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Taylor sings with heart

The music industry is never short of teen pop stars with wonderful looks, but it doesn’t often find one like US singer Taylor Swift. “Beneath Taylor Swift’s not-a-girl, not-yet-a-woman sweetness hides a very skillful songwriting technique (技巧),” writes Leah Greenblatt with Entertainment Weekly.

Songwriting, the country singer explains, is “how I deal with problems. I am used to writing about things that really influences me most.” So in her songs, there is always something true and honest. They seem like stories from a diary. And that certainly helps Swift attract her audience.

She’s sold more than 13 million copies worldwide of her first two albums, 2006’s self-titled debut (首张专辑) and 2008’s Fearless. She’s the youngest artist ever to be named Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards. Not surprisingly, there were great expectations for her third album, Speak Now, which came out late last month, where she again returned to her own life for material. The 14 songs “are all about the last two years... when life was a little bit bigger and crazier,” says Swift. “So I’ve written about the lessons and confusion and heartbreak and all the different things that go along with being 18, 19 and 20.”

What led to Taylor’s fame?

A. Her wonderful looks.                     B. Her songwriting skills together with her looks.

C. Her beautiful voice.                 D. Her special life experience in her teenage years.

Which of the following is true?

A. Taylor is now in her twenties.

B. Taylor’s the youngest Artist of the Year at the Academy Awards

C. Taylor has produced three albums up till now.

D. Taylor has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide.

What may be written in the album, Speak Now?

A. Her unhappy experience with her boyfriend.

B. Her concern for her popularity.

C. Her happy childhood.

D. Her worries for environmental pollution.

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Our family finally managed to get together, but in a few days we scattered again to the ends of the earth, and I will begin my new job in a new city. My family has never been ___1 _  in this way . When I think about the    2    future, my heart felt grayish.  

       When I    3    in the morning, it was raining outside and the sky was as    4    as my mood. My daughter    5    the new skirt that her uncle bought and she flew around the departure hall in the    6     and drew a small and beautiful picture in the dim crowd.

       The airplane had a good   7    of newspapers, magazines, television programs, food and drinks. The meal even   8    a serving of Haagen-Dazs ice cream. This small present brightened me up   9    . The gentle smile of the stewardess(空姐)was as beautiful as the   10    after the rain.  

       When I    11    the airport, the language that entered my   12    was completely different from what I was   13    three hours ago. Although the street lights were as   14   as Allentown’s, the different clothes and expressions of the people    15     me that I am in a new world. I stood in the busy streets like Alice    16    the world in a fairy tale. My heart was    17    with puzzlement about the uncertain future and longing for the new life. When I   18   being able to do what I like once more, that I will make new    19   and that I can enjoy the fun of exploration. I could not   20   to think about starting my new life.  

1.A.separated                B.gather                C.divided                     D.surprised

2.A.bright                    B.exciting              C.uncertain            D.unusual

3.A.stood up                 B.got up                C.stayed up            D.woke up

4.A.clear                      B.high                   C.dark                   D.gray

5.A.dressed                   B.wore                  C.liked                  D.had

6.A.station                    B.airport               C.port                   D.house

7.A.offer                      B.number                     C.supply                D.amount

8.A.included                 B.contained           C.followed            D.matched

9.A.successfully            B.especially           C.eventually          D.fortunately

10.A.rainbow                B.ground               C.sky                   D.flower

11.A.got on                  B.got off               C.left away            D.took off

12.A.mouth                  B.eyes                   C.mind                  D.ears

13.A.finding                 B.learning             C.hearing                     D.listening

14.A.long                     B.well                   C.brilliant              D.mamy

15.A.told                      B.reminded            C.suggested           D.explained

16.A.visiting                 B.traveling            C.wandering          D.exploring

17.A.full                      B.filled                 C.satisfied             D.pleased

18.A.set about               B.set out                C.thought over              D.thought about

19.A.friends                 B.enemies              C.mistakes             D.progress

20.A.wait                            B.help                   C.decide                D.afford

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