Colin Boyle was born in 1973 near Dublin, Ireland. While he was ill in hospital at age 10, his uncle gave him an old violin. He loved it right away. After he left the hospital, he practiced at his school every day after class.

One day in 1987, John Leaf, the manager (经纪人) of several successful musicians, came to Colin’s school. He was having a meeting with the headmaster when he heard Colin practicing. After the meeting, he found Colin and invited him to appear in one of the concerts he was organizing that year. Colin, however, refused Leaf ‘s invitation because just then he was preparing for some important school exams. Years later, Colin made it to college to study engineering. At college he met Kim O’Malley, who was studying chemistry (化学). Kim was also good at music. Being students, they didn’t have much money and they usually worked in a restaurant on weekends.

One evening in April 1992, while Colin and Kim were at work, they heard that there would be no live (现场演出的) music in the restaurant that night because the singer could not come. Colin and Kim persuadedthe owner of the restaurant to let them play. Everyone was shocked to hear how good they were. After that, they worked hard together and improved greatly in music.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1.Colin got an old violin from _______.

A. his teacher B. his uncle C. an old friend D. a famous musician

2.What was Leaf doing when he heard Colin playing the violin?

A. Having a meeting.

B. Talking with a musician.

C. Waiting for Colin’s headmaster.

D. Walking around in Colin’s school.

3.Why did Colin refuse Leaf ‘s invitation?

A. Because he was not interested in concerts.

B. Because he was busy with his exams at that time.

C. Because he had to take care of his sick father at that time.

D. Because he was afraid that he couldn’t do well in the concert.

4.What does the underlined word “persuaded” in the last paragraph mean in Chinese?

A. 允诺 B. 挑战 C. 说服 D. 理解

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Colin studied chemistry in college.

B. Colin got seriously ill at the age of 8.

C. Colin and Kim once went to the same primary school.

D. Colin and Kim’s music surprised the people in the restaurant.

Ashley Smith is a 26-year-old single mother with a daughter. She was moving into her house in Atlanta, Georgia early on the morning of March 12, when a man _____ her to her door, and put a gun(枪) to her side. “I started walking to my door, and I felt really, really _______ ,”she said in a TV interview last week. The man was Brian Nichols, 33 years old. He _______at an Atlanta courthouse on March 11.The police were __________him. Nichols tied Smith up with tape, but set her free after she begged him not to take her ______ again and again. “I told him ______ he hurt me, my little girl wouldn’t have a mummy,” she said with tears. “I just talked to him and tried to ______ believe me,” Smith said. She asked Nichols ________ he chose her. “He said he thought I was an angel ______ from God, and God asked him to do so.” Smith even ______ for the man before he allowed her to leave. Nichols was _____ when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched TV, seeing ________ looking for him. “I cannot _______that’s me on the TV!” Nichols told the woman. Then, Nichols asked Smith what she thought he ________ do. She said, “I think you should turn yourself in. If you don’t, lots more people are going to get _______.” Finally, he let her go. Then she called the police.

1.A. took B. followed C. found D. noticed

2.A. sad B. angry C. frightened D. amazed

3.A. slept B. lost a car C. caught a thief D. killed three people

4.A. waiting for B. thinking of C. looking at D. searching for

5.A. money B. life C. daughter D. clothes

6.A. if B. unless C. that D. when

7.A. make him B. help him C. ask him to D. tell him to

8.A. how B. why C. when D. where

9.A. sent B. taken C. given D. come

10.A. cooked dinner B. made tea C. made cakes D. cooked breakfast

11.A. surprised B. excited C. afraid D. unhappy

12.A. his family B. his friends C. the pllice D. the little girl

13.A. understand B. believe C. say D. expect

14.A. might B. could C. should D. was able to

15.A. tired B. hurt C. caught D. worried

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