1 . Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the center of Europe. It’s the capital city of Australian and the center of European classical music. In the 18th century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna.

In the Strauss family, there were two composers called Johann Strauss: the father and the son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music made him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz.

Mozart was another very important composer. He was born in Australia in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only 35. Like Johann Strauss, father and son, he was a great European musician ,and many people still think his music is perfect.

1. From Paragraph 1 we know that Vienna is ________

A．a beautiful new city

B．on the River Danube

C．in the center of Australian

D．the center of European pop music

2. How many important composers are mentioned in the passage?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

3. Johann Strauss the elder was famous for ________

A．his dance music	B．his son
C．The Blue Danube waltz.	D．the concerts

4. It can be inferred from the passage that Mozart was ________

A．stupid and lazy

B．clever and lazy

C．stupid but hard-working

D．clever and hard-working

5. The passage can be found most probably in the part of ________ in a newspaper

A．news

B．recreation

C．advertisement

D．sport

2 . Selvidge hopes to attend art or film school after graduation. Being a writer, director, actor and musician, Selvidge admits that his ability to adapt to his _______ environment is his strength. Of course, it is the very _______ that helps him with difficulties. However, he didn't gain it without _______.

At the age of 13, Selvidge _______ his hometown Dickson, Tennessee in _______ of a better life. In the following 4 years, he was just living with his friends and bouncing around wherever he could. That lasted _______ both his parents died off. The police were going to _______him over to a local shelter. However, at his father's funeral, his half-brother in Arizona offered to _______him to start over.

Selvidge saw the move as an opportunity to start a _______ life. The first day he came to Perry High School, he ________ to the Theatre Club and finally gained a role to play. That was the beginning of his ________ career. Last year he directed his own play and ________ in a musical and two comedies. Seeing his wonderful stage performance, debate coach Jim Fountain ________ Selvidge, believing his talents could take him far. ________, Selvidge did it well too. He won the state championship and will represent his state to ________ on the national stage for debate in June.

“He has suffered many that are ________ to kids his ages” his director, Shelley, explains why Selvidge can ________ the audience's eyes so well. “He has a ________ understanding of the human condition, which allows him to interpret emotions of various ________ with ease. In this sense, it is ________ that shaped what he is today.”

1.

A．economic

B．changeable

C．social

D．familiar

2.

A．patience

B．kindness

C．virtue

D．bravery

3.

A．interest

B．patience

C．luck

D．suffering

4.

A．left

B．worked for

C．missed

D．returned to

5.

A．favor

B．memory

C．search

D．celebration

6.

A．since

B．after

C．if

D．until

7.

A．roll

B．hand

C．carry

D．drag

8.

A．defend

B．assess

C．support

D．teach

9.

A．new

B．free

C．political

D．healthy

10.

A．complained

B．stuck

C．contributed

D．applied

11.

A．acting

B．composing

C．writing

D．coaching

12.

A．hosted

B．starred

C．spoke

D．debated

13.

A．sought out

B．dreamed of

C．told off

D．relied on

14.

A．Strangely

B．Certainly

C．Interestingly

D．Basically

15.

A．jump

B．graduate

C．play

D．compete

16.

A．critical

B．relevant

C．open

D．uncommon

17.

A．catch

B．meet

C．widen

D．test

18.

A．shared

B．normal

C．deep

D．childish

19.

A．members

B．characters

C．colleagues

D．directors

20.

A．sacrifices

B．choices

C．hardships

D．amusements