() 9. Mrs Wang always asks us to ______ conversations in English classes.
A.make up
B.turn up
C.end up
D.look up

() 10. The opera was so wonderful that we didn't get ______ at all.
A.bored
B.excited
C.surprised
D.interested

() 11. ______ your father is well again, you no longer have anything to worry about.
A.Since
B.Before
C.Though
D.While

() 12. —I've bought three tickets ______ the art show for our family, Jim.
—Oh, Dad, you only need to buy two because it's open ______ all the students for free.

A.of; of
B.of; for
C.to; for
D.to; to

() 13. He is a great composer ______ he has written some world-famous pieces of music.
A.but
B.so
C.because
D.or

() 14. ______ at the dark clouds in the sky, he decided to stay at home.
A.To look
B.Looking
C.Looked
D.Looks

() 15. —Would you mind taking the underground to the theatre tonight?
—______. It will take less time than driving a car.

A.Certainly
B.You're welcome
C.You'd better not
D.Of course not

二、阅读理解
Have you heard about the Chinese lion dance? In ancient times, people thought the lion was the only animal that could frighten the monster (恶魔) away, so they made a "lion" out of bamboo, cloth and paper to drive the monster away. That is why the lion dance is performed today to bring good luck and happiness.
But do you know anything else about Chinese dances? The first dances in China were performed before writing was invented! There were ceramics (陶器) showing dances in China about 6,000 years ago. The hands and feet were used to express thoughts, for example, about the harvest, so dance was a means of communicating ideas.
Around 1,200 years ago, Chinese dance was perhaps at its peak. The whole body was used and there were wonderful costumes, poems, stories, music and songs.
In modern times, young people who want to become dancers in China usually learn ballet first and then they study and perform traditional Chinese dances, such as folk dances. Folk dances are dances that common people perform on special occasions (场合), usually in groups.
The Cloud Gate Dance Theatre was set up in 1973 and performs modern dances in China and abroad. These dances use movements from Chinese theatre and from other countries, especially America, which developed modern dance in the early twentieth century.
() 16. You might use ______ to make a lion for the lion dance.
A. metal
B. glass
C. paper
D. grass
() 17. The lion dance makes people ______.
A. sad
B. frightened
C. surprised
D. happy
() 18. Songs were included in dances about ______.
A. 500 years ago
B. 2,000 years ago
C. 1,000 years ago
D. 1,200 years ago
() 19. Modern dance developed in ______ in the early twentieth century.
A. America
B. theatres
C. England
D. China
() 20. Folk dances are performed ______.
A. only in modern times
B. by common people
C. only in Taiwan
D. only by good dancers