“There is a nice, pretty girl, in a far away land.” Do you know this Chinese __________ song by Luo Bin Wang? It is about a young man _______ to be with a beautiful girl in a far-away land. In listening to it, I had a great _____ to escape from this so-called western civilization and __________ to that charming far-away land.
It is said that Luo Bin Wang, __________ the capital, Beijing, spent over the last 40 years of his life ____________ the songs and lifestyles of the peoples in the Qing Hai area of China, an area _________people live a nomadic (游牧的) life,___________ goats and sheep. As a young man, he __________all over north west China and became ________with the local folk songs. His understanding of music ___________ him to such a conclusion that Chinese folk songs were among the ____________ in the world. He undertook to collect and __________ hundreds of these traditional songs. Many of his more than seven hundred folk songs have become the favorites of his nation.
Luo Bin Wang is ________ considered the King of Chinese Folk songs. His work helped to preserve and to promote a very special part of China’s social _______________, and he has been thought _______ of in China. He devoted himself to uncovering and presenting the music of the people. Through his ______,many of the old songs have been preserved for future generations to ______ , not only to his native country but also to the whole world. Without his work, these songs might have been lost perhaps temporally again forever.
____________ in a way, Wang, together with his songs, _________ to China, and the world as well.
1.A. pop B. folk C. classic D. jazz
2.A. longing B. living C. refusing D. wanting
3.A. success B. plan C. intention D. desire
4.A. travel B. hike C. flee D. jog
5.A. working in B. caring for C. moving to D. born in
6.A. learning B. studying C. singing D. spreading
7.A. where B. whom C. which D. how
8.A. rising B. carrying C. raising D. importing
9.A. worked B. sang C. played D. toured
10.A. fascinated B. interested C. absorbed D. lost
11.A. taught B. led C. showed D. made
12.A. softest B. oldest C. best D. loudest
13.A. compose B. rewrite C. play D. perform
14.A. widely B. deeply C. seriously D. carefully
15.A. development B. safety C. culture D. economics
16.A. little B. top C. highly D. strictly
17.A. voice B. performance C. exercises D. efforts
18.A. remember B. enjoy C. study D. play
19.A. But B. For C. As D. So
20.A. belongs B.. flees C. wishes D. gets
---Henry,what do you think of the movie Mission: Impossible 4?
---_________.I wish to watch it again.
A.It couldn’t be worse.
B.It couldn’t be better.
C.I can’t agree more.
D.I think it a waste of time.
When_______ to read the text in class,Jefferson just kept ________.
A.asked,silent B.asking,still
C.being asked,quiet D.asked,calm
---You’re quite free now,I think.
---__________,I have tons of things to do.
A.On the contrary B.In other words
C.As a result D.What’s more
As is known to us all,failure usually ______ laziness while diligence can________ success.
A.results from,lie in
B.results in,result from
C.leads,lie in
D.results from,result in
---Have you seen the film Where are we going,Dad?
---Yes,I have.I heard that it was in five days ______ it was made.
A.that B.when C.which D.where
