Ban the Band（乐队）?

    Every year, our school has a dance for all the students. It’s a little funny seeing friends in clean shoes and trousers or colorful　　36　　, instead of the usual school uniform.

     Most of us think the dance is great　　37　　－even the teachers enjoy being there. 　　38　　, two weeks ago someone said that there would be no　　39　　band this year only CDs.

     “I don’t　　40　　it!” Amy cried out during the lunch break.

     “Someone said the school couldn’t　　41　　a band, and they think it’s too noisy anyway,” added Daniel.

     “Well, I don’t think it’s　　42　　enough without a band!” declared Angela, “and I’m going to see what can be done.”

      Angela was as good as her　　43　　. In the afternoon she went to see the school headmaster who agreed to give the　　44　　some more thought. And he suggested that one　　45　　for having a band was to increase the price of each ticket from $5 to $10. Angela had to　　46　　out whether the students would like to do that.

     “I need all of you to help me,” she　　47　　to our group before school the next day. “Mr. Berry gave me a list of all the names, and suggested we ask each one their 　　48　　about the band and the extra cost.”

      　　49　　the day we asked around as Angela suggested, and wrote down people’s feelings about the band and the cost. We were amazed how much　　50　　there was for the band and everyone agreed to pay the extra $5.

      “I’m surprised,” smiled Mr. Berry, when we gave him the　　51　　. “I really thought that only a few people　　52　　their band and that the cost would be too high. OK, Angela, your next　　53　　is to find a good band and line them up for the dance.”

Angela was all smiles and　　54　　the news to Amy and Daniel. “You’re　　55　　,” smiled Daniel to Angela as he thought how close they came to having a less than perfect dance.

36.A. shapes                B. dresses                    C. flowers                    D. pictures

37.A. fun                    B. work                       C. effort                      D. progress

38.A. Besides              B. Otherwise                C. However                 D. Therefore

39.A. new                    B. live                         C. foreign                    D. marching

40.A. mean                 B. need                        C. accept                     D. believe

41.A. lead                    B. serve                       C. afford                     D. form

42.A. good                  B. clear                       C. useful                      D. easy

43. A.look                   B. behavior                  C. mind                      D. word

44.A. schedule             B. situation                  C. view                       D. action

45.A. possibility           B. concern                   C. decision                  D. chance

46.A. call                    B. find                        C. carry                      D. point

47.A. admitted             B. replied                    C. apologized              D. announced

48.A. knowledge   B. instruction              C. opinion                   D. information

49.A. On                    B. For                         C. By                          D. During

50.A. trust                   B. money                     C. support                    D. care

51.A. results                B. notices              C. questions                 D. examples

52.A. welcomed          B. wanted                    C. defended                 D. invited

53.A. task                    B. business                   C. exercise                  D. duty

54.A. showed               B. wrote                      C. broke                      D. read

55.A. amusing       B. interesting          C. exciting                D. amazing

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　　Read these two advertisements, and then answer the questions.

　　When you stretch out in the sun you can do one of three things.

　　You can use no sun tan oil. You can use an ordinary sun tan oil. Or you can use Bergasol.

　　If you don't use any sun tan oil at all when you're in sun that is stronger than you're used to, you will burn surprisingly quickly.

　　If you use an ordinary sun tan oil you will protect your skin to a lesser or greater degree. How much depends on the“protection factor(系数)number”on the bottle.

　　Some of these oils block out so many of the sun's rays you can stay in the sun all day without burning--but you won't go very brown, either.

　　Bergasol will protect your skin like an ordinary sun tan oil. But Bergasol oil also has a tan accelerator(加速剂) which comes from the oil of the Bergamot fruit.

　　It speeds up the rate at which the sun activates(激活) the skin cells that produce melanin.

　　And it is melanin which gives the skin its brown colour.

　　So when you use Bergasol sun tan oil you go brown faster, and as the days pass the difference will become more and more obvious.

　　Unfortunately this special formulation isn't cheap to prepare. So Bergasol is rather more expensive than ordinary sun tan oil.

　　However the price looks more attractive as you do.

　　Protection

　　Many people imagine that“cover-up”means you don't get a tan. Nothing to show for your holiday. What a shame.

　　Not so. With“cover up”, you can get brown if you want to. The point of cover-up is to protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun--the ones which, according to the experts, make your skin look older.

　　That's what Solex Cover-up is all about--protection for your skin. It has a Sun Protection Factor of 8, which makes it suitable for anyone.

　　Find 0ut how it works for you by consulting(咨询)the Solex Sun Chart. On sale wherever Solex is.

　　With Solex Cover-up, you can tan as slowly as you like. As gently as you like. And with much less chance of peeling.

　　Your tan will look better. Your skin will stay young longer. Solex Cover-up.

　　Gentle tan…full protection.

1．The underlined word“tan”is closest in meaning to _____.

A．brown　　　　B．protection

C．light　　　　 D．health

2．Both Bergasol and Solex serve to _____.

[　　]

A．treat various kinds of skin disease

B．help people enjoy the sun

C．help people get sun tan without being burnt

D．paint the skin with a brown color

3．What's special about Bergasol?

[　　]

A．It is more expensive than ordinary sun tan oil.

B．It has a tan accelerator that makes the skin go brown faster.

C．It has a protection-factor of 8, which makes it suitable for anyone.

D．It protects the skin from the harmful rays of the sun.

4．Which of the following decides how well your skin may be protected?

[　　]

A．The price.　　　B．Melanin.

C．Cover-up.　　　D．SPF number.

