When Dave was 18, he bought an secondhand car for$200 so that he could travel to work more____ than by bus. It worked quite well for years, but then it got so old, and it cost him____much in repairs that he decided that he had better _____it.

He asked all his friends to see if anyone wanted to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so_______ of them wanted to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was worried one evening, and said, “What's ______, Dave?”

Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may _____more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's_____was right, he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car, _____ very little oil, only two owners. Bargain (成交) at$50.”

For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no _____.But then on Saturday evening a man rang up and said he would like to see the car. Dave felt very happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be_____or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I'll _____my wife. We want to go for a ride in it to _____ it.”

The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, waiting there for the people who had answered his advertisement. Even Dave had to admit(承认) that the car really ___ like a wreck(残骸).Then, soon after he had got the car as clean____ it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, “Have you reported this ____ to us yet, sir?”

1.A. easily B. safely C. properly D. directly

2.A. so B. such C. very D. too

3.A. keep B. repair C. sell D. throw

4.A. some B. neither C. none D. most

5.A. on B. up C. it D. that

6.A. get B. miss C. learn D. find

7.A. message B. advice C. request(要求) D. description

8.A. uses B. loses C. has D. spends

9.A. doubt B. help C. trouble D. answer

10.A. exact B. suitable C. early D. late

11.A. follow B. meet C. bring D. introduce

12. A. praise B. get C. admire D. test

13.A. looked B. smelled C. tasted D. sounded

14.A. as B. that C. so D. such

15.A. bargain B. sale C. accident D. result

His talent and charm have made him the No.1Chinese classical artist in the world. And he played in the grand Beijing Olympic opening ceremony in 2008, watched by a TV audience of 5 billion.

Lang Lang, 26, is the first Chinese pianist to play with the world's top orchestras (管弦乐队),making his first appearance at the Carnegie Hall in New York at 18, while still a student.

Lang's charm and fondness make him a natural fit to represent China's new international image. According to the British newspaper the Times, "The Lang Lang effect" drives 36 million Chinese children to learn the piano.

Now in China, children are learning Chopin and Western orchestras are playing sold-out tours across Chinese cities. But can China ever introduce its own music to the West? Lang is trying. His cooperation(合作) with the London Symphony Orchestra this month includes a performance of Dragon Songs, an album of traditional Chinese classics.

Behind the success , however, is a surprising story of a gifted child. Lang grew up with his father's own musical ambition(抱负) and high expectations. It is not hard to imagine how boring it must be to practice the piano every day. Lang said that he once hated his hands and the piano. He got his right hand hurt six years ago and had to rest. "That was the best month," he says.

1.What is the main reason why Lang Lang is the No.1 Chinese classical artist in the world?

A. He played in the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony in 2008.

B. He usually plays with the world's top orchestras.

C. He tries to introduce Chinese music to Western countries.

D. He plays the piano so well and has a good international image.

2.Lang Lang is trying his best to ______ now.

A. introduce China's own music to the West

B. play sold-out tours across Chinese cities

C. encourage children to learn the piano

D. prepare for a performance of Dragon songs

3.Which of the following about Lang Lang is true?

A. He didn't like music at all.

B. He had a good rest and enjoyed himself because he got his right hand hurt. .

C. He has had a great musical ambition since his childhood. .

D. He first appeared in the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.

4.From the last paragraph we can learn ______.

A. Lang didn't like playing the piano at all as a child

B. He was happy to practice the piano every day

C. His father's wish and expectations played an important role in his childhood

D. He hurt his hands six years ago

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