Having written a book on rock music and a book on jazz music, and now writing a book __31__ the classical music of the 20th century, I felt the __32__ to put somewhere the music that does not quite fit __33__ of these kinds of music. I also felt that I needed to research the beginning of the popular music in Western Europe and the USA in order to __34__ understand the change of the jazz and rock music. I also felt that ethnic music has become so __35__ that one should research the development from Western European and USA music. This book aims at __36__ all these gaps (差异). I did my best to give it a systematic feeling, although it is clear that musicians from such different parts of the world had very __37__ in common. Only after the joining together of the 1907s can we __38__ of a worldwide history of popular music. This book is about the __39__ of that formation (形成).
It was not very difficult to decide how to __40__ jazz music from pop music. It was much more __41__ to decide how to separate rock music __42__ the rest of popular music, because rock music has taken in just about everything. Pieces of this book were firstly written for my 2003 books on rock music. __43__ that happened after the 1960s will be in the book on rock music. The __44__ is that you should read this book first, then the __45__ of jazz music and the history of rock music.
A．in B．on C．to D．for
A．need B．change C．music D．book
A．neither B．both C．either D．all
A．good B．well C．worse D．better
A．good B．bad C．popular D．nice
A．filling B．breaking C．forming D．making
A．few B．little C．large D．much
A．talk B．find C．tell D．say
A．reason B．middle C．ending D．beginning
A．separate B．divide C．cut D．take
A．difficult B．wonderful C．important D．necessary
A．between B．from C．to D．into
A．Thing B．Nothing C．Anything D．Something
A．situation B．question C．problem D．idea
A．story B．history C．beginning D．difference
The two teachers were sitting in the teacher’s room．For a moment there was ．Then one of them, Miss Smith said “I’m afraid I’d have to him．”
“Now, Alice,” said her friend Mrs．Jackson, “is he such a terrible student?”
“That’s just the ,” the other woman replieD． “Tom is my best student．The problem is that he’s now so lazy that he never gets done．He hasn’t handed me of his homework for three weeks and I’d be surprised he did now．”
before had Mrs．Jackson seen Miss Smith look so unhappy．“Have you with him about it?” she askeD．
“Why should I? He knows he has to prepare his lessons and do his homework．I that clear the first day for class．When the course started , he did so that I considered asking the to give him a scholarship (奖学金)．But now he even in class! I’ve never seen such a in a student．”
“You should have a with him．Give him a chance to tell his side of story．”
Miss Smith spoke to Tom and all about it．He was studying all day and most of the night in a factory to pay for his education．Of course he was tired in the and sometimes could hardly keep ．Miss Smith soon arranged for him to have a and he was able to give up his and concentrate (集中精力) on his studies ．
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An old man wanted to retire because of his poor health．The was in deciding which son would take his place．As his children gathered to his birthday, the father announced his ．The old man took out two boxes and said to his two sons．“Each of you take one．I want each of you to it with what you believe to be the most thing for our successful business． your choices, I will decide who will take the business,” father saiD． The next days the families and employees could sense the spirit of between the boys.
It was January 1st and the family to celebrate again．“Please with me what’s in your box!” father saiD． The first son said, “It’s outside on the back of truck．The box you gave me was much too ” Father walked to the window and from that distance could see all．With a deep tone of , he asked the other son，“What do you have to give?”The son his father the box．The old man looked inside and with great looked up at his son .“It’s !” father said .“Are you telling me that you have found nothing of value in our business?”
“On the contrary,” he saiD． “I could not place I found most valuable in a box．How does one measure the value of quality and honesty? What size box would the loyalty（忠诚） of our employees and customers? How big of a room would I need for our workers who have from our generous pay and health plan? Finally, father, the most valuable possessions（财富） I hold are the love of you and mother.”
It was what decision was made that day．There will come a time when each of us will be asked by our father to share what we value most．I hope your box is empty.
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Two old beggars (乞丐) were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city．They watched ____ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them．Sometimes, a kindhearted woman or a small child would ____ a few coins in the hats in front of them.
Today was not a ____ day for begging．The men were able to ____ enough for a big meal．As it was getting dark, they started to ____ their things.
Just as they were getting ready to leave, they ____ a man walking toward them．He was a ____ man — they could tell that from his fine clothes．The first beggar said to the second with ____, “He’s coming our way！” The man stopped, ____ into his pocket and took something out．What looked like a piece of hard ___, wrapped (包裹) in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats．The rich man turned and ____ his way.
“He could have easily left us a few ____ or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy,” said the first beggar．He looked at the offering ____．“There’s no way we can ____ this — we have no teeth.” With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away．Then he collected his things and ____.
The second beggar wanted to do the same, ____ a second thought made him change his ____．“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” he thought．“How ____ of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper．To his ____, there was no hard rock candy inside．____, a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.
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I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the check¬in.It had been very __ three days for me with lots of meetings.So I was glad to have the _ time to make a note of what I ___ to do the following day.But then came the ___ that my flight had to be ___ because there was a problem with the plane.
As I sat waiting for my _6 to be called，I reflected on my last meeting of the day.It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable ____ with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years.Our lunch was spent recalling time gone by _ _ filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years.We both laughed and smiled as we recalled the good times and the great experiences we had _ __ together.At the end of our time together，we both said how much we had _ it and that we must do it again.
It was great to have this additional time to replay in my __ all that we had talked about.I realized how important it was to have regular _ __ of the good times in our life.I was lucky enough to have had the chance to take a short __ and reflect on the good things that had happened in my life over the last 12 years.
It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album __ __ in a cupboard in your house.There before your eyes are lots of wonderful __ __ that take you back to times and places，and most importantly to those people who are in the __ __.
My flight home was finally __ _ three hours later.I smiled as I __ _ the plane and realized that I was not at all _ about the delay in the flight，as I had been able to spend the time __ on the good times from days gone by.
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After breakfast in the morning, my mother came to ask me to go shopping． She told me that she a new dress． I don’t usually like to go shopping and I’m not a(n) person, but we went to the mall together． We visited nearly every that sold ladies’ dresses, and my mother dress after dress, giving all of them up． the day went on, I grew tired．
Finally, at our shop, my mother tried on a lovely blue three-piece dress． The had a bow (蝴蝶结) at the neckline, and as I stood in the dressing room with her, I as she tried, with much difficulty, to tie the bow． Her hands were so badly from arthritis (关节炎) that she couldn’t do it． , my impatience gave way to a great wave of compassion (同情) for her． I turned away(避开，走开) to try and the tears filling my eyes． I managed to myself down and turned back to tie the bow for her．
Our shopping trip was over, but the was left in my memory． For the rest of the day, my mind returning to that moment in the dressing room and to the moment of my mother’s trying to tie that bow． Those hands had fed me, bathed me and dressed me． She had also me whenever I felt sad． And they were now touching me in the unforgettable manner．
Later in the evening, I went to my mother’s room, her hands in mine, kissed them and, much to her , told her that to me they were the most beautiful hands in the world．
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