Once upon a time two friends lived in a palace . They both worked for the King . One of them liked a girl and wanted to give her a present .
One day , he was walking with his friend in the main palace hall , and he saw a big vase（花瓶）filled with the loveliest flowers he could imagine . He decided to take one to the girl , thinking that no one would see him to so . He did the same thing the next day , and the next .… until one day , the King noticed how few flowers were left in the vase . He was so angry that he called everyone in the palace to assemble（集合）.
When they were all before the King , the boy wanted to tell the truth . However , his friend told him to be quiet . But when the King came near , he decided to confess .
As soon as the boy said that he had done it , the King was angry . But on hearing what the boy has done with the flowers , the King said , “ I couldn’t have thought of a better use for my flowers . ”
From that day , the boy and the King became great friends . They went to take two of those wonderful flowers , one for the girl and the other for the Queen .
Overcoming（克服）fear to tell the truth is difficult , but in the end it isn’t so bad .
1. The boy took the flower for __________ .
A. his mother B. the king C. a girl D. his friend
2.What did the boy’s friend want him to do ?
A. To tell the truth B. To be the friend of the King
C. To keep silent D. To look for the girl
3.What does the underlined word “ confess ” mean in Chinese ?
A. 拒绝 B. 承认 C. 狡辩 D. 否认
4. Paragraph 4 tells us that __________ .
A. the King agreed that the boy sent flowers to the girl
B. the King thought the boy was foolish
C. the King felt happy to know the use of the flowers
D. the King had sent the flowers to his wife before
There are many different kinds of music in the world . Let’s read some kinds of them .
Classical Music
Classical music is a form（形式）of music needing high musical skills . If you wish to learn this kind of music , you have to go through proper training .
Metal Music
Metal music came out after the Second World War . The melody（旋律）of the song is heavily influenced（影响）by the structure（结构）for it . It is also know as “ information music ”. While in metal music , songwriting is based on（以……为基础）a form .
Hip-hop Music
This music always includes the use of instruments such as the guitar , violin , piano , bass , drums and so on . In this type of music , the bass is the main instrument . It was first played by a group of travelling singers and poets（诗人）of West Africa .
Opera Music
It first appeared in Italy in the 1600s . It has a great mixture（混合物）of theatrical art and musical invention and is used to playing in the theaters .
Jazz Music
This type of music has strong and complex（复杂的）melodies . The main musical instruments are comet , trumpet or violin , that help carry the melody .
Besides these , there are many others such as the blues , new age music , Celtic music , religious music and chamber music .
1. __________ Music needs high musical skills .
A. Classical B. Metal C. Hip-hop D. Opera
2. __________ is used in both the Hip-hop Music and Jazz Music .
A. Piano B. Trumpet C. Violin D. Cornet
3. Which of the following RIGHT according to the passage ?
A. Metal Music appeared after the First World War .
B. Only after proper training , you can learn the blues .
C. People call Jazz Music information music .
D. In the world there are many kinds of music .
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根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
This years , computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns . A lot of small shops along busy have changed into game houses in order to get more money . These places are always crowded with especially young boys .
In the computer game houses , people a lot of money competing with the machines . It is for one to win against a computer , but one can make progress after again and again . People have a kind of gambling psychology（赌博心理）when they play computer games . The more they , the more they want to win , and at last they even cannot live if they don’t play with it . For school boys , they have no for their lessons . When class is over , they run to the nearby computer game houses . Some of them can get enough money from their parents . But some of them are not enough to get the money . they begin to take away students’ money and become thieves .
1.A. river B. cities C. villages D. streets
2.A. small B. big C. computer D. sports
3.A. people B. person C. women D. girls
4.A. take B. win C. use D. spend
5.A. easy B. hard C. important D. beautiful
6.A. drivin B. making C. trying D. running
7.A. hop B. lose C. do D. make
8.A. different B. secret C. mind D. duty
9.A. bad B. angry C. difficult D. lucky
10.A. other B. others C. another D. the others
– Excuse me , can you tell me __________ ?
-- Sorry , I don’t know . You can go to the information desk .
A. that there is a train
B. when the train leaves
C. which train can I take
D. where does the train go
– Can she swim or skate ?
-- __________ . But she can do sky diving .
A. All B. Both C. Either D. Neither
I left my old job because my new company __________ me a very good job .
A. served B. introduced C. offered D. interviewed
