1. The music _______ beautiful.

A．looks

B．feels

C．hears

D．sounds

2. —Jane, can you play _______ baseball?
—No, I can’t. But I can play _______ violin.

A．the; the

B．/; the

C．/; /

D．the; /

3. — How much is it _______ piano lessons?
— It’s ￥100.

A．of

B．in

C．to

D．for

4. Pop music is _______ music.

A．serious	B．exciting
C．hard	D．simple

5. Liu Dehua, Zhou Jielun and Lin Junjie are famous _______ their pop songs.

A．as

B．for

C．with

D．of

6. They _______ some books from the library last week.

A．lent	B．lends
C．borrowed	D．buy

7. There is going to _______ a football match the day after tomorrow

A．have

B．has

C．host

D．be

8. —Hi, Linda. _______ a hot day! Let’s go swimming, OK?
—That’s a good idea!

A．What

B．How

C．/

D．Which

9. Could you make her _______ her radio? It’s too noisy.

A．to turn up

B．to turn down

C．turn up

D．turn off

10. Class was over, but some students continued _______ in the classroom.

A．study

B．studied

C．studies

D．studying

完形填空
Mrs. Black was a famous musician a few years ago. She ____ music at a school and her students did well in their lessons. They liked her very much. Now the old woman stays at home with her husband. The old man looks after his wife well and she ____ worries about anything. And she is very ____
Just like some old people, Mrs. Black finds that her memory(记忆) is falling. Sometimes she________ what she did or will do. It often gets her in trouble. Her ____ noticed（注意到） it and asked her to see a famous doctor. He bought two tickets ____ London and told her he put _____ into her handbag while she was playing the piano. The next morning, they got to the
____ just on time to catch the plane. Mrs. Black said,“I wish we had the ____ with us.”
“Don’t be a fool, dear!”said Mr. Black,“We are not going to a concert, but to see a
____”
“I know，”she said，“but I left the tickets on it!”11.

A．loved

B．taught

C．enjoyed

D．studied

12.

A．always

B．often

C．never

D．sometimes

13.

A．sorry

B．worried

C．sad

D．happy

14.

A．forget

B．remember

C．forgets

D．remembers

15.

A．husband

B．daughter

C．son

D．student

16.

A．to

B．in

C．from

D．of

17.

A．it

B．them

C．this

D．that

18.

A．airport

B．bus stop

C．station

D．hospital

19.

A．money

B．music

C．tickets

D．piano

20.

A．doctor

B．film

C．play

D．house

Avril (艾薇儿) Lavigne is an excellent teenage (十几岁的)singer. She made a great success because of her musical talent (天才, 天赋).

She wrote her songs by herself, played the guitar and had a wide range of voice (音域) when she was only 17 years old. She began to sing her own rock-and-roll (摇滚乐) music. She is a talent in the musical world. People in many different countries like her songs very much.

Avril Lavigne isn’t a quiet girl. She is a true, wild, active and crazy girl. She started showing her voice and character at around age 2. “I’m just coming out and I’m going to be myself. I write what I feel. I never worry about what others think. ” Avril said.

Her music can reach girls’ and boys’ hearts and even some adults’, too. I can’t wait to be out there; I want to rock the world! I want people to know that music is real and honest (坦率的)     ——it comes from my heart. I am just being true to myself.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。
21. Avril became a singer when she was 27 years old.
22. She asked a famous writer to write songs for her.
23. Only Canadian people like her songs very much.
24. She wants to sing and rock all over the world.
25. Avril is a quiet and lovely girl.

Frederic Chopin was born in March 1810 near Warsaw in Poland(波兰). He was one of the greatest musicians in the world. In 1831, he went to Paris. No people but he could play the piano very well. At that time, people in Paris liked the Hungarian (匈牙利的) pianist（钢琴家）Franz Liszt.

One night, at a concert, Liszt went to the piano and people shouted. As all the lights in the concert were turned off, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good that the listeners were all greatly interested. They kept praising (不停地赞扬) the pianist and thought that Liszt had reached something new in playing the piano.

Suddenly, all the lights were turned on again as the music came to an end. And there stood a young man instead of the famous Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt.

Liszt planned all this. As the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. So with the help of Liszt and his own talent (天赋), Chopin soon became famous.

