The young man was ________ of stealing money from the company in order to buy an iphone

A．charged          B．blamed           C．scolded           D．accused

Is it only when you fail _________ you will be aware of your mistakes?

A．that              B．and              C．or               D．unless

He didn't believe it was true until he _________ the job which he had dreamed of.

A．swept up          B．sped up           C．picked up         D．took up

Please don’t put so much _________ on our children. It is harmful to their health and future.

A．power            B．strength           C．pressure          D．attention

The teacher agreed to the suggestion that the students _________ two weeks to prepare for the exam without coming to school.

A．give              B．should give        C．be given          D．would be given

I finally get the job. Never in my life _________ so happy.

A．did I feel          B．I felt              C．I had felt          D．have I felt

As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine, we must send for an engineer to _________ the problem.

A．handle           B．raise             C．face              D．present

GMM’s friend: Just be careful. You may break the antique vase.

Guo Meimei:  _________? My boyfriend has nothing but money.

A．Why not          B．How come         C．So what           D．What for

The day finally came, when I had to leave the warm home where I’d grown up. I ran to the back yard, as tears came up from my heart. Suddenly I    36  a hand rest on my shoulder. I looked up to    37  my grandfather. “It isn’t    38  , is it, Billy?” he said softly.

He gently    39   my hand in his, and then we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard,    40   a huge red rose-bush sat alone.

“What do you see here, Billy?” he asked. I looked at the flowers, not knowing    41   to say, and then answered, “I see something soft and    42  , grandpa.”

He pulled me    43  . “It isn't just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. It’s that special place in your heart that makes them so.” “Billy, I    44   these roses when my first son was born. It was my    45   of saying ‘thank you’ to God. I    46   to watch him pick roses for his mother. Then, as a young man of only 20, a terrible war robbed him of his life.” Grandpa slowly stood up. “Never say good-bye, Billy. Never    47   to the sadness and the loneliness. Instead, I want you to remember the joy and the    48   when you first said hello to a friend.”

A year later, my grandpa became very    49  .Then all members of the family

were    50   back, and I returned to the old house. When it came to my    51  , I took his hand as    52   as he had once taken mine.

“Hello, grandpa,” I    53  .His eyes slowly opened and said, “Hello, my friend.” With a brief    54   he died. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had    55   about never saying good-bye — about refusing to give in to sadness.

1.                A．watched        B．fixed           C．felt  D．heard

2.                A．watch          B．interview       C．see D．discover

3.                A．easy           B．hard           C．difficult   D．comfortable

4.                A．took           B．made          C．led  D．carried

5.                A．when          B．where          C．which    D．while

6.                A．whether        B．how           C．who D．what

7.                A．beautiful        B．tasty           C．funny    D． red

8.                A．far            B．hard           C．close D．around

9.                A．planted         B．bought         C．treated   D．discovered

10.               A．approach       B．way           C．method   D．solution

11.               A．preferred       B．wanted         C．used  D．referred

12.               A．give up         B．give off         C．give away  D．give in

13.               A．happiness       B．word           C．sight  D．memory

14.               A．weak          B．ill             C．old   D．serious

15.               A．ordered        B．called          C．delivered  D．sent

16.               A．pleasure        B．duty           C．wish D．turn

17.               A．happily         B．sadly           C．gently D．carefully

18.               A．laughed        B．shouted        C．whispered D．added

19.               A．sign           B．sigh           C．wave D．smile

20.               A．thought        B．meant          C．worried   D．cared

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence (影响) on the world of music .

Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said,” Jazz and I grew up together.”

Armstrong showed a great talent (天赋) for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy’s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.

In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong began. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.

His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.” He was the father of the jazz style (风格) and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world.

1.Armstrong was called Pops because he _______________.

A．looked like a musician                    B．traveled to play modern music

C．showed an interest in music               D．was a musician of much influence

2.The third paragraph is developed ________________.

A．by time           B．by examples       C．by space          D．by comparison

3.Which statement about Armstrong is true?

A．His tale began in New Orleans.

B．His music was popular with his listeners.

C．He was born before jazz was invented.

D．He learned popular music at a boy’s home.

4.Which would be the best title for the text?

A．The Father of the Jazz Style                B．The Making of a Musician

C．The Spread of Popular Music               D．The Invention of the Jazz Music