2 . How to Organize a Music Festival

You love music and you always have. You want to carry out a music festival designed to attract music fans of all ages. Follow the steps and you’ll organize a successful one.

◆Start by making a list of the local bands and artists that you like. You’ve taken this job because you love music, so put your taste to work for you. If you like these musicians, many of the local people will also like them.     1    . You need to have many kinds of music for all age groups.

◆Find a great location that has much open space for outdoor festivals. You need to build a stage so the musicians can be seen from distances.     2    . Not all towns need such license but it is a good idea to check before you start building. For an indoor location, you need to find a theater that is willing to give you enough space.     3    .

◆Hire sound engineers to give the musicians all the help they need.     4    . You can’t expect the musicians to handle these problems because they are playing. Your sound and engineering experts will allow your stars to keep the music playing.

◆    5    . If you are planning your festival for families, the last thing you want is a beer-swilling crowd starting a huge fight. Security people need to be present to make sure that nobody gets the idea that they want to start any kind of ruckus (骚乱).

3 . My 12-year-old niece was staying with us for a little while. One night we stayed up talking about how we used to _________and take part in random acts of kindness. We talked about how so much had_________, and how difficult it would be to do so many of those things now, _________ when it came to helping out strangers.

The next day, I _________ something from downtown and took her to shop. We were walking around _________we heard a beautiful male voice singing. We turned around to see a middle-aged man sitting on a corner with his guitar. A couple was sitting on a bench nearby and listening to his _________.

After I ran my errand (杂事), we_________to sit at an outdoor restaurant across from him on the other side of the street. My niece kept_________and saying how wonderful his singing was. Seeing how moved she was by his music, at the end of our_________, I gave her a $10 bill and asked her to put it in his bowl.

She was __________, and headed over. As she __________, the man was just finishing a song, and they had a conversation. She told him how __________ she was by his music, and he told her she__________his day. As she was excitedly talking about the __________with me, she mentioned, “He didn’t even know how much it was. He just__________ that someone was enjoying his music.”

4 . One of the most famous buildings in the United States in Carniege Hall, the home of classical and popular music concerts in New York. Carneige Hall is     1     (know) not just for its beauty and history, but also for its amazing sound. It has been said that the hall     2     (it) is an instrument.

Carniege Hall is named     3     Andrew Carniege, who paid for its construction. He was a     4     (wealth) man who also gave a lot of money to schools and public     5     (library). Construction on Carniege Hall began in 1890     6     the official opening night was on May 5, 1891. The hall was owned by the Carniege family until 1924 when it was sold to Robert E. Simon. The building became very old and in 1960, the new owner made plans to destroy it and build an office block. Issac Stem led a group of people to fight     7     (save) Carniege Hall and finally, the city of New York bought it for $5 million. Then it     8     (fix) up between 1983 and 1995.

Because the best and most famous     9     (music) of all time have played at Carneige Hall, it is the dream of many people who want to be great to play there. This has led to     10     very old joke which is now part of Carniege Hall’s history. Question: “How do I get to Carniege Hall?” Answer: “Practise, practise, practise.”