What power does music have? Band of Hope, a student band in the US, once again brought joy with their music to young patients at a local children's _____.
The children really get a lot from ___with other children in the community, said Ashley Boguszewski, a specialist at Pediatric Specialty Care (a nursing specialty organization for children) .
Seventh and eighth graders at Hopewell Junior High School formed the band _____. On May 27, they were already playing their sixth concert, performing to 20 children at the hospital. The band members ______hosted a story time for the patients and brought small _______for them to play.
The band's 27 members meet once a week for a _____practice after school. Each month, the band heads to Pediatric Specialty Care to perform a mini ___. They play popular music such as songs from the movies Frozen and The Little Mermaid.
Eighth-grader Liam Watters, 13, plays the baritone (男中音) in the band. During one
concert, he ______that one of the patients ______to listen to the singing, so he and a few other band members went back to the patient's room and ______to him.
“That was really_________. ” Liam said. “They had big smiles ______their faces.”
“We're hoping that it's something that grows and becomes an even ___part of our cultures here,” said Kerry Wilson, director of the band, “it really ________a sense that we're all one community and good citizenship__________.”
1.A. hospital B. school C. community D. charity
2.A. dealing B. communicating C. comparing D. connecting
3.A. mainly B. suddenly C. recently D. closely
4.A. still B. also C. only D. just
5.A. candies B. cards C. flowers D. instruments
6.A. two-minute B. two-hour C. two-day D. two-week
7.A. concert B. class C. operation D. play
8.A. thought B. expected C. wondered D. learned
9.A. like B. hate C. hates D. likes
10.A. said B. listened C. sang D. explained
11.A. amazing B. boring C. lasting D. interesting
12.A. at B. in C. on D. with
13.A. bigger B. biggest C. big D. more big
14.A. rises B. sees C. loses D. creates
15.A. as if B. as well C. as long as D. as so
—Do you know ?
—I am not sure.
A. whom does the computer belong to B. when the first watch is made
C. which is the way to the nearest hospital D. how can we finish the work in just an hour
—Simon, I hear that Daniel got full marks in the English speaking and listening test.
—Exactly. . He practises hardest in our class.
A. No pain, no gain B. A miss is as good as a mile
C. Many hands make light work D. Actions speak louder than words
The number of the students in our school very large and there a number of teachers.
A. is, are B. are, is C. is, is D. are, are
— is it from the park to the supermarket?
—It is about fifteen walk.
A. How long, minutes B. How far, minutes
C. How long, minutes’ D. How far, minutes’
—What’s your plan for the coming summer holiday?
—I’ll devote as much time as I can some voluntary work.
A. to do B. to doing C. do D. doing