1 . Directions：Fill in the blanks according to the text. One word for each blank only.

Furthermore, the work flow was     1    . There was one especially absent-minded young man in the assembly line who     2         3     buttons. After a while I recognized him as“Big Jim”who used to sit behind me in math class in high school. He was very slow and all the shirts were held up at his position. Workers     4     him in line on his shift had to wait with nothing to do; therefore a great deal of time and efficiency were lost as Big Jim daydreamed while he worked. All week I wondered why he wasn’t fired.

2 . Read the story and write the missing words. Use one word in each space. The first one has been done for you.

One day a man was walking past a house in Bournemouth when he heard a woman’s voice shouting for help. The man thought someone     1     probably trying to murder her. He ran to a phone box and     2     the police. The police came quite quickly, but by now the shouting had     3    . However, the man was quite sure that he     4     heard cries for help. When the police     5     on the door, there was no answer. So they broke down the door and went in. Inside the house was a woman who had     6     come out of the shower. She explained to the police that she had     7     singing along to the Beatles song “Help”.

3 . Music

Everyone has the inborn ability to understand and enjoy music. Since the beginning, humans     1    (express) themselves through music.

I recently had a chance to experience conversation through music. In 2008, I    2     (travel) to Manila, Philippines to participate in a high school jazz exchange     3     many students from all over Asia came together to share their talents. Everyone was mixed into different small groups to prepare for a concert at the end of week. Although     4     people spoke fluent English, everyone seemed to understand each other simply through the music and there were few times where direct translation     5    (need). At the performance, every group played for a live audience. During my group’s performance, I was able to improvise(合奏) with a Korean boy     6     spoke very little English. But we managed to have a conversation through our instruments. It was     7     great experience.