( )2.—Have you seen his concert?
—Yes. It was really ______. No wonder he has been popular for so long.

A.amazed
B.amazing
C.boring
D.bored

B 【点拨】由答语最后一句可知,音乐会很精彩。amazing 令人惊叹的,形容物;amazed 惊奇的,形容人。故选 B。

()3.—What would you like to do to relax?
—I prefer ______ basketball rather than ______ magazines.

A.playing; to read
B.to play; to read
C.play; read
D.to play; read

D 【点拨】答语句意:我宁愿打篮球也不愿读杂志。prefer to do A rather than do B 表示“宁可/更愿意做 A 而不愿做 B”。故选 D。

( )4.At last, the girl was made ______ to music and began to do her homework.

A.stop listening
B.to stop to listen
C.to stop listening
D.stop to listen

C 【点拨】make sb. do sth. 的被动结构为 sb. be made to do sth. ;表示“停止做某事(正在做的事)”要用固定结构 stop doing sth. 。故选 C。

( )5.—What does your father think of your school report this term?
—The smile on his face shows that he is ______ what I have done in my studies.

A.surprised at
B.afraid of
C.angry with
D.pleased with

D 【点拨】be surprised at 对……感到惊讶;be afraid of 害怕……;be angry with 对……感到生气;be pleased with 对……满意。由“The smile on his face”可知父亲很满意。故选 D。

()6.—I must go now. My plane is boarding.
—Goodbye. ______.
A.Don't worry
B.With pleasure
C.So would I
D.Have a pleasant trip

D 【点拨】根据情境可知,答语应说“再见,祝你旅途愉快”。故选 D。

What is art? According to the Collins Cobuild Advanced Dictionary, “Art consists of paintings, sculpture(雕塑) and other pictures or objects that 1(create) for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.” 2I don't agree with its opinion.
First, I don't think art is always “created for people to look at”. 3(recent), I went to a museum where I saw a vase(花瓶) that was over five thousand years old. 4vase was used 5(hold) water from the river. When the people made it, they weren't thinking about “art”. Second, I don't think it is complete because it doesn't mention anything about skills.
There is one part of the opinion that I agree 6. I think art should make you think 7(deep). When you look at works of art, something would catch your eye and make you stop and wonder.
Leonardo da Vinci was a 8(talent) artist who studied for many years to learn his skills. His Mona Lisa is a true work of art. It looks like an ordinary 9(paint), but then something 10(make) you stop and wonder. What could she be smiling about? It isn't clear and it makes you think.

1. are created 2. But 3. Recently 4. The 5. to hold 6. with 7. deeply 8. talented 9. painting 10. makes