Question

Dear Mom and Dad,

I’m having a good time in Taiwan.  Last night, we went to KTV for the first time. ______ I wasn’t sure what to expect, I was kind of nervous.

I could not understand why people would find singing along to songs any fun.  I enjoy ______along to the radio at home, but I could not understand why people would pay to sing in front of dozens of other people!

At the KTV place, we paid for our own room with a TV and two microphones.  We looked through a large book with all the songs we could choose to sing.  Most of the songs were in Chinese, so I couldn’t understand them, but ______some English songs that I knew.  Once I started to sing, I had a lot of fun, and it was funny _____my friends sing.  I can’t wait to go to KTV again!

Love,

Daniel

1.A. But    B. Because    C. After    D. So

2.A. singing    B. to sing    C. sing    D. sang

3.A. they are    B. there are    C. they were    D. there were

4.A. to look    B. looking    C. to watch    D. watching

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

短文大意：本文是丹尼尔写给爸妈的信，描述了他第一次去KTV唱歌的感受。

1.句意：因为我不知道该期待什么，我有点紧张。考查连词辨析题。but表转折；after表时间；because表原因（前果后因式）；so表因果（前因后果式）。本句前面是因，后面是果，根据句意语境，可知选B。

2.句意：我喜欢在家里听收音机唱歌。考查动词形式辨析题。enjoy喜欢，有enjoy doing结构。根据句意语境，可知选A。

3.句意：所有的歌曲都是中文的，所以我不能理解他们，但有一些英文歌曲，我知道。考查there be 结构。but表转折，连接并列结构，前后时态需一致；根据上文Most of the songs were in Chinese,，可知需用一般过去时，可排除AB两项（一般现在时）。结合句意语境，本句表存在需用there be结构，可知选D。

4.句意：我玩得很开心，看着朋友们唱歌很有趣。考查动词及动词形式辨析题。look需和at连用接宾语，可排除。本句是“it’s+形容词+不定式”结构，根据句意结构和语境，可知选C。