通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

　 When someone says, “Well, I guess I will have to face the music,” it does not mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far 　33 　like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this or did that，and why you didn’t do this or that. Sour music indeed, but it has to be 　34 . At sometime or another, every one of us has had to face the music, especially as 　35 . We can remember father’s angry voice, “I want to 　36 　you,” and only because we did not obey(服从) him. “What an unpleasant business it was!”

　 The phrases “ 37 ” is familiar to every American ,young or old. It is at least 100 years old. And where did this expression come from? The first explanation came from the 　38 　novelist, James Fennimore Cooper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was 　39 used by actors while waiting in the wings(厢房) to go on the stage. When they got their cue(暗示) to go on, they often said, “Well , it’s time to go to face the music.” And that’s exactly 40 they did---face the orchestra(乐队) which was just below them. An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be 　41 or perhaps hostile(敌对的), especially if he forgot his words. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. 　42 the expression “to face the music” came to mean having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the 　43 might be, because you knew you had no 　44 .

33. A. more interesting　　　　　 B. less pleasant　　　 C. more necessary 　　　　　　　 D. less important

34. A. listened to　 　　　　　　 B. played　　　 　　 C. faced　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. sung

35. A. children　　 　　　　　　 B. women　　 　　 C. men　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. teachers

36. A. look after　 　　　　　　　 B. learn from　 　　 C. pay for　　 　　　　　　　 D. talk to

37. A. to listen to music　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to face the audience

　 C. to face the music　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to go on the stage

38. A. American　　 　　　　　　 B. Chinese　 　　　　 C. Canadian　　　　　　　　　 D. Australian

39. A. once　　　　 　　　　　　 B. certainly　　 　 C. still　　　 　　　　　　　 D. first

40. A. how　　　　 　　　　　 B. what　　　　 　 C. when　　　 　　　　　　 D. why

41. A. friendly　　　 　　　　　 B. brave　　　 　　　 C. careful　　　 　　　　　 D. honest

42. A. However　　　 　　　　 B. Instead　　 　　　 C. So　 　　　　　　　　　 D. But

43. A. activity　　　 　　　　　 B. experience 　　　　　　　 C. story　　　 　　　　　　 D. music

44. A. choice　　　　 　　　　 B. chance　 　　　　 C. time　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. money

32. --Happy birthday, Tom!

　 --_________.

　　A. With pleasure　 　 B. Thanks a lot　　　 C. All right　　　　　　 D. The same to you

31. When he ________ the bus, he found no empty seat already.

　 　A. got off　　 　　　　 B. got on　　 　　　 C. got to 　　　　　　　　　　 D. got back

30. --How much did you ________for the books?

　 --About 280 yuan.

　 A. cost　　　　　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　　　　 C. pay　　　　　　　　　 D. spend

29. It’s too _________ here, people have to wear warm clothes.

　 　A. hot 　　　　　　　　　 B. sunny　　　　　　　　 C. cloudy　　　　　　　　　　 D. cold

28. I began to do my homework _______ I got home yesterday afternoon.

　 A. because 　　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　　　 C. since 　　　　　　　 D. as

27. All of my friends enjoy________________ mountains.

　 A. climbing　 　　　　　 B. to climb 　　　　　 C. climb　　 　　　　 D. climbs

26. --_________ you play golf?　

　 --No, but I can play tennis.

　 A. Need　 　　　　 　　　 B. Must　 　　　　　　 C. Can　　 　　　　　 D. Should　

25. --Could you tell me ___________ tomorrow morning?

　 　--Well, it will start at 9 o’clock.

　 A. when the film will start 　　　　　　　　　 B. when will the film start

　 C. when the film started　　　　　 　　　 D. when did the film start