________ unemployment insurance would mean telling millions of our neighbors who are out of work today that they’re on their own.
A. Cut B. Cutting C. Having cut D. Being cut
It is reported that there is still possibility _______ the bad weather will continue.
A. A. what B.that C. when D. whether
Japan's first lady said Wednesday she would not marry Premier Naoto Kan again in ______ life.
A. other B. others C. the other D. another
________ will it take to see the Chinese Dream come true for our children and grandchildren?
A. What B. When C. Why D. How
Directions :Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese .
近年来选秀类的电视节目吸引了很多人的注意力。有的在校学生为了实现自己的明星梦辍学参加。请谈谈你对这一现象的观点。
注意: 1．题目自拟，包括以上全部要点可适当发挥，使上下文连贯。
2．词数: 120词左右。
Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit．Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Richard Wagner was a German musician who lived in the mid-19th century．He gained fame by writing opera, a form of performance combining singing, music on instruments, and drama.
Wagner’s life and work have been very controversial(有争议的)．While he wrote excellent music, many people think his operas are too dark and serious, lacking tile fun common in operas written before his time.
Wagner, on the other hand, thought the opera of his time was too simple．He wanted to make opera a serious form of art that combined drama and music to tell deep stories that would have a strong effect on the audience.
Some people thought Wagner’s new kind of music was too different from the operas they were used to hearing．Wagner agreed with them．In fact, he didn’t call his works “operas” at all, using instead a German word that means “Musical Festival” or “Musical play”.
While many people today still do not like Wagner’s operas, they cannot deny that Wagner had a lot of influence on opera as a form of art．Wagner invented the tradition of turning off the lights before starting a play．He also was the first person to make the whole audience sit down for an entire play．Today, almost all operas are performed in this manner.
Wagner as a man was even more controversial than Wagner as a writer of music．He hated Jewish people, slept with his friends’ wives, and made many people angry, which we would today think of as evil．Some would say he was a good musician, while others would say that he was a bad musician．But it would be difficult to say he was not an important person in music and in the world.
81．What is the best word that describes Wagner? (no more than one word)
82．What does the underlined word “deep” in Para．3 mean? (no more than 3 words)
83．Why does the author say “Wagner as a man was even more controversial”? (no more than 15 words)
84．List two things that showed Wagner had a lot of influence on opera? (no more than 30 words)
