2 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Background music may seem harmless, but it can have a powerful effect on those who hear it.     1     (record) background music first found its way into factories, shops and restaurants in the U. S. But it soon     2     (spread) to other parts of the world. Now it is becoming increasingly difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to music.

To begin with, background music was intended simply     3     (create) a comfortable atmosphere, Nowadays, however, it’s become a big business. Dr. Ronald Milliman, an American marketing expert, has shown that music can increase sales or factory production by as much as a third.

But, it has to be light music. A fast one has no effect at all     4     sales. Slow music can increase sales by 38%. This is probably     5     shoppers slow down and have more opportunities to look for the things they like to buy. Yet, slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals,     6     reduced sales. So restaurant owners might be advised to play up-tempo music to keep the customers     7     (move).

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Confucius (孔子) is honored     1    setting the tone for much traditional Chinese music for thousands of years. He    2    (think) to be a great educator. However, he is also a    3    (talent) musician who was able to play several instruments expertly. Perhaps nowadays for people around the world, music     4    (mean) mainly for amusement. But during the time of the Zhou Dynasty about 500 B. C., music    5    (have) an important role in making the society stable.

How music was used and performed is expressed in several main Confucian books. Confucius taught that     6    (educate) somebody, you should start with poems, emphasize propriety, and finish with music.

Musical knowledge was    7    matter of higher learning. It is said that among the six most important subjects to study, he ranked music higher than the other five necessary subjects like writing and mathematics.

Music was important because in ancient China, the ideal society was to be governed mainly by ritual (礼制) functions,and in a culture    8    people behaved according to ritual, music was used to help govern them. So music wasn't really     9    (entertain), but a means for the ruler to accomplish political and social goals . Music is     10    ( eventual ) a means of realizing social happiness.

4 . 语法填空

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us have dreamed of     1     (be)rich and famous. Most musicians form a band because of the same interest     2    writing and playing music. They may play anywhere     3     (earn)some extra money as well as achieve their dreams. However, the Monkees,     4     started differently,     5    (begin) as a TV show with musicians playing jokes and music in the programme. Only after a year or so       6     they become more serious and they       7    (produce) their own records and later became even     8    (popular) than the Beatles in the USA. The band once     9    (break) up and then reunited. In memory     10    their former time as a real band, they produced a new record in 1996.

5 . 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.”