26. Chopin was _______.

A．the greatest musician in the world	B．a famous Polish pianist
C．a famous Paris pianist	D．one of the greatest musicians in Hungary

27. The wonderful piano concert started _______.

A．after all the lights were turned on	B．when Liszt sat down at the piano
C．after the lights were turned off	D．when Chopin went to the piano

28. When the music came to an end, _______.

A．Liszt stood at the piano	B．all the lights were turned off again
C．Chopin stood at the piano	D．people went out of the hall

29. Chopin became famous _______.

A．before he came to the concert	B．because he was a student of Liszt’s
C．because people in Paris liked him very much	D．since he played so well at the concert

30. From the story we know _______.

A．Chopin could be famous because of his own talent and the help from Liszt

B．Liszt planned to make Chopin famous

C．Liszt was Chopin’s teacher

D．one could be famous only with the help of a famous pianist

根据短文内容，完成下列句子。
John: I’m 15 years old and I love football. I also like reading, especially (尤其是) stories about people from other countries. I don’t enjoy singing or playing computers. I think that rock music is terrible.
Ann: Hi, I’m Ann. I’m 16 and I like dancing and computers. I also like rock music. I hate hiking and I’m not interested in classical music. I don’t enjoy reading too much.
Steve: I’m 14 years old and I love skiing. Other favorite hobbies are reading and singing. I don’t like hiking. I think that rock music is too noisy and I think that football is boring.
Peter: I’m from Australia. I’m 15 and I am fond of singing. I sing a lot, and when I’m not singing, I listen to rock music or use my computer. I don’t like football and I think that classical music is terrible. I hate dancing!
Sarah: My name is Sarah and I’m 14 years old. My interests are reading novels, playing football and singing songs. I think that rock music is terrible, and I don’t like dancing. I don’t enjoy computers, either.
Joe: Hi, I’m Joe. I really like computers. I surf the Internet all the time and I like playing computer games. I don’t enjoy football and I hate hiking. Rock music is OK, and so is skiing.
31. Steve is a ___________ boy, Ann is a ___________ girl, but we don’t know Joe’s age.
32. ___________, ___________ and ___________ don’t like hiking.
33. John and Sarah could be friends, because they both like ___________.
34. Ann and Sarah could not be friends, because they ___________.
35. Who do you want to be friends with?
___________, because ________________.

情景交际
选择方框中的句子完成对话，其中有两项多余
He Jing：What do you often do in your spare time?
Wei Han：    36    
He Jing：It’s great! But I can’t play the piano. I can play the guitar.
Wei Han：    37    
He Jing：I like pop music. What about you?
Wei Han：I also like it.    38    I like folk music best. I’m Tenger’s fan. I like singing all of his songs.
He Jing：I know little about folk music, but I enjoy listening to Song Zuying’s songs.
Wei Han：    39    
He Jing：Yes, I like them. My favorite English song is Yesterday once More.
Wei Han：    40    But I prefer Take Me to Your Heart.

A．What kind of music do you like?

B．It is a sweet song.

C．I like playing the piano.

D．Classical music is serious music.

E．Do you like English songs?

F．Do you like foreign music?

G．But it’s not my favorite.

根据句意及首字母提示补全单词
41. I used to like playing the piano, but now I prefer playing the v_______.
42. The m_______ of the rock band are all boys.
43. This English story is very s_______. I think it’s easy for us to read.
44. I like pop music. It is always about love and e_______ life.
45. —Could you l_______ me your bike, please?
—Sure, here you are.

根据句意及汉语提示填空
46. —What is your _______(身高)？
—165 cm.
47. If you want to learn to dance, you have to _______(支付) $20.
48. He found 12 girls and they _______ _______(组建) a girl’s band.
49. —Who is going to sing at the _______(音乐会)？
—Celine Dion.
50. You can _______(继续) playing the piano after class.

句型转换
51. My brother likes rock music a lot.（改为否定句）
My brother _______ _______ rock music _______ _______.
52. She is a lovely girl.（改为感叹句）
_______ a _______ girl!
53. I like country music.（对画线部分提问）
_______ _______ of music do you like?
54. She is going to learn dancing and singing.（改为选择疑问句）
_______ she going to learn dancing _______ singing?
55. Can you lend your pencil to me?（同义句转换）
May _______ _______ your pencil?

56. 书面表达
周六晚上7点,八年级将举行(hold)一场英语歌咏比赛，每个班派四名同学参赛，地点在学校餐厅(或操场)，欢迎八年级全体同学及英语老师参加。请你为此作一个宣传海报(poster)。

Time：7:00 p.m. Saturday Dec. 24th Ticket：free