Tony Bennett, the American singer recently touring Britain, can’t remember how many times he has sung his standard hit “I left My Heart in San Fransisco”. He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night.

“I never get tired of singing it.” He said. “I like it too much . It’s a great city and it’s a good song.”

Bennett is to record a TV program with American singer Lens Home while he is here. And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled “Listen Easy” will be published in June.. “I like it here.” He added quietly over whiskey. “I would like to live here so many months of the year.”

He already keeps a large flat in Grosenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna. It has a studio where he likes to paint. Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for $4000. At the end of the year Tony is to star in a musical film , which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”, an informal expression for 50 cents. It’s about an Italian immigrant who goes to America , but he becomes a failure.

“In many ways it’s very close to my life the way the story has been written,” said Bennett. “My father, an Italian ,was ill and died when I was nine. He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success.

1.The underlined phrase “standard hit” most nearly means______

A．Bennett’s favourite song but it’s not very popular.

B．a song that is always popular

C．a song which makes him standard

D．a song which is like a heavy blow to his audience

2.What does Tony Bennett want to do?

A．Buy a house and live in England.

B．Stay with his wife and daughter in England.

C．Live part of each year in England

D．Leave American and settle in England

3.What’s Tony’s hobby?

A．Singing       B．Drinking      C．Playing        D．Painting

4. What can we learn about Tony’s father from this passage?

A．He liked his son’s singing.

B．He was born in Italy and died when Tony Bennett was a small boy

C．He was a part of Bennett’s achievement

D．He was glad that his son became famous.

5.What kind of man is Tony Bennett？

A．hardworking and humorous

B．family-centered and hardworking

C．outgoing and kind

D．ambitious and trustworthy

When I was a child, I had an old neighbour named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any other doctor I’ve ever known. He never  11__ at us for playing in his yard. I remembered him as a kind and  _12_ person

   When Dr. Gibbs didn’t work, he planted trees. His house covered an area of ten acres, and his life’s goal was to make it _ 13_ .

   He had some interesting _ 14 _ concerning planting. He belonged to the “No pains, no gains”  __15  of plant growing. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked  _16__, he said, “Watering plants will spoil them, and if you water them, each successive tree_ 17_ will grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things 18__for them and weed out the weak ones.” So he never watered his trees. He would _19__a pine, and instead of _20__it every morning, he beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. I __21__ him why he did so, and he said it was to get the tree’s _22__.

   I planted a couple of trees a few _23__ ago. I carried water to them for a solid summer, sprayed them and prayed over them. Two years of careful tending has _24__ in trees that expect to be _25__ to hand and foot. Whenever a cold wind blows in, they tremble their branches.

   Dr. Gibbs passed away a _26__of years after I left home. Now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees. They’re _27__ now, big and healthy.

   Funny things about Dr. Gibbs’ trees. Hardship and difficulty seemed to benefit them _28__

comfort and ease never could.

   Life is tough, whether we want 29_ to be or not. Too many times we pray for ease, but that’s a prayer seldom met. What we need to do is to pray for 30_ that reach deep into the earth, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won’t be swept away.

1.A. shouted       B. shot             C. aimed            D. pointed

2. A. cruel             B. greedy           C. pleasant         D. disciplined

3.A. museum         B. park             C. playground       D. forest

4. A. features          B. theories         C. characters       D. instructions

5.A. class              B. college          C. school           D. university

6.A. what          B. when             C. how             D. why

7. A. image             B. product          C. generation       D. species

8.A. cheap         B. easy             C. expensive        D. rough

9. A. paint             B. plant            C. uproot           D. establish

10.A. starving          B. beating          C. watering         D. feeding

11.A. asked             B. told             C. informed        D. demanded

12.A. approval          B. attention        C. pain             D. communication

13. A. weeks            B. months           C. years            D. days

14.A. resulted          B. produced         C. believed         D. spent

15.A. treated           B. tended           C. supported        D. attended

16.A. number            B. couple           C. row             D. period

17.A. trembling         B. dying            C. strong          D. intelligent

18.A. while             B. though           C. as               D. and

19. A. them             B. that             C. it               D. this

20.A. trunks           B. roots            C. branches          D. Leaves

Tony Bennett, the American singer recently touring Britain, can’t remember how many times he has sung his standard hit “I left My Heart in San Fransisco”. He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night.
“I never get tired of singing it.” He said. “I like it too much . It’s a great city and it’s a good song.”
Bennett is to record a TV program with American singer Lens Home while he is here. And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled “Listen Easy” will be published in June.. “I like it here.” He added quietly over whiskey. “I would like to live here so many months of the year.”
He already keeps a large flat in Grosenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna. It has a studio where he likes to paint. Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for $4000. At the end of the year Tony is to star in a musical film , which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”, an informal expression for 50 cents. It’s about an Italian immigrant who goes to America , but he becomes a failure.
“In many ways it’s very close to my life the way the story has been written,” said Bennett. “My father, an Italian ,was ill and died when I was nine. He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success

1. 1.

