so, room, be, we, meet, through, have, stop, soon, early, wonderful, but Dear Dennis ,

Dear Dennis ,
    We just want to say thank you for having us before we caught the plane last week. It was a nice
evening, and we enjoyed    1   Pete and Sarah. Wiih your help we were able to get to the airport with
plenty of time. We often tried to get an 2  flight than usual,but it wasn't possible.
    We had a   3   hoilday in Spain. We just loved driving 4 the countryside, and we often
  5   to walk round a mountain village. We met    6  friends, Bill and Sue, and they invited us to have a
meal with them. They wanted us to stay with them,   7   we couldn't, as we had already booked two  
8   in a hotel.
    The weather was nice. There   9   so much beautiful sunshine all the time we were there. Leaving Spain was very sad.  It made me want to cry.
    Anyway, we're looking forward to hearing from you, and hope to see you   10   . Let me know if you're ever in the area. You must call in.

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         Can a star basketball player also be a star hip-hop singer? If you ask Shaquille O'Neal and some of his
NBA fellows, they'll say "Sure".
         In the NBA, hip-hop music is as common as the jump shot. Hip-hop is similar (相似的) to rap (说唱)
music and is especially popular with young African Americans. This music is played before basketball games
or during halftime. Many of the players, like Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers, write rap rhymes
when they travel on airplanes from one city to another. 
         The NBA has a closer connection to hip-hop than any other sports league. This is partly because of the
large number of African-American players, but also because the basketball league just loves hip-hop. Every
February, the NBA invites popular rap singers to perform (表演) at its All-Star weekend.
         When they play basketball, some of the younger stars even try to look like hip-hop singers. Like rap
stars, they don't smile in photographs and videos. They try to trouble the players on the other team by looking
tough(凶). "Hip-hop is just part of many players'culture (文化) ," says Kerry Kittles, a player on the New
Jersey Neis
team. "All of us grew up listening to rap and playing basketball, and the rappers grew up doing the same thing.
A lot of players want to be rappers, and a lot of rappers would like to be players."
         Master P. is a famous rap star who wants to be a basketball player. The Charlotte Homets and the
Toronto Raptors have invited him to their training camps. They enjoy listening to his music, but many people
think that he is not good enough at basketball to be on an NBA team.
         Shaquille O'Neal, whose nickname is Shaq, is the greatest example of an NBA player who became a
rapper. He has made four successful rap albums. One of his rap songs, "It Was All a Dream," tells how he
felt when he became successful.

1. Why don't some younger players try to smile or look friendly in photos?

A. They try to trouble the players on the other team.
B. They try to look like hip-hop singers.
C. They try to be successful in their playing.
D. They try to pretend (假装) to be famous.

2. The song "It Was All a Dream" expresses ___________.

3. The best title of the text is "___________".

A. The NBA All-Star Weekend in America
B. A Successful Player ——O'Neal
C. Basketball Stars Become Hip-Hop Singers
D. Popular Music and Sports in U. S

4. What do you know about the Charlotte Hornets and the Toronto Raptors?

A. They are famous basketball players.
B. They are famous basketball teams.
C. They are well-known hip-hop singers.
D. They are two training places

     Mr. Richards was quite good at shooting. He had taken part in several competitions in his small town.
He had never actually won a prize, but each time he had done well, and once he had come fourth. 　　
     Then he had to go to a big city on business for a month, and as he had nothing to do in the evenings there,
he joined the local rifle (步枪) club, and spent several pleasant evenings shooting there.　　
    The rifle club had a very good first-class team, which used to take part in a lot of important shooting
competitions. One of these took place while Mr. Richards was with them, and of course he went to see it.
But one of the members of the club's team suddenly fell ill just before the match, and the captain hurried to
choose someone else to take his place. Mr. Richards was introduced to him. He was therefore invited to take
part in the competition instead of the sick man. 　　
     Mr. Richards had never taken part in such an important competition. He felt greatly honored, but he also
felt very nervous. He could not keep his hands from trembling (颤抖) while shooting, with the result that he
did very badly. When he took his score (积分单) to the captain, he said,"After seeing my score, I feel like
going outside and shooting myself." 　　
    The captain looked at the score for a few seconds and then said,"Well, you'd better take two bullets (子弹)
with you if you do that!"

1. Once Mr. Richards came fourth in the competition because _____. 　

A. he liked shooting
B. he was good at shooting 　
C. he often took part in the game
D. all the shots (射手) were newcomers

2. Mr. Richards joined the rifle club because ______. 　

A. he would take part in the important competition. 　
B. he wished to make friends with the famous shots 　
C. he wished to be a member of the good first-class team 　
D. he felt lonely when he stayed in the big city.

3. The members of the club's team thought ______, so they invited him to take the sick man's place. 　

A. Mr Richards was free that evening
B. Mr Richards had joined their club 　
C. Mr. Richards was a good shot
D. Mr. Richards spent several evenings there

4. ______, so he did badly in the competition. 　

A. Mr. Richards was afraid to fail
B. Mr. Richards was from a small town
C. Something was wrong with Mr. Richards' hands 　
D. Something was wrong with Mr. Richards' rifle

5. The meaning of the captain's word was that ______. 　

A. Mr. Richards had to go on practicing shooting 　
B. Mr Richards couldn't shoot himself with one bullet 　
C. Mr. Richards had to buy a better rifle for himself 　
D. He had made a wrong decision that evening