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   In the United States a voluntary organization called Musician Corps is making a difference in people's lives. Five years ago,Kiff Gallagher,the founder of the organization,realized that music and public services could be used together to help Americans in need. Recognizing that music has a positive effect on Alzheimer's disease and autism(自闭症),he had the idea of creating Musician Corps.

Musician Corps looks for musicians and trains them as teachers. Then the musicians provide these services in city schools,children's hospitals,and assisted-living homes for older adults. They also help organize community concerts. Anyone can play music at these community activities.

Kiff Gallagher says what makes Musician Corps different from other charity organizations is that everybody can take part. It provides a place for people to get involved. He remembers a Musician Corps event at a hospital. Afterwards,he says,the patients are less depressed.

David Meletiche, one of 200 musicians in Musician Corps, teaches an after-school guitar class in a high-crime neighborhood. He is excited that the group gives him not only a job in a difficult economy but also the chance to use the team-building skills he gained in college.

There are 12 high school students in his class. Selena Makwan, one of them who are learning to play the guitar, says the program keeps her busy. "It definitely keeps me off the streets, because without this program I probably would be wandering around right now and I would not know what to do. And it also gives me an opportunity to learn something I' ve never done before."

Musician Corps has established programs in California and North Carolina. Kiff Gallagher hopes Musician Corps will continue to expand across America.

【小题1】Kiff Gallagher founded Musician Corps to ________.
A.teach people music
B.help those in need
C.know better about sick people
D.offer jobs in a difficult economy
【小题2】What can we know about Musician Corps from the passage?
A.It supplies public services through music.
B.Its main task is to train more musicians.
C.It has many professional music teachers.
D.Its community concerts are popular with students.
【小题3】From Paragraph 4, we can know that David Meletiche ________.
A.loves his job as a guitar teacher
B.has to make a living as a guitar teacher
C.changed his job during economic depression
D.used the team-building skills when he was in college
【小题4】We can infer that Selena Makwan ________.
A.wants to be a guitarist in the future
B.likes to wander around the streets
C.benefits a lot from Musician Corps
D.wants to be a member of Musician Corps
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   I am a social worker. I wanted to tell everyone about my very dear friend who passed away a few months ago. I met him many years ago while doing my internship(实习期的工作)in the county prison. He was _____ a program he had designed to help prisoners with drug and alcohol problems. He was always _____ new ways to bring hope and help to these men and their _____. One of his favorite _____ was the Toy Drive he would run every Christmas for the children of the prisoners. He did this for twenty years _____ his sudden death. As the Christmas _____ ,I decided that this tradition had to be _____,for the children as well as in _____ of my friend.

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【小题1】A. recording B. directing C. attending D. improving
【小题2】A. coming up with B. catching up with C. keeping up with  D. puting up with
【小题3】A. company B. family    C. group     D. club
【小题4】A. hobbies   B. sports     C. events     D. games
【小题5】A. until B. after C. for D. since
【小题6】A. finished  B. arrived    C. followed D. approached
【小题7】A. lived on  B. relied on C. carried on D. carried out
【小题8】A. pleasure  B. memory C. benefit    D. favor
【小题9】A. extra B. hiding     C. Active    D. missing
【小题10】A. energy  B. time C. pressure D. confidence
【小题11】A. difficulties B. impressions C. fears    D. dreams
【小题12】A. however B. though    C. otherwise D. somehow
【小题13】A. disappointment B. curiosity C. puzzlement  D. relief
【小题14】A. absolutely B. eventually C. generally D. occasionally
【小题15】A. as well  B. at first    C. in particular     D. once more
【小题16】A. pity B. honor     C. burden    D. discovery
【小题17】A. wondering B. realizing C. predicting    D. evaluating
【小题18】A. came B. drove C. called     D. returned
【小题19】A. candies  B. flowers   C. chocolates D. toys
【小题20】A. courage B. spirit C. position D. attention

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   When I read a post about taking someone to the movies, I remembered something that happened a couple of years ago.

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【小题1】
A.websiteB.signC.codeD.note
【小题2】
A.boughtB.wonC.downloadedD.sought
【小题3】
A.expensiveB.cheapC.deliciousD.free
【小题4】
A.skepticalB.delightedC.numbD.jealous
【小题5】
A.turned overB.turned upC.turned outD.turned down
【小题6】
A.figuredB.toleratedC.foresawD.identified
【小题7】
A.occurredB.matteredC.meantD.underlined
【小题8】
A.refusedB.receivedC.presentedD.lost
【小题9】
A.playsB.moviesC.performancesD.matches
【小题10】
A.soldB.abandonedC.distributedD.donated
【小题11】
A.childrenB.partnerC.familyD.parents
【小题12】
A.handlingB.opposingC.fleeingD.defeating
【小题13】
A.steadyB.freshC.completeD.perfect
【小题14】
A.purchasedB.managedC.controlledD.collected
【小题15】
A.providedB.acceptedC.supportedD.postponed
【小题16】
A.butB.soC.otherwiseD.or
【小题17】
A.mailboxB.timetableC.pocketD.envelope
【小题18】
A.toB.beforeC.overD.with
【小题19】
A.controversialB.compulsoryC.entertainingD.systematic
【小题20】
A.reallyB.nearlyC.generallyD.simply