When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music”, it doesn’t mean that he is planning to go to hear a singer or a concert. It shows you may feel uncomfortable when you are called in by your leader to why you did this and that or why you did not do this or that. If you “face the music”, you are sure to be less unhappy than that.
Every one of us has to “face the music” at some time or another, especially as . We can all remember father’s words “I want to talk to you”. And only because we did not listen to him. What a(an) thing it was!
In the middle or at the end of every , we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will whether we will face the music or not. If we don’t get good , that means parents’ cold faces and contempt (轻视) of the teachers and classmates.
“To face the music” is to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really that you have to do something, no matter how terrible the whole thing might be, because you know you have no choice.
A．manage B．attend C．miss D．forget
A．discover B．believe C．explain D．encourage
A．friends B．teachers C．leaders D．children
A．angry B．magical C．exciting D．honest
A．terrible B．important C．interesting D．careful
A．season B．term C．year D．month
A．follow B．change C．decide D．realize
A．chances B．marks C．tools D．choices
A．known B．strange C．safe D．harmful
A．discusses B．covers C．develops D．means
People live in different houses. You may know a wooden house or a paper house. But do you know a(n) 1 house?
In 2008, the first ice house in North America opens its 2 to welcome some visitors. The floors, windows and walls are all made of ice. It has ten bedrooms 3 twenty people can stay there each night. Visitors to the house 4in ice beds, sit on ice chairs and eat from ice plates. Well, the toilets are not made of ice, of course.
It’s usually below zero so it is very 5 inside the house. However, do the visitors just sit there to 6 warm? No, visitors have to 7 special clothes. These can make 8 feel warm until morning.
Workers 9 about four weeks designing the ice house. Visitors can only stay in this ice house in winter. It isn’t 10in hot summer. Because this house is so special, it is becoming popular with young people.
A．toy B．water C．ice D．candle
A．window B．door C．shop D．book
A．but B．because C．if D．and
A．cook B．lie C．stand D．change
A．cold B．hot C．bright D．dark
A．say B．shine C．keep D．call
A．make B．wear C．dress D．hope
A．them B．you C．it D．us
A．need B．cost C．pay D．spend
A．early B．clean C．closed D．open
People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the church and have made up their minds to 15 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest（抗议） against heavy trucks which run 16 through the narrow High Street.“They not only make it 17 to sleep at night, but they are doing damage（损害） to our houses and shops of historical 18 ,”
said John Norris, one of the protesters.
“19 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a20 village. Its streets were never meant for heavy traffic”.
Harry Fields also studying 21 said they wanted to make as much noise as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to stand. “Most of them don’t live here anyway,” he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof（隔音的）, so they probably don’t 22 . It’s high time they realized the problem.” The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were mostly on their side, and even if they weren’t they soon would be.
I asked if they were 23 that the police might come to stop them.
“Not really,” she said, “actually we are suitable bellringers. I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church. There is no 24 against practising.”
I left the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.
A．change B．repair C．ring D．shake
A．now and then B．day and night C．up and down D．over and over
A．terrible B．difficult C．uncomfortable D．unpleasant
A．scene B．period C．interest D．sense
A．If B．Although C．When D．Unless
A．pretty B．quiet C．large D．modern
A．well B．hard C．biology D．education
A．notice B．mention C．fear D．control
A．surprised B．afraid C．pleased D．grateful
A．point B．cause C．need D．law
Richard found work in a big office after he had finished college. He liked to use his head and was good 46 his work. So he was often paid more than his workmates and he worked faster. But something was wrong with the young man one month. He couldn't fall 47 at night. So he was always 48in the daytime and often made mistakes. He had to go to a hospital. The doctor looked him over and 49 him to buy some highly effective sleeping pills(高效安眠药). He took them 50 he went to bed. Soon after that he went to asleep.Richard 51in the morning, he had a look at the 52 on the wall. It was a quarter to seven. He got up and went to work after breakfast . As soon as he went in the office, he said to the head of the office, "Good morning, Mr. Clarke! I've 53 had a good sleep like last night's. And I'm feeling 54 better now!""Skunk(混蛋)!" the head 55 loudly.”We've looked for you for two days! I wanted you to do something important, but it's too late now!"
A．for B．in C．with D．at
A．asleep B．alone C．afraid D．behind
A．well B．hungry C．thirsty D．tired
A．tell B．say C．ask D．told
A．after B．since C．before D．because
A．stood up B．woke up C．at down D．lay down
A．o’clock B．map C．picture D．clock
A．always B．usually C．never D．often
A．much B．more C．most D．than
A．laughed B．shouted C．smiled D．asked
It was the first day of biology class. The teacher wanted to give a good 41 to his class. He wanted to 42 his students’ eyes to the world of biology.
He knew that 43 young students was not easy, so he worked 44 and tried to find a good way to teach this class. 45 thinking for a long time, he made a 46 at last. He decided to show the kids something 47 and teach them a lesson at the same time.
He asked his students to 48 carefully. Then he began. He put a worm(虫子) into a glass of water. The worm 49 around in the water. Then he put a second worm into a glass full of alcohol(酒精). It died at once. He asked the students if anyone knew about 50 they learned from it. A boy said, “You showed us that if we drink alcohol we won’t have worms.”
A．pay B．start C．day D．tour
A．go to B．open up C．call up D．keep out
A．sending B．fitting C．following D．teaching
A．hard B．quickly C．loudly D．alone
A．Before B．While C．After D．When
A．story B．decision C．cake D．face
A．crazy B．impossible C．strange D．interesting
A．watch B．use C．listen D．write
A．flied B．ran C．jumped D．swam
A．what B．how C．when D．why
The world of out-of-doors is full of secrets. And they are so interesting that quite a lot of people are busy studying them. All around us are birds, animals, trees and flowers. The facts about how they 1 and grow are as interesting as anything could be. Do you know that one of the greatest presidents of the USA spent hours and hours 2 birds? A businessman who lives near New York city became so 3 in insects that he began to collect them. He now has more than one thousand different kinds carefully 4 in glass boxes. Come then with me, and I will help you find some of nature’s secrets. Let us go 5 through the woods and fields. Here we shall find how a rabbit tells the other rabbits that there is danger. We shall 6 a mother bear and her young ones as they look for 7 and get ready for winter sleep. We shall watch bees dancing in the air to let other bees know 8 they can find food. I will show you many other interesting things, but the thing that I can 9 you is to keep your eyes and ears 10 when you go out of doors. Nature tells her secrets only to people who look and listen carefully.
A．bear B．live C．speak D．fly
A．studying B．eating C．learning D．finding
A．friendly B．carefully C．busy D．interested
A．locked B．kept C．put D．filled
A．near B．quickly C．quietly D．politely
A．hear B．follow C．catch D．help
A．food B．fruit C．vegetables D．water
A．how B．why C．where D．when
A．make B．pass C．give D．teach
A．closed B．open C．safe D．clean