The number of the people invited to the meeting ____ about 100, but a number of them ____ late because of the heavy snow.
A．were; was B．were; were C．was; were D．was; was
The students asked ____.
A．when is the sports meeting going to be held
B．when the sports meeting is going to be held
C．if was the sports meeting going to be held
D．if the sports meeting was going to be held
You should thank Peter. It was he who finally ____ your son to stop smoking and playing computer games.
A．persuaded B．promised C．advised D．suggested
— Tom, Miss Lee asked you to go to her office as soon as you arrived.
— ____ What did she say?
A．I’ve got it. B．I beg your pardon?
C．Excuse me. D．Thank you.
Popular music in America is what every student likes.Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch.Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult drivers listen to the car radio as they drive to work.They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people.Most of the radio programmes are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money.They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places.Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes.Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer.Wherever the singer goes , all the young people want to meet him or her.Now the singer has became a national star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans.One is called folk music.It tells stories about the common life of Americans.Another is called western or country music.This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows when they were watching.Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
1.________ kinds of music are mentioned in the passage?
A．Two B．Four C．Three D．Five
2.When pop singers _________, they will become national stars.
A．make much money B．make a CD or tape
C．are loved by all the young people D．are wanted to sing on the radio
3.From the passage we know that country music is about ________
A．common life about Americans B．country life and love story
C．life of cowboys D．school life in America
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Most students in America like popular music
B．Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving
C．Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving.
D．Everyone in America wants to meet pop sing
With long brown hair, deep blue eyes, a tall and thin figure(身躯) Brad Pitt seems to be a born actor.He made his first appearance in a film in 1990.Though he was in the film for only 14 minutes, people flooded the cinema to see him.In his next film Pitt played the role of a fisherman.To make the film better, he learned the skill of fishing from a fisherman.
Pitt, caring more about roles than money, has a special favor for the “hard” roles.After reading the screenplay(剧本) of “Legends of the Fall”, he was attracted by the leading character.He asked for a lower pay from the shooting team and was willing to work in hard conditions in the Rocky Mountains for six months.“The film gives the chance to know life.I shall always remember the time when we were making the film,” Pitt said after completing it fully.
Pitt started his dream of art when he was in university.Though born in a common family in 1964, he showed his interest in film at an early age.After leaving high school, he went to university to study law.Because he loved film more than law, shortly before he could graduate, he dropped out for a life of his own, with only 325 dollars in hand, sometimes as a porter or a waiter.Thanks to his hard work, he finally opened up a new field of his own.
1.Pitt acted his first film at the age of .
A．6 B．14 C．26 D．36
2.The underlined expression “a born actor” means .
A．he was born in an actor family
B．he became an actor soon after he was born
C．he was an actor when he was born
D．he has a strong natural ability to be an actor
3.From the passage we know .
A．Pitt became known as an actor at an early age.
B．To achieve his goal, Pitt suffered a lot before success
C．it was wrong of Pitt not to finish his university education
D．In order to develop his interest, Pitt failed to enter university
4.Which of the following words can best describe the character of Pitt?
A．Devoted. B．Generous. C．Selfish. D．Mean.
