______ when he began to dream ______ far-away lands. A.Hardly did he fall asleep; for B.No soo
A.A.Hardly did he fall asleep; for
B.B.No sooner had he fallen asleep; for
C.C.Hardly had he fallen asleep; of
D.D.No sooner did he fall asleep; of
A.A.Hardly did he fall asleep; for
B.B.No sooner had he fallen asleep; for
C.C.Hardly had he fallen asleep; of
D.D.No sooner did he fall asleep; of
Hardly ______ when it began to rain.
A.had he arrived
B.arrived he
C.he had arrived
D.did he arrive
When he was in his ______ , he began to study English.
A.forty
B.forty's
C.forties
D.forty's years old
A.pick on
B.pick in
C.pick up
D.pick out
People in Edinburgh began to ignore Burns when he went there next winter because
A.his trips there were too frequent
B.their interest in his poems began to decrease
C.they disapproved of his habits
D.they could not catch up with his fast-paced life style
Passage Five
Billy Joel was born on Long Island, in New York State. He began taking piano lessons at an early age and joined his first rock band when he was fourteen. After playing in a number of Long Island groups, Billy began concentrating on his song-writing. His first album of completely original songs was Cold Spring Harbor. It was released in 1972. Two years later, after the release of the smash-hit albums Piano Man and Street-life Serenade. Billy was named "Best New Male Vocalist" by Cask Box magazine.
51. Billy Joel began taking piano lessons ______.
A. when he joined his first rock band
B. after he was named "Best New Male Vocalist"
C. at fourteen
D. before he was fourteen years old
______ to speak when the audience interrupted him.
A.Hardly had he begun
B.No sooner had he begun
C.Not until he began
D.Scarcely did he begin
rmined to try his best at every practice,and perhaps he'd get to play when he became a senior.He ran,passed,blocked,and tackled like a star.His team began to triumph.In the closing seconds of the game,this kid intercepted a pass and ran all the way for the winning touchdown.
Mary began playing the violin when she was only six. Her father came across a really old instrument at his aunt’ s house, and he brought it back home with him. Mary loved it and immediately tried to play it.After a few months she began to have lessons. She got on very well with the violin. When she was about eleven, she really needed a better violin.One day she took part in a concert, and a man went up to her parents and talked to them about her. He said that she had real talent and pointed out that she needed a better violin. When he found out that they couldn’ t afford one, he offered to buy one for her. Later, when she was about 16, she set up her own group. She named it after the man who gaveher the violin----she called it the Erio Sound.
(1)Mary’ s father ____.
A.bought the violin from a shop
B.borrowed the violin from a friend
C.got the violin from his aunt
Walt liked one little mouse better than any of the others. This little animal gave him some new ideas for his drawing. He began to draw it. But in the picture, it did not look like a mouse, but more like a funny man. He showed it to his wife and she liked it very much, too.
Walt named this little mouse "Mickey Mouse". He hoped his Mickey Mouse would be different from the other pictures of his. He wanted to make Mickey talk. He put his fingers on his nose and made a strange sound. Then he recorded the voice this way. Later he sold his sound pictures to a cinema. When the film was shown, many people went to see it. Mickey Mouse in the film sang and danced and did all kinds of fun ny things. People couldn't help laughing when they saw it. It's a great success. Ever since then, Walt's Mickey Mouse has been one of the most famous film stars in the world.
Walt was ______ when be heard the strange sound.
A.reading
B.singing
C.drawing
D.playing
Michael Jordan was born in 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up Michael did not look like a future superstar. He was very shy and didn’t like to talk to other people about himself. He was also very short. He showed little promise of having a future career in basketball. When he tried out for the freshman team in high school, Michael didn’t make it. The next year, however, he grew tall enough to join the team.
Michael’s road to fame began at the University of North Carolina. He brought an acrobatic styleto the game that few had seen before. Michael used his quickness and strength to reach the basket again and again. He became famous for his powerful slam dunk(灌蓝). Basketball fans from all over the world began to take notice. One reporter wrote that when Michael went up to dunk the basketball , it looked like he could fly. He was given the nickname "Air Jordan".
Kids all over the world wear the things related to Jordan except ______.
A.shoes
B.jerseys
C.jackets
D.socks