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And now if you often listen to this program, youll know that its time for our weekly competition. Last weeks __1__ of two theater tickets was won by Bill Martins. __2__, Bill, I hope youve __3__ your tickets by now. This week we are __4__ a classical(經典的) CD to the first __5__ who can name the piece of music and the person who wrote it. Im going to play the piece of music in a few minutes, but __6__ I do it, you need to get a pencil and a piece of paper, as Im going to give you some __7__ which should make your job a little easier. Are you ready? Right. Now __8__ carefully, as you might be this weeks __9__ winner.

Although the person who __10__ the music was born in Italy, he spent most of his life in Spain. __11__? On to the second point: there is also a famous play which has the same __12__ as this music and which is usually performed in the open air in the summer. Any __13__ yet? I should warn you that its no that __14__. Now for the next point: when this piece of music was first performed, many people in the audience got up and __15__. They thought the music was terrible and said it was a waste of their money. Its really amazing, when you think how __16__ it is today. And now for the last point: part of his music has been used for an __17__ which you can see on television, in a lot of magazines and even on your cinema screen from next month. Im sure when you hear the music, youll know __18__ the advertisement is for. Im not going to tell you what product it is, __19__ that would almost give you the answer!

So, thats four things to __20__. If you can give us the answer. Please ring 018937224. And the music is coming up now.

1. A. puzzle B. prize C. expression D. chance

2. A. Wonderful B. Well done C. Congratulation D. Good luck

3. A. spent B. examined C. received D. noticed

4. A. selling B. agreeing C. promising D. offering

5. A. audience B. listener C. singer D. actor

6. A. when B. until C. after D. before

7. A. time B. friendship C. help D. secret

8. A. watch B. listen C. write D. look

9. A. correct B. lucky C. successful D. excellent

10. A. wrote B. sang C. recorded D. read

11. A. Have you got that B. May I help you

C. Thats settled D. May I beg your pardon

12. A. content B. title C. usage D. value

13. A. question B. idea C. impression D. problem

14. A. easy B. difficult C. cheap D. common

15. A. walked out B. fell off

C. sang together D. enjoyed themselves

16. A. familiar B. popular C. opposite D. necessary

17. A. suggestion B. instruction C. advertisement D. direction

18. A. which B. what C. why D. whom

19. A. unless B. because C. although D. so

20. A. recite B. remember C. revise D. finish

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The habit of chewing gum(咀嚼口香糖) has lasted for more than a century. Millions of people all __1__ the world chew billions of pieces of gum every year.

Chewing gum became popular in the United States mainly __2__ of the work of one man, William Wrigley, __3__ for many years was the head of the Wrigley Company. Earlier Thomas Adams first began his experiment in about the __4__ 1870. It was he who first made the gum soft and pleasant to chew. But it was not until Wrigley joined the business in about 1980 __5__ people everywhere began to pick up the habit of chewing gum.

Wrigley liked to do __6__ in a big way. In his first year, he borrowed money and __7__ more than one million dollars in advertising. For years, there was a large Wrigleys __8__ on every streetcar in the United States. __9__ complained that they could not go __10__ without seeing Wrigleys name. Wrigley even __11__, free of charge, pieces of gum to every person __12__ the telephone book of every city and town in the United States. Finally he began to advertise that it was __13__ for health to chew gum, that it calmed the nerves(神經), and that it helped keep the teeth __14__.

He used to give the gum free to __15__ child in the United States on its second birthday. He __16__ young women who, in long, ordinary-striped dresses would go from city to city in groups of four or five, __17__ at street corners and give free samples of chewing gum to every person who passed by. __18__ this way each woman gave away about five thousand __19__ of Wrigleys gum every day. As a result of this painstaking, people in the United States began to buy __20__ chewing gum.

1. A. about B. over C. of D. across

2. A. since B. as C. because D. for

3. A. that B. who C. whom D. which

4. A. year B. time C. age D. period

5. A. that B. in which C. when D. where

6. A. jobs B. work C. things D. tasks

7. A. spent B. took C. cost D. paid

8. A. information B. advertisement C. pictures D. business

9. A. Anybody B. People C. Men D. Passengers

10. A. everywhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. somewhere

11. A. carried B. sent C. brought D. took

12. A. in B. on C. at D. by

13. A. good B. bad C. harm D. wrong

14. A. dirty B. clean C. hard D. white

15. A. every B. all C. many D. most

16. A. asked B. employed C. wanted D. wished

17. A. watch B. sat C. stand D. wait

18. A. By B. On C. In D. At

19. A. pieces B. packets C. bags D. boxes

20. A. less and less B. more and more

C. more or less D. fewer and fewer

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