Itzhak Perlman was born in Israel．But his music has made him a citizen of the world．He has played in __1__ every large city．He has won fifteen Grammy Awards and four Emmys．

Perlman suffered a terrible disease which hurt his __2__ at four．Today he uses a wheelchair or walks with crutches（拐杖）．But none of these __3__ him from playing the violin．As a young child，he took his first lessons at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv．Very quickly，his __4__ talent was recognized．At the age of thirteen he went to the United States to __5__ on television． His playing led him to the Juilliard School in New York．

His music is full of power and strength．It can be __6__ or joyful，loud or soft．But people say it is not the music __7__ that makes his playing so particular．They say he is able to show the joy he __8__ in playing，and the feelings that great music can express．

Anyone who has attended（出席）his performance will tell you it is exciting to watch him play． His face changes __9__ the music from his violin changes． He smiles and closes his eyes when the music is light and happy．He often __10__ dark when the music seems dark and frightening．

ltzhak Perlman has received many honors，and continues to receive honors for his music．

1．A．even                B．a(chǎn)lmost             C．only              D．a(chǎn)lready

2．A．hands               B．a(chǎn)rms              C．legs                D．eyes

3．A．stopped              B．moved             C．protected          D．got

4．A．common             B．usual               C．simple              D．special

5．A．practise              B．watch             C．a(chǎn)ppear             D．train

6．A．happy              B．cheerful            C．noisy              D．sad

7．A．a(chǎn)lone                B．lonely               C．a(chǎn)live                D．a(chǎn)vailable

8．A．touches             B．feels              C．develops            D．a(chǎn)chieves

9．A．a(chǎn)s                  B．while               C．a(chǎn)nd               D．or

10．A．performs           B．thinks             C．looks               D．sounds

My name is Li Ping．I am a happy girl．I have many friends．One of them is   1   , and also my favorite．Can you   2   who it is? It's my radio．

When I was little, my family   3  to Shanghai during the winter holidays．I didn't have relatives（親戚）or friends there．I couldn't talk to   4   ．I hoped that I could go back one day because I   5   my hometown．Sometimes I became sad．

Thank God, I had my old friend … the radio beside me．She   6   me a lot of fun and happiness．She read me stories．She took me to beautiful   7   around the world．The most important   8   all, she helped me to get to know more about this city．The radio had some fun games．I made phone calls to the   9   station to answer their interesting questions．I had a lot of fun with the radio．It   10   my life more colorful．

1．A．special                B．personal             C．usual                D．trendy

2．A．guess                B．find                 C．choose                     D．pick

3．A．drove                B．moved             C．went                D．entered

4．A．someone             B．nobody             C．everyone             D．a(chǎn)nyone

5．A．liked                 B．thought             C．remembered         D．missed

6．A．gave                B．brought             C．took                D．stored

7．A．places                B．cities                C．towns              D．countries

8．A．of             B．a(chǎn)t                  C．in                   D．with

9．A．radio         B．train                 C．bus                 D．TV

10．A．helped              B．put                C．brought             D．made

It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn't see things ___26___ all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped    27   would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn't   28  . But her mother's mind was made up.
Three days later. Carmen got new glasses and instructions   29 . her doctor. "All of the kids will think I'm silly. " Carmen said. Her mother   30   and shook her head. "You look just as beautiful as before, she said. But Carmen didn't believe her.
The next day. Carmen kept the    31   in her pocket(口袋))as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling   32  
Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout.
Carmen ran over to the other girls. "What's the    33 ?" she asked.
"My ring is gone!" Theresa cried. "My sister sent it to me from California. It's very _34__  and I can 't lose it. "
Carmen and her friends began to    35   the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better _36_  she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so _37_ ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her 38  . It was the ring.
"Here it is," she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.
"Thanks, Carmen," she said. "I _39_ thought we'd find it." She paused(停頓). “Hey, 1 didn’t knowyou wore glasses. They look great!"
Carmen had   40   that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.
"Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all." Carmen thought.
【小題1】a. clearly            B. carefully           C. freely              D. quickly
【小題2】 a. everybody         B. anybody         C. somebody            D. nobody
【小題3】 a. explain           B. care               C. agree               D.understand
【小題4】 a.by                B. from               C. like            D. to
【小題5】 a. relaxed            B.cheered          C. smiled         D. jumped

【小題11】

A．though B．if C．because D．a(chǎn)s