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To face the music
Like every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-day life of the people and develop in their own way. Our expression today is “to face the music”.
When someone says, “well, I guess I’ll have to face the music,” it does not mean he’s planning to go to the concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you didn’t do this or that. Sour music indeed, but it has to be faced. At sometime or another, every one of us has had to face the music, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry voice, “I want to talk to you.” and only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!
The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. And where did this expression come from? The first explanation comes from the American novelist, James Fenimore Looper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on the stage. When they got their cue to go on, they often said, “Well, it’s time to face the music.” And that was exactly what they did — facing the orchestra which was just below them. And an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So the expression “to face the music” come to mean “having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.”
Other explanations about the expression go back to the army. When the men faced an inspection by their leader, the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean, shinny enough to pass the inspection? Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band as well as the inspection. What else could they do? 
Another army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done. As, for example when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible, he is dishonored. The band does not play. Only the drums tap a sad, slow beat. The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse.

  1. 1.

    How many ways does the phrase “to face the music” comes from?

    1. A.
      1
    2. B.
      2
    3. C.
      3
    4. D.
      4
  2. 2.

    What’s the meaning of “to face the music?”

    1. A.
      To face something far less pleasant.
    2. B.
      To face the stage.
    3. C.
      To face the back of one’s horse.
    4. D.
      To face one’s leader.
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is a situation of facing the music?

    1. A.
      When we are playing basketball.
    2. B.
      When we are making a speech.
    3. C.
      When we are having a party.
    4. D.
      When we are talking with somebody.
  4. 4.

    The underlined word “hostile” means _______. 

    1. A.
      unfriendly
    2. B.
      dislike
    3. C.
      unkind
    4. D.
      unnecessary

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Jeffery Deaver looks more like a brainy villain （反派人物） in a James Bond movie than a "00" agent in Her Majesty's secret service.Best known for his thrillers starring criminalist （刑事專家） Lincoln Rhyme, Jeffery Deaver has a new mission: Bring Bond into the 21st century in a new 007 novel.
The yet-to-be-named book is cryptically （隱秘地） referred to as "Project X" by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd., which owns the rights to Fleming's work.Most of the details surrounding Project X, to be published in May, are being kept under wraps, but under gentle coaxing （用好話勸誘） Deaver begins to spill his guts."The novel," he says, "is set in the present day, in 2011.Bond is a young agent for the British secret service.He's 29 or 30 years old, and he's an Afghan war vet." That in itself is big news.After all, if Bond were aging in real time — he first appeared on the screen in 1953 — the now doddering （老態(tài)龍鐘的） 007 would be nearly 90.
But first up: a new stand-alone Deaver novel, Edge （Simon & Schuster, $26.99）, to be published Tuesday.It's about a federal agent who risks his life to protect a Washington police detective from a man hired to extract information from him using any means at his disposal （任由個(gè)人支配的）.
Sipping coffee while seated on a leather chair in a sitting room decorated with portraits of his dogs and show ribbons, the mild-mannered author who writes about murderers and serial killers talks about his career and the solid fan base that has allowed him to pursue writing full time since 1990."I may not sell as many books as John Grisham（although he has sold a cool 20 million）, but I have a very loyal fan base," says Deaver, 60, who wrote some of his novels while working as a Wall Street lawyer.Deaver's initiation into the Bond family — more than 100 million 007 novels have sold worldwide — could significantly raise his profile （知名度）.
Other novelists have written Bond novels since Ian Fleming's death in 1964 — including Kingsley Amis, John Gardner and, most recently, Sebastian Faulks — but they all took place in the original era.Deaver is taking a new approach."There's no more Cold War to fight," says Deaver, so his new Bond, of the Fleming estate, will fight "post-9/11 evil." "I want to stay true to the original James Bond, who many people don't know much about," he says, referring to the secret agent Fleming portrayed in 14 novels, and not the movie Bond."People know Daniel Craig, they know Pierce Brosnan, they know Roger Moore and Sean Connery, all of whom brought a great deal to the stories of 007.But the original Bond was a very dark, edgy （另類的） character."

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is NOT true about Jeffery Deaver?

    1. A.
      Jeffery Deaver is a "00" agent in Her Majesty's secret service in a James Bond movie.
    2. B.
      Jeffery Deaver was working as a lawyer while he wrote some novels about murderers and serial killers.
    3. C.
      It is the loyal fan base that has allowed Jeffery Deaver to keep on writing since 1990.
    4. D.
      Jeffery Deaver is best known for his thrillers rather than for 007 novels.
  2. 2.

