Welcome to your favorite show-"Music Land "! This month we are going to have some special
shows on Bach, the Father of Music.
     Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Germany (德國) in 1685, During his life, Bach wrote a lot of
music for the church (教堂) and for his students, but he himself did not keep his own works (作品)
carefully.  Luckily, his second wife (妻子) saved them for him, so today we can still remember Bach
through his music.
     Bach married twice in his life and had 20 children. He loved his family very much. He wrote music
for one of his daughters to tell her that too much coffee was bad for her health. I am now going to play
a song for you from this interesting Coffee Cantata. And we will hear more about Bach after this song.

1. Where was Bach born?        

A. Germany.              
B. America.         
C. Japan.                 
D. France.

2. Why is Bach's second wife important to his music?         

A. She helped Bach keep his works.         
B. Many of Bach's works were for her.         
C. She gave Bach a lot of good ideas about music.         
D. Her money helped Bach write music.

3. Why did Bach write the Coffee Cantata ?        

A. To celebrate his birthday.         
B. To show people his love of coffee.         
C. To tell his child not to drink so much coffee.        
D. To make a new kind of music for the church.

4. This passage may be a ____.        

A. fashion show          
B. radio show         
C. TV play                
D. talk show

5. What  is this  passage mainly (主要地) about?        

A. Ways to learn Bach's music.          
B. The Bach family's history.          
C. Bach's great church music.          
D. Stories about Bach and his music.

     When pets get sick,you can usually take them to an animal doctor or an animal hospital.Sometimes
animals are so sick or hurt that you shouldn't move them.That's why Dr.Bird,a veterinarian,has a traveling
hospital.Dr.Bird drives his hospital,which is really a van,to the animals.
     Dr.Bird has run the hospital for over 10 years,and he has saved the lives of many pets.The van has an
operating table,medicines and everything else he needs to treat animals.Dr.Bird says that there will soon be many more traveling hospitals to help sick or injured animals.
1. The best name is ________.
A. Why People Get Sick
B. A Traveling Hospital
C. Dogs Make Good Pets
D. A Very Sick Animal
2. Dr.Bird has run the hospital for ________.
A. 12 years
B. 10 years
C. 8 years
D. 20 years
3. The story says that Dr. Bird's hospital has ________.
A. thick rugs
B. no lights
C. toys
D. medicines
4. Dr. Bird is ________.
A. a dentist
B. an animal doctor
C. very young
D. very sick
5. The word "veterinarian" means________.
A. animal doctor
B. nurse
C. farmer
D. truck driver

     William Shakespeare,the great English writer of drama (戲劇),was born in 1564 in
 Stratford-on-Avon.We do not know e verything about Shakespeare's early life.But we know
that he is useful at the Grammar School in Stratford,and that he became interested in the theatre when
he was still a boy. In l586, Shakespeare went to London,where he worked in a theatre for some years
before he beganto write his own plays.Shakespeare soon became well known in London.Every play he
wrote was very glad and new to the people of the capital.Queen Elizabeth liked Shakespeare's plays.
By the end of the l6th century, Shakespeare and his friends had enough money to build their own theatre.
But we must think that Shakespeare had no difficulties in his life.Some writers were against him because
their plays were worse than his.

1. Shakespeare is _______ in England.

A. a scientist        
B. an inventor      
C. a play writer      
D. a story writer

2. The writer thinks ____________.

A. we don't know Shakespeare's boyhood at all
B. we know Shakespeare's childhood a little
C. we know Shakespeare's boyhood a lot
D. we should know Shakespeare about his early life well

3. Shakespeare worked in the theatre ________.

A. when he started to write his plays    
B. after he left the Grammar School
C. when he was twenty-two years old    
D. after he liked the theatre very much

4. Some writers were against Shakespeare because _____.

A. they hated him                  
B. their plays were less famous than his
C. they wrote fewer plays than he    
D. their money was less than his

5. Which of the following sentences is right?

A. Each play Shakespeare wrote was liked by Queen Elizabeth.
B. Shakespeare and his friends built a theatre with their money at the age of thirty.
C. Shakespeare had a happy time and no difficulties in his life.
D. Shakespeare was very popular with the people in London.

     Barack Obama, a black man,is the president of the United States now. He was born on August 4th, 1961,
in Haiwaii (夏威夷) and has lived in many places. His mother was from Kansas (堪薩斯州) and his father was
from Kenya (肯尼亞). Obama went to Columbia University in New York and got a law degree at Harvard
University in Massachusetts. His wife is Miccelle Obama. She also worked as a lawyer (律師) and later worked
for the University of Chiscago. They have two young daughters.
     Obama wrote a book called Dreams from my father."I always live in the dream of my father and American
people,"Obama once said. He was born in a poor family, And he was taken good care of by his grandparents
when he was young. He also lived and worked in Africa. Then he got good education in Harvard University.
On November 4th, 2008, he became the new president of American for the next four years. Obama was very
surprised when he won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 9th, 2009.

