Do you know how to play a game called "Musical Chairs"? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.

Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.

The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction of course, they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.

The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out. Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out.

At last, there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.

1.If ten people are playing musical chairs, you must begin with _____.

A. nine chairs

B. ten chairs

C. one chair

2.Which of the following is not suitable for playing musical chairs? _____.

A. A piano

B. A radio

C. A telephone

3.The chairs should be put _____.

A. with the desks

B. before the winner

C. in a line

4.When the music starts, the players must _____.

A. run about the room

B. get down

C. walk around the chairs

5.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The game "Musical Chairs" is not difficult to learn.

B. The last one can sit on the last chair.

C. The winner can sit on the chair.

Dear Claire,

I’m writing to tell you my life after I became an eighth grade student. I have more homework than before. So my life is full every day. I go out for a walk with my parents every day after doing my homework. And I take piano lessons twice a week, play basketball three times a week. I hardly ever watch TV or play computer games because I am too busy. How about you? Are you the same as me?

Mark

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Dear Mark,

I’m happy to hear that you have such a full life. I have less homework, but I’m also very busy. I’m learning swing dance and I need to take lessons four times a week. And I also help my mother with housework every day. I run in the morning and dance in the evening. They keep my mind clear and my body healthy. That’s what I do in my free time.

Claire

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1.How is Mark’s life now?

A. Busy. B. Boring. C. Wonderful. D. Healthy.

2.What doesn’t Mark usually do in his daily (日常的) life?

A. Take piano lessons. B. Take a walk.

C. Do exercise. D. Watch TV.

3.What lessons does Claire take after school?

A. Piano lessons. B. Chess lessons. C. Dance lessons. D. English lessons.

4.What does Claire do to keep her mind clear and body healthy?

A. She helps her mother with housework. B. She does much homework.

C. She learns swing dance. D. She runs and dances.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. What Mark and Claire do in their daily life.

B. Why Mark and Claire are so busy every day.

C. Where Mark and Claire go after school.

D. How often Mark and Claire exercise.

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