __10__ of houses of Paddington are all close to the harbour and city __11__.

　　Sydney has many attractions which tourists can __12__ a zoo,Koala Bear Park and the Opera House which __13__ at the water's edge. Some __14__ that this is one of the most beautiful examples of modern __15__ in the world．For further entertainment (接待) there are __16__ kinds of restaurants,theatres,nightclubs,sports and social clubs. There is __17__ an advanced network of communications (交通) __18__ the city __19__ underground railway,buses,and taxis. Sydney has a very __20__ climate. The average temperature in summer is 21．7℃,and in winter 12．6℃.

　　There are __21__ places in the world where a __22__ can __23__ such a rich kind of natural and historical beauty,entertainment and culture. __24__ any inhabitant (居民) of Sydney about his __25__ and he'll say there's no place like it!

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