They can’t go out to work         the heavy rain.

A. because                           B. since                                 C. because of                       D. as a result

______ he got up early, he______ the early bus.

1. A.
   Because; missed
2. B.
   Since; lost
3. C.
   Though, missed
4. D.
   As; lost

They can’t go out to work         the heavy rain.

A. because                           B. since                                 C. because of                       D. as a result

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist（打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of deafness.

   “Early on I decided not to allow the   1   of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began   2   piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion（酷爱）for music grew. But I also began to lose my   3 . Doctors told me that the nerve damage(神经损伤) was the  4  and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never left me.”

  “My   5   was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I learned to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can  6  the pitch of a note（音调高低）by the vibrations（振动）I feel through my body and through my imagination. My sound world exists by making use of almost every   7  that I have.”

  “I decided to be a musician even though I was deaf, and applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had   8   this before and some teachers disagreed with me. Because of my performance, I finally entered the academy and went on to  9   with the academy’s highest honors a few years later.”

  “I’ve been a soloist for more than ten years. 10   the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t mean that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be limited by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”

【小题 1】A. conditions     B. opinions         C. advantages   D. recommendations

 A. enjoying        B. choosing         C. taking           D. giving

【小题 3】A. sight          B. hearing          C. touch            D. taste

【小题 4】A. evidence       B. result               C. excuse       D. cause

【小题 5】A. job            B. opinion          C. promise      D. goal

【小题 6】A. tell           B. see              C. hear         D. smell

【小题 7】A. feeling        B. effort               C. sense            D. idea

【小题 8】A. done           B. accepted         C. advised      D. refused

【小题 9】A. study          B. offer                C. graduate     D. educate

【小题 10】A. As            B. Although         C. Because      D. Since

When you’re a teenager(青少年), it seems that every time you say, “I want to …”, your parents answer, “No, you can’t.” Young people further complain(抱怨) that their parents do not 1  them. When something goes 2, most parents just don’t believe in their children. 3 asking why, they think their kids are wrong. And not many parents allow their kids to choose for themselves.
   Yes, 4  is true that your parents sometimes treat you as a little child. But remember that not long ago you were really a child. Your parents still remember the childish 5  you used to make. They want to protect you 6  you don’t want them to do so.
   So, if you want to get 7  freedom(自由), please try to understand your parents and don’t lie to them. Try a more friendly way. If you want them to 8  you to stay out late, don’t’ just say, “All 9 kids can stay out late.” Tell them as much as you can about what you want to do and where you’ll be and 10  it’s important for you to stay out late. Then they just might say, “yes”.
（  ）１ A. enjoy    B. prefer        C. understand        D. decide
（  ）2. A. badly    B. wrong        C. nice              D. clear
（  ）3. A. Except   B. Instead      C. With               D. Without
（  ）4. A. it       B. this         C. that                 D. one
（  ）5. A. uses    B. differences    C. minds               D. mistakes
（  ）6. A. if      B. though       C. because              D. since
（  ）7. A. most    B. least        C. more                 D. less
（  ）8. A. allow    B. hope       C. wish                   D. ask
（  ）9. A. another  B. others       C. the others         D. the other
（  ）10. A. how  B. when         C. why                    D. which