单选题When he was fifteen, he was _____ to alcohol, and ever since, he could not get rid of it.A admittedB tendedC addictedD terrified

When was duet most probably found to be the very hero? ( )

A. the day when he was leaving for home.

B. a couple of days after the girl was rescued

C. the first day when he was in New York

D. the same day when he was interviewed.

24． Which of the following is TRUE?

A． When he talks or sings, Jay Chou can both speak clearly．

B． When he sings, Jay Chou can-t speak clearly． When he talks, he can't, either．

C． When he talks, Jay Chou can-t speak clearly． But when he sings, he can．

D． When he sings, Jay Chou can't speak clearly． But when he talks, he can．

(A) smooth

(B) fluent

(C) easy

(D) flowing

It was _____ he came bank from Africa that wear _________ he met the girl he would like to marry.

A. when; then

B. not; until

C. not until; that

D. only; when

Tell me since when he ______ in your school.

A. taught

B. has taught

C. teaches

D. had taught

22． Jay Chou-s mother sent him to learn the piano ________ ．

A． in 1982

B． when he was in primary school

C． when he was five

D． when he was in high school

B

Jack is a famous writer now．But he said he was not a good student when he was young．He was often late for class and didn’t like doing his homework． Sometimes he slept in class while the teacher was teaching．He didn't understand much, but he always thought he under-stood everything．．

One day the teacher asked the students a question, "When John was ten years old, his brother was twenty． John is fifteen now and how old is his brother?" Jack answered, "That's easy． His brother is twice as old as John, so he is now thirty． "

Another time, the teacher in a science class asked, "When it thunders(打雷) , why do we always see the light before we hear the sound? "But, Miss White," said Jack quickly, "can't you ．see our eyes are in front of our ears?"

The third time, the teacher in a biology class asked, "Why can fish swim in the water?" "But, Miss White," said Jack quickly, "don't you know fish can-t walk on land?"

( )26．Jack was not ________． when he was young．

A．strong

B．lazy

C．clever

D．well

A.denied

B.avoided

C.refused

D.pretended

About 150 years ago，a musician sat quietly at a concert in Vienna. He was playing his new symphony. He couldn‘t (11) that the audience were clapping wildly. He was deaf. He was Beethoven，one of the greatest musicians who ever lived.

Beethoven wrote about 300 (12) of music. He wrote some of his most beautiful pieces after he became deaf. It is hard for anyone to be deaf. But it is even worse for a musician than for (13) else. Think of not being able to hear the music you have written!

As a child Beethoven did not have a happy life. His father drank (14) .When the boy was only four，his father decided to make a musician (15) him. Hour after hour he had to practice (16) the violin. He learned so fast that he was able to make a concert tour when he was eleven. When he was seventeen，the great Mozart praised him. After he studied with Haydn. Beethoven was writing a great deal of music (17) .

Beethoven had an ugly face and a bad temper. He was often invited (18) the homes of wealthy people. They forgave him when his temper flared up. Illness made him become deaf when he was (19) thirty-one.

Beethoven wrote long pieces and short ones，gentle ones and (20) ones.

A. hear

B. listen

C. listen to

D. hear of

—When did he go to America?

—Oh, he ______ there since half a year ago.

A went

B has been

C has gone

D was