Are you tired after studying hard?American country music will take you away for a while. The guitars and songs will take you to mountains and fields there.

Country music talks about everyday life and feelings. It's the spirit of America,easy to understand,slow and basic.

Country music developed in the Southern United States. It was the folk music of the American countryside. Many of the songs tell about the lives of farmers. They talk about love,crops(庄稼) or death.

Rural life can be hard,so the words are often sad. At first,people played the music only at family parties. But it became more popular. In the 1920s,people played country songs on the radio,and they made them into records.

When people moved to towns and cities to look for work,they took their music with them. Country music continued to change and became popular across America.

John Denver was one of America's most famous country singers in the 1970s. His song Take Me Home,Country Roads is well?known and people still play it today.

1.Which of the following is NOT true about country music?

A. It's easy to understand.

B. It's usually about everyday life.

C. It started in the north of the U.S.

2.The underlined word “rural” probably means “______”.

A. 城市的 B. 校园的 C. 乡村的

3.People often play country music with ______.

A. the guitar B. the piano C. the violin

4.When were country songs made into records?

A. In the 1920s. B. In the 1930s. C. In the 1950s.

5.When people moved to towns and cities,they ______.

A. forgot their music

B. took their music with them

C. learned other kinds of music

As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas ______ for her father.

She wished that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was always_______ with all kinds of perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most ______ job. People in shops ______ on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost _______ you over in their hurry in order to ______ something cheap ahead of you.

Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on show. "They are ________ silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile, trying to _______ her to buy one. But Edith knew from past ______ that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance_______ where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the _______ were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate(犹豫) for long,_______ her father only smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was_______ to please him.

When she got home, with her small but well-chosen present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already________ table. Her mother was in great excitement. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was very ______ . She could not say a single word.

1.A. stocking B. card C. tree D. gift

2.A. tired B. mad C. satisfied D. familiar

3.A. unhappy B. careful C. exciting D. boring

4.A. walked B. stepped C. landed D. stood

5.A. turned B. rolled C. covered D. knocked

6.A. watch B. find C. grasp D. sell

7.A. real B. cheap C. poor D. exact

8.A. order B. ask C. force D. advise

9.A. experience B. experiment C. knowledge D. education

10.A. stopped B. left C. started D. remained

11.A. models B. colours C. shapes D. materials

12.A. because B. since C. although D. unless

13.A. luckily B. impossibly C. possibly D. certainly

14.A. on B. by C. beside D. at

15.A. glad B. happy C. surprised D. excited

Two years ago, my family moved to a new city and I had to study in a new school. As I had few friends there, I felt lonely. Then I met Tony. The first time I saw him, he was standing in the center of a group of students, telling jokes. The children around laughed from time to time. Tony knew about my problem. He asked me to play basketball with his friends and helped me with my studies. We soon became good friends.

About a year ago, however, Toney’s father was killed in an accident. As a result, his family had to move to a small house, Tony changed into a different person. He became silent and he even lost his interest in studies. Several times, I invited him to go out and play basketball with me, but he refused. I wanted to help him, but didn’t know what to do.

Then something strange happened in my class, two classmates lost the money in their schoolbags.

Last Friday, just before the P.E. lesson, I went back to the classroom to get my running shoes I would use. The door was half open, I went in. To my astonishment, I saw Tony was searching one of my classmates’ schoolbags. I was shocked…

1.What kind of boy was Tony at the beginning of the story?

A. He was a clever boy B. He was a poor boy

C. He was a popular boy D. He was a shy boy

2.Why did the writer become friends with Tony?

A. Because Tony helped him do his homework. B. Because Tony was kind to him

C. Because Tony liked playing basketball D. Because Tony told jokes

3.What caused the change of Tony ?

A. His father’s accident B. His strange character

C. The move his family D. The lose of his interest in playing with his friends

4.How did writer feel when he saw Tony’s change?

A. He felt angry B. He felt surprise C. He felt unhappy D. He felt worried

5.Why was Tony searching one of my classmates’ schoolbags? Because he wanted to ________.

A. look for some food B. put the things in order

C. help clean the schoolbag D. find money and take it away.

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