There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant (令人愉快的)but are not.1. When someone says they have to "face the music", it does not mean they are going to a concert. "Facing the music" means to accept and deal with the punishment of an action.
2. For example, "I can't face another night of camping! It's cold and rainy." Or "In life, you must face your fears." Face used in this way is very common. But now, let's go back to facing the music. Imagine a friend asks you to take care of her beautiful red sports car. She gives you the keys and says, "Thanks so much for watching my car while I'm away. But please, do not drive it. It is an extremely (极其) fast car." 3..You want to show off to some friends. So, you drive it around town one night. As bad luck would have it, you lose control of the car and drive it into a stop sign. Bang! When your friend returns you must tell her what you have done and "face the music". 4. It could be losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both. Whatever the music is, you must face it.
5. To "take your medicine" means to accept the results from something bad you have done. And if someone says, "You made your bed. Now lie in it." they mean you created a bad situation and now you will experience the results!
A.Do you like music ?
B."Face the music" is a good example.
C.The "music" here is the result of your actions.
D.Americans often use the word "face" in this way.
E.There are other American expressions that mean the same thing as "face the music".
F.But you do not listen.
Jack Green is 75 years old．He is not in good condition．“I think I’m ill，”he tells his wife．“I feel awful I’ve got a headache and I don’t feel like eating.”
“You’ve put on a lot of weight recently．You should see the doctor，”his wife says．“Ask him how to lose weight．It’s not good for your health．’’
“OK，”says Jack．He goes to see a doctor．
The doctor checks his heart and weighs him．Then he says，“You are too heavy．You need to do exercise to lose about 30 kilograms．Run two miles a day for the next 100 days．Then call and tell me weight．’’
A week later，the doctor receives a call from Jack．“Doctor，I ran two miles every day and I feel much better．But I have a new problem．”
“What’s that?” asks the doctor．
“I’m 14 miles away from home，and I can’t find my way back．”
1.Why does Jack feel awful?
A. Because he is in good condition．
B. Because he has a headache．
C. Because he feels like eating．
2.Who suggests that Jack should see a doctor?
A. His wife． B. His son． C. His daughter
3.According to the doctor，how many kilograms should Jack lose?
A. Thirteen． B. A hundred． C. Thirty
4.What’s Jack’s new problem?
A. He forgets how many miles to run．
B. He can’t find his way back home．
C. He runs for such a long time．
5.The passage is probably from a ．
A. letter B. storybook C. report
I had many interesting experiences in my middle school life. I cannot easily forget them. Some of them have really helped to shape my behavior and character.
While at school, I was lucky to have many good friends. Victor was my best friend from the eighth grade. With good friends, I spent many happy hours at school and outside of school. I used to discuss my lessons with them.
While I was in the ninth grade, I was not good at math. But my teacher kindly suggested I work hard and practice more, and I did so. In one exam, I got good grades. I consider this as my greatest success in my middle school life.
Once the principal(校长) visited our class. He asked us to name the writer of a book. I alone gave the correct answer. The principal praised(称赞) me. Shall I forget this?
I took great interest in school plays. Once I played the leading role(主角) in a play. I acted so well that I was given some prizes.
I always looked forward to the writing competition held in our school. I was good at writing, and I never failed to win prizes at the competitions.
Also, I cannot forget the pleasant evenings I spent at the playground. Victor and I played football every evening. We took part in several football games between schools. We won twice and got prizes.
Such experiences made my middle school life very interesting and enjoyable.
1.The writer had few friends at school.
2.The writer’s parents suggested he work hard and practice more in math.
3.The principal praised the writer because he got good grades.
4.The writer won prizes for playing football well.
5.The writer’s middle school life was very interesting and enjoyable.
A man is traveling in the desert and loses his way．He has no water to drink and thinks he will die．After walking for two days，he finds an old wooden house．He ____ the house，and finds a water pump. He is very ____，and goes to get some water，but no water comes out．
He ____ heart，and sits on the ground．At that time，he sees a ____ near the water pump．It is full of water and there is a note on the bottle．It says，“You must ____ the water into the pump to get water out of it．____ to fill this bottle when you leave the house．”
He looks at the bottle of water，and can’t decide ____ to do．If he drinks the water，he may be able to survive in the desert for a while．____ if he puts the water into the water pump，he may get enough water to help him get out of the desert，or may get ____．Finally，he puts the whole bottle of water into the water pump. Then he pumps water out．He drinks as ____ as he can，and fills the bottle with water again.
A few days later，he walks out of the desert．
1.A. cuts down B. walks around C. comes into
2.A. excited B. bored C. angry
3.A. beats B. loses C. wins
4.A. pump B. house C. bottle
5.A. put B. drop C. drink
6.A. Want B. Continue C. Remember
7.A. how B. what C. when
8.A. So B. Or C. But
9.A. nothing B. anything C. something
10.A. many B. little C. much
—What do you think of the new movie Frozen?
—It makes me ______. I like it very much.
A. bored B. annoyed C. excited
After school he has to walk home ______，but he doesn't feel ______.
A. alone; lone B. lonely; lonely C. alone；lonely