    Which statement best explains the meaning of “spill his guts” in Paragraph 2?

    1. A.
      Tell others what he knows about the yet-to-be-named 007 novel.
    2. B.
      Tell others everything he knows about Ian Fleming Publications Ltd..
    3. C.
      Have the courage to talk about the 007 agent James Bond.
    4. D.
      Have the determination to talk about "Project X".
  3. 3.

    Who was the author of 007 novels?

    1. A.
      Jeffery Deaver
    2. B.
      Ian Fleming
    3. C.
      John Grisham
    4. D.
      Kingsley Amis
  4. 4.

    What do you know about the new 007 novel from the passage?

    1. A.
      The book to be published in May is named "Project X" by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd..
    2. B.
      The book is about a federal agent risking his life to protect a Washington police detective.
    3. C.
      The book features a young James Bond, an Afghan war vet working for the British secret service.
    4. D.
      The book features a young James Bond who fights Cold War.

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If you live in a city where everyone rushes, realize that you don't have to be like everyone else.You can be different.
I can't give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower, but here are some things to consider and perhaps adopt, if they work for your life.
1.Do less
Cut back on your projects, on your task list, on how much you try to do each day.Focus not on quantity but on quality.Pick 2 or 3 important things-or even just one important thing- and work on those first.
2.Have fewer meetings
Meetings are usually a big waste of time and make you rush.Try to have blocks of time with no interruptions, so you don't have to rush from one meeting to another.
3.Give yourself time to get ready and get there
If you're constantly rushing to appointments or other places you have to be, it's because you don't allot（分配） enough time in your schedule for preparing and for traveling.Pad your schedule to allow time for this stuff.If you think it only takes you 10 minutes to get ready for work or a date, perhaps give yourself 30 to 45 minutes so you don't have to shave in a rush or put on makeup in the car.
4.Practice being comfortable with sitting doing nothing
When people have to wait, they become impatient or uncomfortable.Try standing in a line and just watching and listening w people around you.It takes practice, but after a while, you’ll do it with a smile.
5.Realize that if it doesn't get done, that's Ok.
There's always tomorrow.And yes, I know that's a frustrating attitude for some of you who don't like laziness or living without firm deadlines, but it's also reality.The world likely won't end if you don't get that task done today.Your boss might get mad, but the company won't collapse and the life will inevitably go on.
Try these things out.Life is better when unrushed.
Remember the quote: If nature can get everything done without rushing, so can you.

  1. 1.

    Which can be the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
      How not to hurry in our life?
    2. B.
      How to give out our life?
    3. C.
      What to do with our life?
    4. D.
      How to change our life?
  2. 2.

    If you think you need 10 minutes to get ready for the date with your boyfriend, ______.

    1. A.
      you don't have to put on makeup
    2. B.
      you'd better squeeze about 35 minutes out for it
    3. C.
      you should arrange 10 minutes for it
    4. D.
      you should rush there
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, we can know_______.

    1. A.
      even if we do as we're told by the author, we can't change anything
    2. B.
      if we follow the author's advice, our life will be better
    3. C.
      we should try to do all the things better on our task list
    4. D.
      there's always tomorrow, so we can put off the thing that must be done today till tomorrow
  4. 4.

    The underlined word "collapse" has the similar meaning to "______".

    1. A.
      develop rapidly
    2. B.
      pay enough
    3. C.
      fail completely
    4. D.
      drop suddenly

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Our teacher tried to speak louder in order to made himself．________．


  1. A.
    hear
  2. B.
    to hear
  3. C.
    hearing
  4. D.
    heard

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The more we work for country, ________ we will feel．


  1. A.
    happier
  2. B.
    the happier
  3. C.
    to more happier
  4. D.
    the more happily

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A new war ______ between the two countries.


  1. A.
    broke down
  2. B.
    broke out
  3. C.
    broke off
  4. D.
    broke up

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Well , have you any suggestion as to what I ______ say on that occasion?


  1. A.
    shall
  2. B.
    need
  3. C.
    would
  4. D.
    should

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If you put the pot on the ________ of thetable, it will fall off.


  1. A.
    top
  2. B.
    surface
  3. C.
    tip
  4. D.
    edge

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They wereplanning to visit the lake ________ there was a temple.


  1. A.
    by the edge of it
  2. B.
    in the edge of that
  3. C.
    on the edge of which
  4. D.
    from the edge of which

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In that country, you can see the temple ______ the 12th century.


  1. A.
    dated from
  2. B.
    belonged to
  3. C.
    belonging to
  4. D.
    dating from

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