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D. theMuseumofLondonisopeneverydayallyearround

B

Oncetherewasapianoplayerinabar. Butonenight,aladyaskedhimtosingasong.

“Idon’tsing,”saidtheman.

Buttheladytoldthewaiter,“I’mtiredoflisteningtothepiano.Iwanttheplayertosing!”Thewaitershoutedacrosstheroom,“Hey,friend!Ifyouwanttogetpaid,singasong!”

Sohedid.Heneversanginpublicbefore.Nowhewassingingfortheveryfirsttime! NobodyheardthesongMonaLisasangsobeautifully!

Hehadtalent(

天

赋

)

hewassittingon!Hemaylivetherestofhislifeasano-Peoplecamejusttohearhimplay.

namepianoplayerinano-namebar.Butoncehecaughtthechanceandfoundthathecouldsingwell.Hewentonworkinghardandbecameoneofthebest-knownsingersintheUS.HisnamewasNatKingCole.

You,too,haveskillsandabilities.Youmaynotfeelthatyourtalentisgreat,butitmaybebetterthanyouthink.Withhardwork,mostskillscanbeimproved.Besides,youmayhavenosuccessatallifyoujustsit onyourtalent.

54. Theladyaskedtheplayertosingasongbecause

A. shepaidhimforthis

C.shewantedtohaveachange

.

B.sheknewhimverywell D.sheenjoyedhissinging

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55. NatKingColesucceededbecause

A. theladyhelpedhimalot C.hecontinuedtoplayinthebar

.

B.hecaughtthechanceatlast D.hestoppedplayingthepiano

.

D.managetoshow

56. Thewords\

A. failtorealize

B.forgettouse

C.trytodevelop

57. Whichcouldbethebesttitle(标题)forthepassage?

A. Sing intheBar C.NeverLoseHeart

C

Haveyougotyourlunch, butnot knownwheretosit?Youdon’twanttositalone.But youarenotsurewhowouldbefriendlyandletyousitwiththem.

Toworkouttheproblem,NatalieHampton,16,madeanappcalledSitWithUs.Itmakesfindingfriendsintheschooldininghallveryeasy.NatalieisfromCalifornia,US.

ThefreeappwentonlineonSept9.Studentsjointheclubandcanpost“openlunch”toinviteotherstojoinin.

NataliegottheideaaftersheatealoneinGrade7.Theexperiencemadeherfeelsadandshewasevenbullied.Shechangedschoolsbecauseofthat.

Peoplemaywanttoknowwhyyoudon’tjustasktositdown.Nataliesaidtheappstopskidsfrombeingrefusedinfrontofothers.“It’sthroughthephone.Nooneelsehastoknow.Andyouknowthatyou’renotgoingtoberefusedonceyougettothetable.”shetoldNPR.

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B.AchieveSuccessinLife D.FindYourHiddenTalent

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Nowtheappworkswell.Theyhadtheirfirstclubmeetingandeveryonewasexcited. PeoplearepostingopenlunchesatNatalie’sschool. 58. NatalieHamptonmadeanapptosolve theproblemof A. feelingalonewithoutfriendsatschool C.havingnoideawhentohavelunch

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B.havingnofriendstoplayoutwith D.havingnofriendstohavelunchwith

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59. NatalieHamptononcechangedherschoolbecause A. shedidn’tlikethefoodintheschooldininghall B. shehasmorefriendsinthenewschool

C. sheateherlunchallyearbyherselfandwasbullied D. shewasnotwelcomedinherclass

60. Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat A. weneedtopaysomemoneytousetheapp B. wecansharethelunchpicturesontheapp C. wecanget freelunchatschoolwiththeapp

D. wecaneasilyfindsomeonetositwithduringlunchtime 61. Fromthepassage,wecanfindthatNatalieHamptonis A. brave B.creative

C.unfriendly D

.

. D.shy

Fourmenwhowouldbecomefatherswereinahospitalwaitingroomwhiletheirwivesweregoingtogivebirthtotheirbabies.Thenursearrivedandproudlysaidtothefirstman,“Congratulations,sir.You’rethefatheroftwins!”

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“Whatasurprise!Believeitornot!IworkfortheMinnesotaTwinsBaseballteams!” Laterthenursereturnedandcongratulatedthesecondfatheronthebirthofhistriplets（三胞胎）.

“Wow!That’sunbelievable!Iworkforthe3MCompany.”

Anhourlater,thenursereturnedto congratulatethe thirdman onthe birth ofhisquadruplets

（四胞胎).Surprised,heonlycouldanswer,

“Idon’tbelieveit!IworkfortheFourSeasonsHotel!”

Afterthis,everyoneturnedtothefourthmanwhofelldown.Thenurseranfasttohisside.Asheslowlycametohimself,theycouldhearhimspeakinaverylowvoiceoverandover,“Ishouldneverhavetakenthatjobat7-Eleven.Ishouldneverhavetakenthatjobat7-Eleven.Ishouldneverhavetakenthatjobat7-Eleven.” 62. Whywerethefathersthere？ A. Theywerewaitingfortheirwives.

B.Theywereseeingdoctors.

C.Theywerewaitingfortheirbabiestobeborn.

D.Theywereworkingatmennursesthere

.63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthethirdman？

A.He thoughtthenursemadeamistake. B.Hewasverysurprisedatthenurse’swords. C.Hedidn’twanttohavethesebabies. D.Heshouldneverhaveworkedat7-Eleven. 64. Whydidthefourthmanfalldownafterhearingthenurse’swords？ A. Hewasafraidofhavingsomanybabies. B.Hewasseriouslyill.

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