If someone asks me, “Do you like music? ” I am sure I will answer him or her. “Of course, I do.” Because I think music is an important part of our lives.

Different people have different ideas about music. For me, I like rock music because it’s so exciting. And my favourite rock band(摇滚乐队), the “Foxy Ladies” is one of the most famous rock bands in the world. I also like pop music. My classmate Li Lan loves dance music, because she enjoys dancing. My best friend, Jane, likes jazz music(爵士乐). She thinks jazz is really cool. “I like dance music and rock very much,” says my brother, “because they are amazing.” But my mother thinks rock is boring. “I like some relaxing(轻松的)music.” she says, that is why she likes country music(乡村音乐), I think.

(    )6. The writer likes music because he thinks ________.

A. it’s an exciting part of our lives      B. it’s an amazing part of our lives

C. it’s an important part of our lives     D. it’s an interesting part of our lives

(    )7. What kind of music does the writer like?

A. Jazz and country music.            B. Rock and dance music.

C. Rock and pop music.              D. Rock and country music.

(    )8. Who likes dancing?

A. The writer.      B. Li Lan.       C. Jane.        D. The writer’s mother.

(    )9. The writer’s mother thinks that country music is ________.

A. amazing        B. boring        C. relaxing      D. cool

(    )10. How many people’s ideas about music are talked about in this passage?

A. 4.             B. 5.           C. 6.           D. 7.

Last month the manager of a jewelry shop (珠宝店) received a letter. As he was very busy then, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. He opened it and a 10-pound note(票) fell out onto the desk. Within the note was a letter which said:
Dear sir:
In 1935 I got engaged(订婚). But unfortunately I lost my job. At the time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring(婚戒). The assistant took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I didn’t know the size of my girl’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring. My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for the ring has been heavy in my heart all these years. At that time, the ring cost 2 pounds so I think it is 10 pounds at today’s price and I’m sending 10 pounds.
Yours truly,
A customer (顾客)
【小题1】When did the manager open the letter?

1阅读短文，判断正误。

I started this QQ group named CZ (Chenzhou) English club two months ago. It has twenty-eight members now. It is an English chatting place. Now we need some more friends who are interested in chatting in English.

Please remember the rules for our group members.

★ Everyone in our group must speak in English with each other. Don't keep silent for ten days.

★ The main aim of this group is to improve our English.

★ Chatting in English doesn't mean we pay more attention to English. I think Chinese is my first language and it's the most important.

短文填空。(每空 2分，共 20分)

根据短文内容，在短文后的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

Someone says, "Time is money." But I think time is  1.  important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. floweret, when time is  2. it'll never 3.  . That's  4.  we mustn't waste time.

It goes without saying that the  5.  is usually limited (有限的). Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do  6.  useful.

But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the  7.  of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and  8.  . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own  9. . In a word, we should save time. We shouldn't   10.  today's work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to waste.