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Jerome Kern is often called the father of American musical theater. Kern is remembered for the hundreds of songs he wrote for musical plays and movies. Music historians say that Kern gave artistic importance to American popular music for the first time. And, they say, he led the development of the first truly American theater music.
Jerome Kern was born into a middle-class family in New York City in 1885. Jerome’s mother, Fanny, loved the piano. She began to teach Jerome how to play when he was very young.
Jerome was a quiet boy and not a top student. When he completed high school, his father said he would have to work in the family’s store. But he later came to believe that Jerome might do better in music than in business after all. So he let the boy go to Europe to study music, as almost all serious young musicians did at the time.
Jerome Kern began his career as a songwriter in theaters in London and New York City. Success came quickly. By the early nineteen twenties, Kern was a successful young composer for Broadway musical comedies. In one three-year period alone, he wrote music for nineteen shows.
Kern wanted to try something completely new. He thought a musical play should be a real work of art, not just a collection of songs and dances. Kern wanted to do a truly American musical, with real American characters and real situations.
In 1927, he found the story he wanted. It was the book “Show Boat” by American writer Edna Ferber. “Show Boat” takes place in the 1880 on a passenger steam boat that travels along the Mississippi River.
Kern died in 1945 at the age of sixty. But “Show Boat” has been performed thousands of times all over the world.

It is reported that there is going to be a heavy rain, so I am forced to __ my visit.

A．keep

B．desert

C．slow

D．postpone

Harry, would you _____  the story at the point where John left off yesterday?

A．finish up

B．do up

C．take up

D．put up

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It’s often said that high self-confidence is key to success. In fact, low self-confidence is more likely to make you successful. Sure, extremely low confidence is not helpful, but just-low-enough confidence can help you readjust your goals so they are more realistic and attainable and have a better chance of succeeding. There are three main reasons for this:
★Lower self-confidence makes you pay attention to negative feedback and be self-critical: Most people get trapped in their optimistic biases, so they tend to ignore negative feedback. Although this may give them confidence, achievement is 10% performance and 90% preparation. Thus, the more aware you are of your soft spots, the better prepared you will be.
★Lower self-confidence can motivate you to work harder and prepare more: In fact, low confidence is only negative when you are not serious about your goals. If you really want what you say you want, your low confidence will only make you work harder to achieve it — because it will indicate a gap between your desired goal and your current state.
★Lower self-confidence reduces the chances of looking arrogant(自大的): Indeed, people with low self-confidence are more likely to admit their mistakes - instead of blaming others. This is the most important benefit of low self-confidence because it points to the fact that low self-confidence can bring success, not just to individuals but also to organizations and society.
In brief, if you are serious about your goals, low self-confidence can be your biggest help to accomplish them.

Topic	Lower self-confidence is more likely to enable you to 小题1:___.
小题2:___	★Lower self-confidence 小题3:___ your attention on negative feedbacks. With more 小题4:___ of your own 小题5:___, you will be better prepared.
	★小题6:___ by lower self-confidence, you will work harder to achieve what you want, unless you are unserious about your goals.
	★People with lower self- confidence are 小题7:___ likely to look arrogant and 小题8:___ others for their mistakes, which is the most 小题9:___ part of it, for it brings success to individuals and organizations.
Conclusion	Lower self-confidence can help you accomplish your 小题10:___.

---What does Old Walter usually do in his retirement?
---- These days he is ______ memories of village life for his new book.

A．putting up

B．putting on

C．setting up

D．setting down

 Because of the lack of funds, the tunnel project has already fallen behind ________.

A．situation

B．speed

C．insurance

D．schedule

How to test best
It’s back to school, which means it’s back to tests. Which might also mean it’s back to being majorly stressed out . __小题1:__ Here are some simple ways to prepare thoroughly for tests.
Schedule study time. 
Trying to do all studying the night before a test makes it impossible to master all the material. __小题2:__ Instead, prepare for a test by scheduling study time each day for several days before.
Use your time wisely.
__小题3:__  Also, make sure you have all the supplies you need to study so you don’t lose focus.
While studying, be sure to make regular short breaks. Get a snack, take a bathroom break or play a quick computer game when it feels as if your brain is about to explode.
___小题4:____  
Studying with a parent or friends can help you understand the material better and to learn from one another. Have every person or pair take a part of the material, and come up with questions to quiz the group.
Keep the group small. Have everyone take turns as the group leader, who will assign the material, and make sure that conversation stays on what is being studied.
Don’t forget last-minute prep. 
Have your sharpened pencils and other things in your bag ready the night before the test. It’s important to get a good night’s sleep and then eating a healthy breakfast the next morning. __小题5:__.
Also, studying all the way up until test time can only create more anxiety. Stop studying an hour beforehand.

A．Form a study group.

B．Stay cool before the test.

C．It doesn’t have to be this way.

D．This will help you store important information.

E. This way, both your mind and body are fully prepared.
F. Before studying , clear your desk so you can concentrate.
G. It will also make you tired and stressed on the day of the test.

The patient was in bad need of operation but there was no guarantee(保证) that she would survive the anaesthetic (麻醉剂), which made the doctors on the horn of a __________.

A．process

B．arrangement

C．ceremony

D．dilemma

-- Why was the driver taken to the police station last night?
-- Because he refused to ______ to a blood-alcohol test and attacked the police.

A．apply

B．object

C．submit

D．belong

Best of all, with online education, we can stick to our jobs and at the same time study and _______the latest knowledge.

A．absorb

B．entertain

C．reflect

D．attract