Jay Chou is a popular singer around the world now. He looks very cool    46    his songs sound beautiful. He is     47     with teenagers.

Jay Chou was born     48     January the 18th, 1979 in Taiwan. As a little boy, he showed great interest in music. His mother asked a teacher     49     him to play    50     piano when he was 3 years old. He also learned to play other musical     51     like the guitar and cello (大提琴). When he was 13 years old, his parents got divorced (离婚). Jay felt sad. He often     52     his time listening to music. During this time, he wrote his first song.

Jay’s first job was a waiter in a restaurant. Then he began to write songs for  53      singers. Many of the songs became popular, but nobody knew Jay wrote     54     at that time. In 2000, Jay’s first album (唱片集) came out. To everyone’s surprise, it was a great     55    . With his second album, Jay was among one of the stars.

1.A. if             B. when             C. and              D. or

2.A. exciting           B. creative         C. interesting      D. popular

3.A. in             B. on               C. at               D. from

4.A. teach          B. taught           C. teaches          D. to teach

5.A. the                B. an               C. a                    D. /

6.A. programs       B. information      C. instruments      D. science

7.A. enjoyed        B. spent            C. took             D. found

8.A. other      B. the other        C. others           D. the others

9.A. it             B. them             C. him              D. us

10.A. success           B. problem      C. future           D. competition

根据短文意思，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。

Mahal ________ (be) born in Manila (马尼拉) in 1950 and at the age of two , his father, a musician (音乐家) , ________ (take) him to the United States by sea. He ________ (spend) his first ten years in the American southland where he ________ (go) to school . Between the ages of ten and eighteen , he ________ (travel) in the South and West places , ________ (live) in Florida (佛罗里达) and ________ (finish) his school in 1968. Early in life he ________ (have) great interest in musical instruments (乐器) and in 1965 , he ________ (learn) to play the piano ________ (钢琴) , quickly becoming good at it . Since 1973 , he has been a well-known pianist . He is not married (结婚) , saying that his music ________ (come) first .

Do you play a musical instrument? If so, you may be getting smarter. A recent study shows that taking music lessons can raise a person’s IQ.
Scientists studied 132 children in Canadian schools. At the beginning of the school year, these children took an IQ test. Then they were divided into four groups. One group took singing lessons. Another group took weekly piano lessons. The third group took classes in drams(戏剧). And the last group did no special activities at all.
At the end of the school year, the 132 children took an IQ test again. In all four groups, the average score went up. However, the piano players’IQs went up 7.0 points on average. The average increase for the other three groups was only 4.3 points.
The researchers say that the difference is small and it may not result in better grades for the piano players. However, they still consider the results important. Learning an instrument helps kids becomes better at concentrating and at memorizing things. Therefore, the researchers say, it may be good for brain development in young people.
If you have a chance to learn to play a musical instrument, never miss it. Remember it can make you smarter.
【小题1】 Which of the following is NOT true of the study?