51．The advantages of being a professional musician include all the following EXCEPT ________.

    A．making a lot of money all the time               B．doing something you like

    C．meeting a lot of different people                  D．traveling to many different places

50．_____asked the traveler to give the money to the taxi driver.

A．The traveler's sister                       B．The traveler himself

C．The driver's sister                         D．The driver's friend

C

    There are many advantages of becoming a professional musician. The biggest advantage is being able to do something you love．You will have the chance to travel to many different places and meet a lot of different people. That will open up your eyes.

    However，there are also disadvantages of being a professional musician. One of the biggest disadvantages for most musicians is that they don't always have enough money. Most of the time，you will be looking for jobs．Sometimes you won't be able to find a good job．Another disadvantage is the place you live in．If you want to be a musician，you usually have to move to an area that has a lot of jobs，such as New York City. The cost of living in these areas is usually very high．The third disadvantage is that you can't have a stable family life．Different jobs will take a musician to different places，so most musicians are  unable to have a regular family．

49．Why did the taxi driver feel sorry when he knew the traveler would go home on the third day？

    A．The taxi driver and the traveler became friends.

    B The taxi driver wanted to get more money from the traveler.

    C．The traveler was his sister’s good friend．

    D．The taxi driver and the traveler came from the same city.

48．What do you think of Li Hua？

    A．Quiet．           B．Outgoing.               C．Creative．              D．Active．

B

    A traveler came out of the airport．There were a lot of taxis. He asked every taxi driver’s name．Then he took the third one．It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel.

    “How much does it cost for the whole day？” the man asked.“l00 dollars，”said the taxi driver．This was very expensive，  but the man said it was OK.

    The taxi driver took the man everywhere．He showed him all the parks and  gift shops in the city．In the evening they went back to the hotel．The traveler gave the taxi driver 100 dollars and said，“What about tomorrow？”“It's another l00 dollars，”said the taxi driver. But the traveler said，“That's OK！ See you tomorrow.” The taxi driver was very pleased.

    The next day the taxi driver took the traveler everywhere again. They visited all the parks and gift shops again，and in the evening they went back to the hotel. The man gave the taxi driverl00 dollars again and said，“I'm going home tomorrow.” The taxi driver was sorry because he liked the traveler，  and above all， 100 dollars a day was a lot of money.“So you’re going home．Where do you come from？”he asked. “I come from New York ！”said the traveler.  I have a sister in New York．Her name is Susanna. Do you know her？”the taxi driver asked．“Of course I know her．She gave me 200 dollars for you！”．

47．Why did the teacher think she didn't treat Li Hua well？

    A．Because she was too busy to invite Li Hua.

    B．Because she was too tired and felt unhappy.

    C．Because Li Hua didn't have much food.

    D．Because Li Hua didn’t like to chat with her．

46．What’s wrong with Li Hua？

    A．He wants to chat with his teacher，but the teacher doesn’t like him.

    B．His teacher invited him to have a meal but he didn’t like to eat.

    C．He helped his teacher move home but the teacher didn’t pay him.

    D．He is so shy that he doesn’t know how to get on well with his teachers.

44．A．meal                   B．moment               C．minute          D．rest

43．A．have                   B．get                    C．forget           D．lose

42．A．worse                   B．easy                    C．better            D．wonderful