or it can make them sad. In this program we shall study the language of music. We shall be trying to find out more about how music works. We shall try to find out how music says what people feel.

Now, here comes the music today, I shall explain why they are all good music...

59. The first paragraph is mainly about the . A. styles of music C. taste of music

B. history of music D. knowledge of music

60. The speaker is probably . A. a host

B. a singer

C. a dancer

D. a teacher

61. Which is true according to the passage? A. The Muses invented music.

B. Music can bring people some feelings. C. Music was from a Greek village. D. Everyone is interested in pop music. 62. The speaker believes that . A. music is a spoken language B. music develops as we grow up C. music is above the other arts

D. music plays an important part in our life 63. What is NOT the purpose of this music program?

A. To study the language of music. B. To learn more about music.

C. To give a complete background to music. D. To give people some music to listen to. C

They were young and happy boys and girls, but their lives came to a tragic early end. On Sept. 26, six students died and 31 were injured in a stampede(踩踏) at Mingtong Primary School in Kunming, Yunnan.

The accident happened when a two-metre long cotton cushion(垫子) for gym class fell over and blocked a stairway hall. Several children were covered by it and their classmates rushed out and stepped on them without realizing.

This is not the first tragedy in recent times. Last year, four children died in a stampede at a school in Xiangyang, Hubei, when pupils left their dormitory on the fourth floor and tried to get out. The ground floor gate was closed, resulting in the crush.

According to a survey done by the China Youth and Children Research Center, about 1,600 elementary and middle school students in China were killed every year in

accidents. The main causes come from stampedes, earthquakes, fires and sports injuries.

A stampede is possible anywhere. The larger a crowd, the more likely a stampede becomes. On March 31, the National Day of Education on the Safety of primary and Middle School Students, the Ministry of Education gave out instructions: If students around you begin to push, stand still and try to hold onto something, or stay in a corner until the crowd leaves. If you fall down in a moving crowd, cover your head with both hands. Lean to one side, curl your body and bend your legs.

64. About students were killed in crush in Kunming. A. 4

B. 6

C. 26

D. 31

65. The word \in the second paragraph refers to . A. stand in the way

B. trap in a place

D.

cover

C. shape something with tools something

66. The last paragraph mainly tells about how to . A. protect yourself in a stampede B. stop a stampede happening

C. keep schools safe all the time D. make students walk slowly

67. We can probably find the article in the part of a newspaper.

A. education B. news D

In China, many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn't much work there. Services such as hospital and transport(交通) are usually much better in the city than in the countryside. They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city. But in the big cities of Europe like London or Paris, people are moving out of the city. These rich families want to live a quieter life. They are tired of the noise and the dirt(尘土) of the city, and they are tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don't want to live in the cities any more. They want a house with a garden in the countryside, and breathe the fresh air there.

So they move out of the cities. Some don't go very far, just a little way out of the city, to the towns near the cities, other people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows

C. lifestyle

D. economy

and green fields. There, they start new lives and try to make new friends.

Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy. After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They don't make so much money and there isn't much work to do. People in the countryside are very different and aren't always very friendly. As a result, quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. \crowds in the streets and cinema lights,\

68. Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the cities in China?

A. The countryside is much poorer than the city. B. People in the countryside have nothing to eat.

C. People in the countryside don't have much work to do there.

D. Services in cities are usually much better than those in the countryside.

69. Why do some rich families in Europe move to the countryside?

A. Because they will find good jobs.

B. Because they are tired of living in the city.