   The underlined phrase “standard hit” most nearly means______

   1. A.
      Bennett’s favourite song but it’s not very popular
   2. B.
      a song that is always popular
   3. C.
      a song which makes him standard
   4. D.
      a song which is like a heavy blow to his audience
2. 2.

   What does Tony Bennett want to do?

   1. A.
      Buy a house and live in England
   2. B.
      Stay with his wife and daughter in England
   3. C.
      Live part of each year in England
   4. D.
      Leave American and settle in England
3. 3.

   What’s Tony’s hobby?

   1. A.
      Singing
   2. B.
      Drinking
   3. C.
      Playing
   4. D.
      Painting
4. 4.

   What can we learn about Tony’s father from this passage?

   1. A.
      He liked his son’s singing
   2. B.
      He was born in Italy and died when Tony Bennett was a small boy
   3. C.
      He was a part of Bennett’s achievement
   4. D.
      He was glad that his son became famous
5. 5.

   What kind of man is Tony Bennett？

   1. A.
      hardworking and humorous
   2. B.
      family-centered and hardworking
   3. C.
      outgoing and kind
   4. D.
      ambitious and trustworthy

Tony Bennett, the American singer recently touring Britain, can’t remember how many times he has sung his standard hit “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”. He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night.

“I never get tired of singing it,” he said, “I like it too much. It’s a great city and it’s a good song.”

Bennett is to record a TV special with American singer Lena Home while he is here. And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled “Listen Easy” will be published in June. “I like it here,” he added quietly over whiskey. “I would like to live here so many months of the year.”

He already keeps a large flat in Grosvenor Square, where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna. It has a studio where he likes to paint. Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for $4000. At the end of the year Tony is to star in a musical film, which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”, an informal expression for 50 cents. It’s about an Italian immigrant（移民）who goes to America, but he becomes a failure.

“In many ways it’s very close to my life the way the story has been written,” said Bennett. “My father, an Italian, was ill and died when I was nine. He always wanted me to sing, but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success.”

The film is to be made by Italy’s top director Vittoria De Sica.

48. The underlined phrase “standard hit” most nearly means_____.

A. Bennett’s favorite song but it’s not very popular

B. a song that is always popular

C. a song which makes him standard

D. a song which is like a heavy blow to his audience

49. What does Tony Bennett want to do?

A. Buy a house and live in England.

B. Stay with his wife and daughter in England.

C. Live part of each year in England

D. Leave America and settle in England

50. What’s Tony Bennett’s hobby?

A. Singing        B. Drinking       C. Playing        D. Painting

51. What can we learn about Tony Bennett’s father from this passage?

A. He liked his son’s singing.

B. He was born in Italy and died when Tony Bennett was a small boy.

C. He was a part of Bennett’s achievement.

D. He was glad that his son became famous.

Tony Bennett,the American singer recently touring Britain,can’t remember how many times he has sung his standard hit“I Left My Heart in San Francisco”.He sang it again to his audience at the London Palladium last night.

“I never get tired of singing it,”he said,“I like it too much.It’s a great city and it’s a good song.”

Bennett is to record a TV special with American singer Lena Home while he is here.And a new LP recorded by him in London for Philips titled“Listen Easy”will be published in June.“I like it here,”he added quietly over whiskey.“I would like to live here so many months of the year.”

He already keeps a large flat in Grosvenor Square,where he is staying with his actress wife Sandie Grant and their three-year-old daughter Joanna.It has a studio where he likes to paint.Tony plans to have his first exhibition later in the year and he has already sold one picture for $4 000.At the end of the year Tony is to star in a musical film,which has been specially written for him called “Two Bits”,an informal expression for 50 cents.It’s about an Italian immigrant（移民）who goes to America,but he becomes a failure.

“In many ways it’s very close to my life the way the story has been written,”said Bennett.“My father,an Italian,was ill and died when I was nine.He always wanted me to sing,but he never lived long enough to be a part of my success.”

The film is to be made by Italy’s top director Vittoria De Sica.

1The underlined phrase“standard hit”most nearly means______.

A.Bennett’s favorite song but it’s not very popular

B.a song that is always popular

C.a song which makes him standard

D.a song which is like a heavy blow to his audience

2.What does Tony Bennett want to do?

A.Buy a house and live in England.

B.Stay with his wife and daughter in England.

C.Live part of each year in England.

D.Leave America and settle in England.

3.What’s Tony Bennett’s hobby?

A.Singing.　　　 B.Drinking.　　　　 C.Playing.　　　 D.Painting.

4.What can we learn about Tony Bennett’s father from this passage?

A.He liked his son’s singing.

B.He was born in Italy and died when Tony Bennett was a small boy.

C.He was a part of Bennett’s achievement.

D.He was glad that his son became famous.