1. Where was Barack Obama born?

A. In Hawaii.
B. In Kansas.
C. In Massachusetts.
D. In New York.

2. ________ Universities are mentioned (提及) in the passage.

A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Obama's father was from Kenya.
B. Obama has a son and a daughter.
C. Obama once worked in Africa.
D. Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 9th, 2009.

4. Barack Obama became President at the age of ________.

A. 27
B. 37
C. 47
D. 57

     Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most
successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy
the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.
     In 1954, life magazine published (刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report
said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided
to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish
and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.
     In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even
a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents
loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him
want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is
called Green Eggs and Ham.
      In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策獎). He was honored for the education and enjoyment
his books provided American children and their parents.
     He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People
say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people
of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said,  "I do not write for children. I write for people."

1. Are Doctor Seuss's books very popular with young readers?
    ___________________________________________________________________
2. Were many children's books interesting or boring according to the report in 1954?
    ___________________________________________________________________
3. When did he write the book The Cat in the Hat?
    ___________________________________________________________________
4. How many words does the book Green Eggs and Ham have? 
    ___________________________________________________________________
5. What did Doctor Seuss achieve in his life? 
    ___________________________________________________________________

     "Chage and Aska" is one of Japan's most successful singing groups. Chage and Aska began making
music together in 1979. Now, more than 20 years and 200 songs later, they are still popular in Japan
and around the world.
     Chage (real name: Shuji Shibata) and Aska (real name: Shigeaki Miyazaki) first met in high school. In
1979, they entered the Yamaha Popular Song Contest. They won the grand prize (大獎). That year,
their group "Chage and Aska" was born.
     Their most successful year was 1991. Their album Tree sold 2. 5 million copies in Japan. The single
from that album, Say Yes, sold three million copies. That year, they won six Japan Golden Disc awards,
including the best album.
    The band is also popular outside Japan. The tickets to their concerts in other Asian countries usually
sell out. In 1996, they became the first Asian group to give a live concert on MTV "Unplugged". Many
Asian singers, like Sally Yeh (葉倩文)and Andy Lau (劉德華), like to perform Chage and Aska's songs.
For the group's 15th anniversary (周年紀念), a group of American singers released an album of Chage
and Aska's songs.
     Besides singing with the group, Aska has his own career (事業(yè)). And Chage has his own band,
Multi Max. Chage and Aska also write songs for American movies. Truly, the world is saying yes to
Chage and Aska.

1. Chage and Aska met ______ for the first time.

A. at a show for a contest  
B. at a concert  
C. in a Yamaha store  
D. in high school

2. What was special about 1991 for Chage and Aska?

A. It was their most successful year.  
B. They broke up.
C. They earned three million dollars.  
D. They changed their names.

3. What did Sally Yeh do?

A. She gave a concert for MTV.  
B. She wrote a song for Chage and Aska.
C. She sang Chage and Aska's songs.
D. She worked with Andy Lau on his 15th anniversary.

4. Multi Max is ______.

A. Aska's new name  
B. Chage's band    
C. a Chage and Aska's album    
D. a music award

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Chage and Aska are not popular in America.
B. The group won many awards.
C. One of their albums sold 2. 5 million copies.
D. Many people like to go to Chage and Aska's concerts

     Yao Ming, the center of the Chinese National Men's basketball team, joined (加入) the Houston Rockets
in the 2002 NBA. The 2.26m, 120kg center becomes the first one to come from a foreign (外國的) team.
     Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September, 1980. His mother is a center and captain of the Chinese
National Women's Team. His father plays basketball, too.
     Yao Ming is widely known (出名的) in China. He comes to be a very important basketball player in China
Basketball Association (聯(lián)賽). It's short for CBA. During the 2000-2001 season, he gets 27.1 scores for the
Shanghai Oriental (東方) Sharks in every match.
     Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets in November, 2002. He says this is a new start in his basketball life.
He would do his best to learn from the NBA and improve (提高) himself.
     Sport analyst (分析家) Bill Walton says, "Yao Ming has the potential (潛力), the capability (能力) of
changing the future (未來) of basketball."

1. The Houston Rockets is the name of a ______ team.

[     ]

A. table tennis
B. volleyball
C. basketball
D. golf

2. Both Yao Ming's father and mother were ______.

[     ]

A. football players
B. basketball players
C. the centers of Chinese National Team
D. the captains of the Chinese National Team

3. Yao Ming ______ in CBA during the 2000-2001 season.

[     ]

A. does badly
B. wasn't good
C. was good
D. does well

4. Yao Ming ______ the Houston Rockets in November, 2002.

[     ]

A. does his best to join
B. is well-known in
C. becomes a member of
D. leaves

5. Sport analyst Bill Walton thinks Yao Ming is able to ______.

[     ]

A. learn from the NBA
B. change the future of basketball
C. improve himself 
D. becomes the captain of the Houston Rockets