You have to believe (相信) it: Matchbox Twenty really is on the radio all the time.

The group's song “If You're Gone” came out in 2000,and it's popular. Weeks ago, it was No. 4 on Billboard's Chart (流行音乐公告牌).

Lead singer Bob Thomas said that's what happens to a lot of their songs.

“They are never so popular when they come out. It's always like this and a year later I turn on the radio and I still hear it on the radio and I'm like. ‘Aw, this is great,’” Thomas said to a newspaper. “Then we get a call six months later saying that the song's starting to do really well.”

Thomas said the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks(9 · 11事件)changed the way people listen to the radio.

“They want to hear about songs about feelings or they want to hear about songs that are just fun just because they're tired now,” he said.

1.From the reading we learn that Matchbox Twenty is ________. ( )

A.a popular song

B.a singer

C.a singing group

D.a song writer

2.“that's what happens to a lot of their songs”means ________. ( )

A.their songs are popular all the time

B.some of their songs don't do well at the beginning

C.a lot of their songs are not popular at all

D.something always happens to their songs

3.Bob Thomas ________. ( )

A.changed the way people listen to the radio

B.wrote a song for a newspaper

C.once said something to a newsreporter

D.came out to sing in 2000

4.Now songs about ________ are popular. ( )

A.the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks

B.people's feelings

C.the year of 2000

D.Billboard Chart

5.Which of the following is right? ( )

A.People don't like to listen to the radio now.

B.Songs that are just fun are welcomed now.

C.Popular songs all came out in 2000.

D.Bob Thomas also works at a newspaper.

 

阅读理解。
Dear friend ,
     Hello,I'm your new friend. My name is Bob. I'm fifteen. I'm American. I
live in New York.
     I am a middle school student. I'm good at maths. It's very interesting. My
favourite sport is basketball. And I am not only a basketball fan but also a
good player. I like pop music, my friends and  I often sing pop songs together.
     After school I am interested in getting online. I have known a lot about
China from the Internet. Now I'm learning Chinese.I hope I will visit  your
country in the future.
     Please   write to  me  and tell me something about your life. I'm looking
forward to hearing from you.
                                                                                                    Yours ,
                                                                                                     Bob
1. Who is the letter from?
                                                    
2. Where does Bob live?
                                                    
3. What is Bob's favourite sport?
                                                      
4. Do Bob and his friends often sing pop songs?
                                                      
5. 将画线部分翻译成汉语。
                                                      

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