Our actions determine who we are and, in turn, who we are determines our actions. One thing I’ve learned is 21 we lose track of who we are, we lose track of where we’re headed in life. I once have a friend who lost track. He 22 forgetting who he was in an experience that would change us both forever.

For five years, we were best friends. We 23 　a love of comic books, action figures and Star Wars. We held a going-away party for our local comic book store when it closed. We were inseparable, he and I, and there was 　24 　when it seemed nothing could tear us apart.

And then one day, it all began to change. Slowly and 25 　he turned away from it all. He stopped reading comics and watching movies, and we grew further and further apart. He sacrificed his identity 26 a darker future. He became involved with drugs, and I watched 27 , over a period of about a year, he changed from a creative, straight-A student to someone who was 28 all his classes from skipping too much school. All the while, I could do 29 but ignore the fact that I was losing my friend.

I realized after the fact that I had 30 him slip away. I trusted he would find his own way back and pull through it 31 . I abandoned him when my help could have made all the 32. I realize now that one can’t always expect things to 33 　all right. Unless we take action and shape our present, we must accept 34 future we arrive at. Perhaps if I had spoken out and forced him to realize where he was headed, he 35 to change paths.

But I also realize that I wouldn’t 36 what happened to him to happen to me, and it’s scary to think how easily it could have. Looking back, I’m 37 to learn from his mistakes. The 38 thing I want is to abandon who I am. My identity makes me happy. I look at myself and 39 makes me appreciate life. I have 40 in myself in individuality, and the last thing I want is to serve as a scary reminder to someone else.

21. A.what if 22. A. ended up 23. A. set 24. A.a day 25. A.gradually 26. A.to 27. A. though 28. A.failing 29. A. everything 30. A. forced 31. A. along 32. A. difference 33. A. turn in 34. A. wherever 35. A. would try 36. A.allow 37. A. prepared 38. A. last 39. A. which 40. A.confidence

B. that if B. lived up B. enjoyed B. a time B.generally B. for B. while B. succeeding B.something B. let B. away B. effort B. turn out B. however B. should try B.refuse B. determined B. first B. that B. courage

C. even if C. put up C. shared C. a year C. greatly C. from C. if C. attending C.anything C. got C. apart C. impression C. turn up C. whatever C. must have tried C.persuade C. devoted C. only C. what C. determination

D.only if D. held up D. kept D. a moment D. frequently D. of D. because D. leaving D. nothing D. left D. alone D. contribution D. turn down D. whenever D. would have tried D. agree D. concerned D. most Ｄ. who D. decision

　　I was studying theater at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and feeling anxious and uncertain about my future．Will I be able to support myself？I 　　1　　 ．That summer，I decided to see if I could 　　2　　 it on my own．

Two girlfriends and I piled into a car and 　　3　　 to Aspen，Colo，where I found a job as a maid at a resort hotel．I don't remember what I 　　4　　 ，but it was so little that I lived on spaghetti（意大利面条），brown rice and Kool-Aid．

I was at the hotel by six o'clock every morning to 　　5　　 with continental breakfast．When breakfast was finished，I cleaned the room 　　6　　 it was served and then the conference rooms and lobby restrooms．I had never been in a men's room before，and I was always terrified of someone 　　7　　 in while I was on my knees scrubbing the floors and toilets．

I came from an upper-middle-class background，and my parents' friends always treated me 　　8　　 ．But now that I was a helper，I found that many of the guests of the same background were not so nice．That was a 　　9　　 ．

People were 　　10　　 to serve themselves at the continental breakfast；it was my 　　11　　 to walk around the room and refill coffee and juice．But some people wanted me to do 　　12　　 for them．I remember one man who kept 　　13　　 me to get his food and demanding things we did not 　　14　　 ．He was also very critical．Even though I wanted to say，“Go and get it yourself．”I knew it was my job to be 　　15　　 and do in a nice way whatever I was told．So I'd take a deep 　　16　　 and somehow get what he wanted．

Still，I've never forgotten how it felt to be spoken to so 　　16　　 ．Today，whenever I am in a cab or a restaurant，I always try to be as thoughtful as possible．Service-industry jobs are not easy，and they're even 　　18　　 when people treat them like dirt．

My first job also helped me gain confidence．After that summer I realized that what I had been afraid of in acting was 　　19　　 ．I now knew that it would be worse if I failed at it without really trying．I decided to give it all my 　　20　　 ．If I failed，at least I would always know that I had done my best．

1．A．knew

B．guessed

C．wondered

D．understood

2．A．make

B．give

C．work

D．take

3．A．set

B．left

C．headed

D．arrived

4．A．did

B．found

C．learned

D．earned

5．A．cook

B．deal

C．help

D．come

6．A．what

B．that

C．when

D．where

7．A．walking

B．looking

C．going

D．standing

8．A．badly

B．well

C．friendly

D．hard

9．A．danger

B．problem

C．shock

D．pleasure

10．A．thought

B．supposed

C．hoped

D．believed

11．A．turn

B．honor

C．chance

D．job

12．A．anything

B．everything

C．nothing

D．something

13．A．ordering

B．wanting

C．begging

D．persuading

14．A．give

B．get

C．serve

D．like

15．A．busy

B．ready

C．fast

D．quiet

16．A．walk

B．note

C．breath

D．rest

17．A．rudely

B．nicely

C．nervously

D．angrily

18．A．nicer

B．harder

C．ruder

D．worse

19．A．failure

B．success

C．loss

D．fortune

20．A．life

B．patience

C．thought

D．energy