1. We all know that China the Great Wall.
2. Our football team won the game. A medal us just now.
3. The parents' meeting was held in our class last weekend.
4. My hometown Yangzhou, an old city, lies in the part of Jiangsu Province.
5. — Can you tell me something about Tan Dun?
— Of course. He is one of the most famous in China.
6. Don't be angry. You must yourself.
7. After the girl left high school, she to study acting in a college in Shanghai.
8. Good music can create different pictures .
9. In the World Cup last year, we football stars from around the world.
10. — How can the singer make different sounds? — By controlling water flow.

1. is famous for 2. was presented to 3. successfully 4. central 5. musicians 6. control 7. went on 8. in different minds 9. got to know 10. the speed of

1. Li Lei didn't play computer games last weekend. ______, he worked as a volunteer in an old people's home.
A.Instead
B.Certainly
C.Though
D.Gradually

A

2. ______ an unknown singer, he wishes to be famous ______ the singer Andy.
A.As; as
B.Like; like
C.As; like
D.Like; as

C

3. (2024·连云港模拟)Tan Dun showed a strong ______ in music when he was very young.
A.interest
B.interested
C.interesting
D.interests

A

4. I like Tan Dun's music because his music can ______ amazing pictures in my mind.
A.discover
B.create
C.invent
D.cause

B

5. The music made me think of the ______ of a running stream.
A.sound
B.noise
C.voice
D.shout

A

6. Don't give up you meet with a word you don't understand. Look it up in the dictionary.
A.at the time
B.each time
C.by the time
D.some times

B

7. The two actors have much ______. And they often play similar roles in films.
A.in general
B.in style
C.in common
D.in shape

C

三、根据短文意思和首字母提示,写出一个完整正确的单词。
People cannot discuss Chinese music without mentioning the guqin, one of the four arts—along with weiqi, calligraphy and painting. It first 1. over 3,000 years ago.
At first, the guqin had only five strings(弦), representing the five elements(元素) of metal, wood, water, 2. and earth. Later, in the Zhou Dynasty, King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string. King Wu of Zhou added a seventh string to 3. his army to fight with the Shang army.
The ambience(环境) was important for playing the guqin. Usually, it was practised in a 4. place. Ancient artists 5. performing by a stream in the mountains. The sound of the guqin mixed with the echoes(回音) from the mountains, 6. the musician felt he was at one with nature. Playing it in the snow was also an enjoyable activity for ancient artists, who believed the 7. was the purest of its kind in the world. Also, a night with moonlight was considered ideal for playing the guqin. Wang Wei, a highly talented man of the Tang Dynasty, liked playing it in a bamboo forest on nights 8. bright moonlight.
Guqin pieces are usually around three to eight minutes long. Some famous pieces 9. "Plum-blossom in Three Movements" and "Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute".
Nowadays, there are 10. than one thousand well-trained guqin players and perhaps no more than fifty living masters.

1. appeared 2. fire 3. encourage 4. quiet 5. enjoyed 6. until 7. instrument 8. with 9. include 10. fewer