honest, they attach great 2． (important) to becoming rich and famous. But just how do people form a band? First, they may start3.as a group of high­school students and practise their music in someone's house or play to passers­by in the street or subway 4． (earn) some extra money or to pay for their instruments. Later they may give 5．(perform) in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash. But what they want most is to make records and sell millions of copies to become 6． (million)．

　　However there was one band that started in a different way. It was called the Monkees, whose performances were 7． (humor) enough to be copied by other groups. They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them. After a year or 8．_they started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. In the USA they became even 9． (popular) than the Beatles and sold even more records. The band broke 10． about 1970, but happily reunited in the mid­1980s.

答案

　　Ⅰ.品句填词(用所给词的适当形式或根据语境写一个合适的词)

　　1．You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives.

　　2．He stood silently, tearsrolling (roll) down his cheeks, while the music played.

　　3．It's not difficult to sort out the materials as long as time permits.

　　4．Mary was painfully (pain) awakened from her dream of owning a house when she saw how much it cost.

　　5．He has already received three similar invitations (invite) this week.

　　6．It was her good friend's words that gave her the confidence (confident) and strength to continue with her studies.

　　7．Well, I love roses, and I think they make a beautiful addition (add) to any garden.

　　8．The toys areattractive (attract) to children due to the appearance.

　　9．We appreciated his devotion (devote) of time and money to the project.

　　10．After the foreign guests got familiar with the Chinese traditional festivals, they liked to live in China.

　　Ⅱ.单句改错(含本单元的词汇和语法)

　　1．She told reporters that she was pretended to be dead in order to survive.

　　2．Those who you can rely at any time are true friends and they will always stand by you no matter what happens.

3．Devoted to the deaf children, the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter.