Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument(乐器), if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.

Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos， back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.

The game is easy. When the music starts， the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction, of course, they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.

The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops， the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on， he drops out. Then， before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again， one more player will be out.

At last, there will be two players and one chair. The one, who sits on the chair when the music stops, is the winner.

56. If ten people are playing musical chairs， you must begin with _______.

A. nine chairs                 B. ten chairs                 C. eleven chairs             D. one chair

57. Which of the following is not suitable for playing musical chairs？ _______.

A. A piano                      B. A radio                     C. A tape recorder         D. A telephone

58. The chairs should be put _______.

A. with the desks            B. before the winner      C. all over the room       D. in a line

59. When the music starts, the players must _______.

A. run about the room     B. get down    C. walk around the chairs             D. sit on the chairs

60. Which of the following statements is NOT true？

A. The game “Musical Chairs” is not difficult to learn.

B. The last one can sit on the last chair.                C. The winner can sit on the chair.

D. If the person plays music, he cannot be the winner.

　　Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument (乐器) , if someone can play it. You may use a tape-recorder. You can even use a radio.

　　Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite (相反的) direction (方向) to the chair next to it.

　　The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. Every one goes in the same direction, of course. They should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.

　　The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out. Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out.

　　At last, there will be two players and one chair! The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.

1．If ten people playing musical chairs, you must begin with ________.

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2．The chairs should be put ________.

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3．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．The game “Musical Chairs”is not difficult to learn.

B．The winner can sit on the chair.

C．If the person plays music, he can not be the winner.

D．The last one can sit on the last chair.

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist（打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of deafness.
“Early on I decided not to allow the   1  of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began   2  piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion（酷爱）for music grew. But I also began to lose my   3 . Doctors told me that the nerve damage(神经损伤) was the  4  and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never left me.”
“My   5  was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I learned to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can  6  the pitch of a note（音调高低）by the vibrations（振动）I feel through my body and through my imagination. My sound world exists by making use of almost every   7 that I have.”
“I decided to be a musician even though I was deaf, and applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had   8  this before and some teachers disagreed with me. Because of my performance, I finally entered the academy and went on to  9  with the academy’s highest honors a few years later.”
“I’ve been a soloist for more than ten years. 10  the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t mean that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be limited by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”