1.    Going to public_(音乐会）is  often free of charge  for all the people.


 

One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.

? “What’s the matter?” “I went to a party last night, so I...”

? “I feel so tired these days.” “I think you’d better..

? “Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most.. ”

You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文）helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So “guessing” is very important in understanding English, especially spoken English.

(    )    1. This passage tells us mainly about_.

A. the importance of “guessing” in learning a foreign language

B. how to guess what one is going to talk about

C. some examples of right guessing

D. how important it is to guess all the time

(    )2. Which of the following best finishes the sentence in EXAMPLE 3?

A. She is one of the most famous film stars.

B. She is one of the most beautiful women.

C. She is one of the most famous speakers.

D. She is one of the most talkative (健谈的）women.

(    )3. From the passage we can infer (推断）that guessing is_in  learning    a

foreign language.

A. the only way

B. more important in spoken English than in written English

C. more important than any other way

D. more important in written English than in spoken English

 8.快点，电影已经幵始十分钟了，我不想错过太多内容。

Hurry up! The film _ for  ten   minutes. I don’t want_.

 7.当艾米气喘吁吁地匆忙进入剧院时，演出己经开始了。

When Amy___，the show had started.

 6.你们最好动作迅速点，因为这个时间的交通肯定很拥挤。

You’d better be quick_  at this  time.

4.因为我们都想更深入地了解歌剧，所以大家都想得到今晚的歌剧门票。 _tonight’s    opera，because we all want to leam more about operas.

2.他为什么会决定在学生艺术展上拉小提琴呢？

Why did he_       the  students' art  show?

These days Eddie is quite interested in watching TV. He begins ^(l)d   about becoming a star. He

thinks he is good enough to be tomorrow's TV⁽²⁾ s_______________ . So he says to Hobo, "You're^<3) 1____________ enough to be my⁽⁴⁾ f____________ ， Hobo." Hobo feels^<5> s__________ at first, but when he knows the reason, he can't stop ⁽⁶⁾1___________ . He says, "In your⁽⁷⁾ d_____________ , Eddie." However, Eddie thinks that he is so good that he should be in Hollywood (⁸⁾ i_____________ . "What do you think you can do in the⁽⁹⁾ f______________ industry?" asks Hobo. "Well, Hollywood is just more ^(I0)s_______________ for me," says Eddie.

1. 因为人们对他的评价很高，所以选他来给这次艺术节谱曲。

              ,   so he_          write    music    for    the    art    festival.

5. A bridge_(build)  between the two lonely areas soon.