This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne. It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version(版本) by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared(出现) in a songbook three years later.
The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne, I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.
1.This passage is from .
A. a newspaper B. a magazine
C. a TV program D. a radio program
2. Who is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us?
A. Robert Bums. B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet.
C. Buddy Thomas. D. The passage doesn’t tell us.
3. The words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appeared .
A. in 1790 B. in 1793
C. in 1796 D. in 1799
Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then ? Here is an example.
There was a farmer who grew corn all his life. Each year he took his corn(玉米) to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the and won the first prize.
One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something surprising about how he grew it. The farmer his seed corn to his neighbors.
“How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?”the reporter asked. “You know they are taking part in the with you each year.”
“Why, sir,” said the farmer, “didn’t you know? The picks up pollen(花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow bad corn, cross-polination(异花传粉)will affect(影响) the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must my neighbors to grow good corn.”
The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve if his neighbor’s corn doesn’t improve.
As a great man says, “We make a living by what we ; we make a life by what we give.”We can’t live without food, clothes, and many other things. Howerer, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us from other animals. So those who choose to live well must help others to live well, and those who choose to be happy must help others to find in their life.
1.A. why B. how C. when D. where
2.A. cheapest B. prettiest C. best D. shortest
3.A. lent B. showed C. offered D. recommend
4.A. game B. fight C. activity D. competition
5.A. wind B. water C. farmer D. neighbor
6.A. teach B. warn C. help D. advise
7.A. do B. own C. get D. grow
8.A. and B. but C. or D. so
9.A. different B. free C. safe D. far
10.A. hope B. success C. friendship D. happiness
--It’s so hot here. Do you mind ____________ the window?
---____________. I will do it right now.
A. to close; Yes
B. to open; No
C. opening; Of course not
D. closing; You’d better not
My computer broke down, but I am not clear ___________________.
A. how to do with it B.what to do with it
C. how should I do it D. what should I do
--- What do you think of what I said?
--- Sorry. I _____ about something else.
A. am thinking B. was thinking
C. thought D. thinks
---Why not stop __________ a rest?
--- Oh, it’s so exciting that I can’t stop ____________ the model plane.
A. having; making B. to have; to make
C. having; to make D. to have; making
