解析：选C　词义猜测题。根据下文Reese描述他如何开始演艺之路以及他的理想工作是整形外科医生可知，受到父亲的影响，来到加州后的Reese想要尝试一下演戏。

2．The day Reese went to his first audition, ________.

　　A．he came across Ryan

　　B．it was his 15th birthday

　　C．he got the part Ryan wanted

　　D．he did some sightseeing in Arizona

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。根据文中的"I ended up booking the part he went in for, and he booked mine"可知，在第一次试演的那天，Reese得到他兄弟Ryan喜欢的角色。

3．What can we learn about Earth to Echo?

　　A．It is a science fiction film.

　　B．It was filmed by Reese's friends.

　　C．It shows the importance of friendship.

　　D．It calls on people to protect the earth.

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。根据Reese对新电影Earth to Echo的介绍"receiving strange messages ... find an alien ... help the alien"可推测，这是一部科幻片。

　　B

　　On 13th July, 1985 the world was the stage for the largest rock concert it had ever known, Live Aid. This show was organized by musicians Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. With main performances in London's Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia's JFK Stadium, and supporting shows in cities such as Sydney and Moscow, Live Aid just wanted to raise as much money as possible for the people who suffered the famine (饥荒) in Ethiopia.

　　Live Aid brought together a host of mainly British and American musicians. Around 1.5 billion people in 100 countries around the world watched the shows live on television. Throughout the TV broadcasts, viewers were continually asked to phone up and donate money. It is said that, over time, the Live Aid concerts made around ￡150 million for Ethiopia.

Twenty years after Live Aid, in June 2005, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure were once again the organizers behind a series of worldwide concerts, which went under the name of Live 8. The shows, ten of which were held on 2nd July, with one four days later on 6th July in Edinburgh, were held while the meeting of the heads of the G8 nations was held in Scotland. This time the aim was to put pressure on the presidents and prime ministers of the world's richest nations to drop all foreign debt and increase their help to the world's poorest nations. In order to do this, a huge petition (请愿) was organized, with people all over the world signing their names via the Internet and mobile phone text messages. This was then presented to the world leaders at their meeting.