-Have you read the book Harry Potter?

-Sure. Eric is also _______ it and we become friends because of that.

A. proud of B. afraid of

C. serious about D. interested in

You’d better _______ here _______ the heavy rain.

A. not to leave; because B. not leave ; because

C. not leave ; because of D. not to leave; because of

A few years ago, I went to a lady's drugstore to ______ some vitamins. Upon entering the store, I noticed that there was an electronic keyboard against the wall. Being a ______ music lover and player, I asked if the woman played. She said “Yes” and added that she had been taking ______—at age 54! I told her that was very impressive for ______ to pursue her passion to play the piano.

“I have been playing for 8 years now，” I said. “Could you play a song for me ______ you leave？” she asked.

I thought she was joking and I only smiled. By the end of buying, she ______ me of our musical “deal”. She then ______ me an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought for a ______ and decided to play David Lanz's Return to the Heart.

I tried my best to play the song, with much emotions pouring into it as I ______. She loved it. As I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak ______ calling out “Young man！”

I ______. And there was an old lady taking one little step at a time ______ the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to thank you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very ______， and it's very hard for me to get off my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me ______ good…” she said.

I was deeply touched and felt a deeper understanding ______ the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's heart for peace and joy.

1.A. send B. sell C. buy D. take

2.A. piano B. violin C. guitar D. flute

3.A. vitamins B. lessons C. grades D. subjects

4.A. me B. us C. it D. her

5.A. after B. before C. since D. until

6.A. made B. gave C. reminded D. encouraged

7.A. taught B. followed C. allowed D. showed

8.A. rest B. break C. moment D. walk

9.A. did B. thought C. might D. could

10.A. voice B. sound C. noise D. word

11.A. turned off B. turned around C. looked up D. looked around

12.A. from B. with C. without D. to

13.A. nice B. good C. sick D. sad

14.A. sound B. smell C. hear D. feel

15.A. for B. to C. in D. from

How important is music? When they are asked this question, students and parents usually answer that music is nice, but not very important. It is often considered only as entertainment, but not the first choice for education. This opinion is short?sighted (目光短浅的). In fact, music education is necessary and important to all students.

Music tells us who we are. Music reflects(反映) the creators' thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. For example, just as Mozart music represents a lifestyle, rock music represents a lifestyle, too. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions.

Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way. Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores the emotive(情感的) meanings. We need every possible way to discover and respond (回应) to our world because no one way can get it all.

Music is a form of thought, as powerful as science. It is a way we human beings “talk” to each other. Through the language we express our feelings, our discoveries, our ideas, our imagination and our hopes so that they can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive good music education, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses. Science does not tell us what it means to be human. Music does.

So music education is much more necessary than people generally realize.

根据短文内容，完成下列表格。

Title: Music education is of great1.

根据汉语意思完成句子

1.作为学生，你应该远离网吧而不是在里面熬夜打游戏。

____________________， you should stay away from the Internet bar ____________________________________ to play computer games in it.

2.这个男孩很有音乐天赋，吉他弹得非常好。

The boy ________________________ music. He ________________________ very well.

3.爵士乐由美国黑人首创。音乐家在演奏时谱曲。

Jazz ______________ by African Americans. Musicians __________________ while playing.

4.人们高度评价谭(盾)的音乐，因为他创造了一种新型的音乐——音乐无边。

People ________________________ Tan's music because he creates ________________________ music—music without boundaries.

5.从那时起，戴维一直痴迷于玩电脑游戏。

________________， David ________________________________ playing computer games.

书面表达

以“My Favourite Art Form”为题写一篇80词左右的短文，谈谈你最喜爱的艺术形式，要求包括以下要点：

1．你最喜爱的艺术形式是什么？

2．你为什么喜欢它？举例加以说明。

3．它使你的生活发生了怎样的变化？

I'm afraid it ______ rain today.

A. need B. might C. can D. shall

I like the hat. You look really cool in it.

A. not very cold B. not warm C. wonderful D. not bad

Jim comes to visit us from_time_to_time. That's always the happiest time for the family.

A. on time B. sometime C. at times D. some times

Which picture means “snowy” ?

A. B. C. D.