【题目】◆The Big Cake Show comes to the WestPoint Arena in Exeter, England, March 21-22. Hopefully, cakes of all sizes will be on sale and on show. An impressive list of famous cook sharing their great knowledge and skill includes Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood and Gregg Wallace. Tickets, from 12, can be bought online (bigcakeshow.com).

◆From January 27 to March 8, RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey, England has some special guests to brighten the winter: beautiful butterflies. Butterflies in the Glasshouse introduces a group of butterflies from other countries feeding on fruit and the juice-rich plants of the Exotic Zone, Tickets for adults are 13.20, for children are 6.60. For a family with 2 adults and 2 children, they should pay 32.75 in total. For groups of more than 10 adults, each should pay 10.80 (rhs.org.uk/wisley).

◆The week-long London Wine Week starts from May 18. Buy a 5 wristband (手带) to get a pocket-sized guidebook and discounted(折扣)wine at a around the capital. Partnering with London’s best bars and restaurants, we will be organizing events such as master classes and meet-the-maker time, and there will be a special offer to wristband wearers ( londonwineweek.com ).

◆The World Shakespeare Festival begins in April, with everything from foreign productions of Shakespearean plays at Shakespeare's Globe to Shakespearean plays at the Royal Opera House. Plays will run until the end of the year in London, Birmingham, Newcastle and Gateshead. And there’s a programme of events such as director talks and family workshops. Prices start from 60 (worldshakespearefestival.org. uk).

1Perhaps Paul Hollywood is ___________.

A. the event organizer

B. a beautiful butterfly

C. a famous cook

D. the cake show host

2If you want to buy wine at lower prices, you should _____________.

A. pay 5 for a card

B. buy a wristband first

C. get a guidebook

D. eat in London’s restaurants

3Which of the following activities lasts for the longest time?

A. The Big Cake Show.

B. The London Wine Week.

C. Butterflies in the Glasshouse.

D. The World Shakespeare Festival.

【题目】完形填空

阅读下列短文,从文后各题所给四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Lang Lang went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need fortune(运气) ,” said his father. “But if you don’t work hard, no ________ will come.”

What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist. ________ a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly hurt. He decided that he didn’t want to be a ________ any more. Then, he didn’t touch the piano. ________ , his father didn’t push, but waited.

Luckily, the next day, his teacher asked him to ________ some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he ________ that he could show others that he had talent. That day he told his father ________ he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher. From that point on, everything changed!

He started ________ competitions. In the 1994 International Competition for Young Pianists, when it was ________ that Lang Lang had won, he was too ________ to hold back his tears. Soon ________ was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang ________ again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his ________ performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出)started ________ . Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现)him, and lets him ________ .

【1】A. exercise B. fortune C. knowledge D. wealth

【2】A. Like B. With C. To D. As

【3】A. singer B. pianist C. composer D. player

【4】A. Hopefully B. Sadly C. Wisely D. Painfully

【5】A. play B. sing C. write D. study

【6】A. seemed B. attended C. noticed D. realized

【7】A. that B. what C. how D. when

【8】A. receiving B. accepting C. winning D. beating

【9】A. told B. mentioned C. announced D. shouted

【10】A. excited B. encouraged C. scared D. worried

【11】A. this B. it C. that D. what

【12】A. started B. left C. moved D. supposed

【13】A. successful B. cheerful C. careful D. meaningful

【14】A. pulling B. breaking C. falling D. pouring

【15】A. know B. shine C. admire D. Develop

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