To be honest, I enjoy music a lot and Tejano mu?sic is my favorite. Tejano music was born in Texas.

16______ it has influences from Mexico and some other Latin American countries,the main influence is from America.

17______ most music around the world,Tejano mu?sic mixes many different styles. It combines(结合) folk,country,rock and a bit of the blues.

I 18 ______to listen to Tejano music because it makes me feel good. I enjoy dancing to it,too. It's so easy that there is no 19______ for my friends who want to join me. Some of my classmates also like Tejano music. It is 20______ with young people.

I also love other 21 ______of music. I listen to rock when I'm happy. My favorite rock band is Creed be?cause they sing a lot about their lives and express 22 ______they feel in their songs. They sing about their past experiences, their feelings and the way they want their lives to 23 ______. I also like heavy metal music. Metallica is my favorite heavy metal band. I 24 ______listen to their music when I am upset. It tells me that,whatever difficulties I meet in life,I must try hard to get the things I want and I should never 25______ .

Music influences us all in different ways. What type of music do you like?
(   ) 16. A. When    B. After C. Because    D. Although

(   ) 17. A. As    B. Like C. With    D. Between

(   ) 18. A. prefer    B. refuse C. stop    D. suggest

(   ) 19. A. rule    B. cause C. problem    D. reason

(   ) 20. A. popular    B. lucky C. important    D. careful

(   ) 21. A. pieces    B. types C. lists    D. parts

(   ) 22. A. which    B. where C. why    D. how

(   ) 23. A. change    B. treat C. design    D. discover

(   ) 24. A. exactly    B. hardly C. usually    D. easily

(   ) 25. A. give up    B. stay up C. take up    D. make up

15. 我更喜欢能把歌词唱清晰的歌手。

I      singers      sing the words clearly.

14. 充分的运动会帮助你保持健康。

_______  ________  exercise will help you keep healthy.

13. 露西无法忍受太恐怖的电影。

Lucy can't stand the movies___________  ________ too scary.

12. 我们必须坚持原则。

We must       the principle.

11. 你不喜欢你的工作？既然那样，你为什么不辞职呢？

You don't like your job?___________  __________ _________why don't you leave?

(   ) 10. I really enjoy lying on the beach. It makes me       

A. relaxed    B. relaxing

C. boring    D. down

(   ) 9. I'm      shy. I'm afraid to speak in public.

A. a kind of    B. kind of

C. all kinds of    D. of kind

(   ) 8. ―Let's sing along      the music,OK?

— That's a good idea.
A. to    B. with

C. for    D. on

(   ) 7. I'm sleepy. I prefer       at home to going out for a walk.

     A. sleeping    B. to sleep

      C. slept    D. sleep