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Since the invention of Guitar Hero and similar computer games, it is no longer necessary to imagine what it would be like to play along with the Beatles—you can come together with them in the virtual world.

Bill Wyman, former bass player(贝斯手) in the Rolling Stones, has pointed out that music video games discourage kids from learning to play real instruments. My own opinion suggest quite opposite.

Last year, I bought Guitar Hero Ⅲ for our 14-year-old son, Jack. Jack quickly mastered the process and entered an intense period of playing the game.

A few months later, while I was away on tour, a couple of his friends came around with a real electric guitar. Playing Guitar Hero had taught them how to play along the track. Now they wanted to see if they could apply that to the real thing. Jack’s friends taught him how to play along to his favorite songs using just his index finger (食指)on the bass string. He got it right away.

Guitar Hero had helped him over the first difficulty for guitar players—how to strum(拨弄) the strings with one hand while making chord(和弦) shapes with the other. He never plays Guitar Hero now, preferring to rock out in the garage with his mates.

Despite my attempts at getting him to learn an instrument, it was Guitar Hero that taught him the basics of playing and built up his confidence to the extent that he was able to make a recognizable sound the first time he played it.

So let’s not complain about a game that encourages kids to become music fans and, in our son’s case, gives them the basic skills needed to learn how to play guitar.

1.What’s Bill Wyman’s attitude towards music video games?

A. CuriousB. Approving.C. Negative.D. Unconcerned.

2.Which statement is TRUE about Jack’s first playing with a real electric guitar?

A. He did it successfully.

B. He taught his friends how to play.

C. He didn’t know how to play along to a song.

D. He didn’t know how to strum the instruments.

3.What can we infer from Jack’s case?

A. Parents should encourage their kids.

B. Computer games are harmful to kids.

C. Kids should learn an instrument.

D. Guitar Hero is a useful game.

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A. A new computer game

B. The story of a guitarist

C. In defense of Guitar Hero

D. The best way to play guitar

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Time is very important in our lives. It ________ our moments. However, time never had any ________ in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more ________.

It's round in the center with two silver bands that go around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This ________ tells me the importance of time in my life.

I received this ________ on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to ________ up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. ________, I was late because I was ________ out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I ________ my uncle, but I was too ________ for him. He had ________ the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.

I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm on the same day and looking at my angry father’s face I felt ________ of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my father and uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him where he ________ me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Essa, did you have ________ with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, Father, and I’m sorry about not meeting my uncle Ali.” He said, “What you ________ was not very nice and you should be sorry for your ________.” I was guilty and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again, I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a ________ for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my life.

I learned a very important ________ from my father: to ________ time and never be late to get someone. This watch is ________ to me, not because of its price, but because of what I learned from it.

1.A. organizesB. appreciatesC. ordersD. explains

2.A. importanceB. similarityC. necessityD. interest

3.A. confidentB. independentC. efficientD. responsible

4.A. objectB. belongingC. matterD. stranger

5.A. cardB. letterC. giftD. thing

6.A. callB. pickC. putD. bring

7.A. OtherwiseB. FortunatelyC. HoweverD. Hopefully

8.A. goingB. hangingC. standingD. leaving

9.A. forgotB. rememberedC. sawD. visited

10.A. anxiousB. nervousC. earlyD. late

11.A. reachedB. recognizedC. leftD. found

12.A. ashamedB. frightenedC. disappointedD. shy

13.A. droppedB. leftC. handedD. bought

14.A. pleasureB. funC. appointmentD. quarrels

15.A. saidB. forgotC. thoughtD. did

16.A. ideasB. wordsC. actionsD. promises

17.A. wonderB. hopeC. requirementD. reminder

18.A. lessonB. classC. lectureD. course

19.A. wasteB. respectC. neglectD. enjoy

20.A. usefulB. necessaryC. differentD. significant

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Dropping into hopelessness completely, Jack wandered on the streets, knowing he came to the end of life. In his mid-fifties, Jack had never been ________, experienced the joy of having children or spent holidays with his family. On this miserable(悲惨的)rainy night, he felt as if there was ________ in the entire world who cared whether he lived or died.

Meanwhile, I was sitting in my room watching the rain ________ my window. When I heard the doorbell ring, I ________ from my chair and raced out. But my mother was already at the door. Opening it, she found herself face-to-face with a very dirty-looking man with tears streaming down his face. My mother, overcome by ________, invited the man inside, and he sat with my parents in our living room.

________, I walked secretly downstairs so that I could get a better look. I couldn't understand what they were saying, but the sight of the man, ________ his head in his hands and crying, made my chest ache. I raced back upstairs to my room and ________ my hand into my money jar. Pulling out my only half-dollar coin, I ran back downstairs.

When I reached the door of the living room, I walked right in. The three ________ looked at me in ________ as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it. Then I gave him a ________, turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back upstairs. I felt excited but happy.

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Jack's life changed that night. When he left our house, he was ________ to live instead of die. Although we never saw Jack again, we received letters from him ________, letting us know that he was doing fine.

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1.A. employedB. understoodC. managedD. married

2.A. anybodyB. somebodyC. nobodyD. everybody

3.A. approachB. beatC. breakD. cover

4.A. jumpedB. ranC. lookedD. settled

5.A. fearB. anxietyC. guiltyD. pity

6.A. CuriousB. AnnoyedC. ExcitedD. Worried

7.A. shakingB. noddingC. holdingD. resting

8.A. adjustedB. reachedC. presentedD. pushed

9.A. strangersB. neighborsC. visitorsD. adults

10.A. angerB. delightC. funD. surprise

11.A. hugB. smileC. kissD. handshake

12.A. raisedB. bowedC. ignoredD. turned

13.A. calmlyB. tightlyC. impatientlyD. privately

14.A. anxiousB. lonelyC. stressedD. bored

15.A. makesB. figuresC. caresD. deserves

16.A. flexibleB. likelyC. disappointedD. ready

17.A. occasionallyB. at once

C. hardlyD. never

18.A. hidB. informedC. assistedD. saw

19.A. asB. beforeC. untilD. unless

20.A. weakB. ashamedC. helplessD. regretful

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