began his career by performing for soldiers in Hawaii in the 1950s, and since then, he has been the host of his own late night TV programmer. The videos and DVDs of his performances are the best selling of any stand-up act out there. An old style comedian, Dunne uses lots of singing and dancing as part of his routines.

　　Dunne is best known for his jokes about life in the USA and how it has changed during his lifetime. This will be Dunne's last show before he retires, so don't miss it.

　　Call 1-900-555-6565 to reserve your tickets or be at the door by 7:00 p.m.

1. The comedy show will have_______ comedians on _______ night.

　A three; one B three; two C one; three D one; two

2. Rodney Mann grew up in ________.

　A the USA B Panama C Hawaii D New York

3. The show begins _______.

　A at lunch time B at 7:30 p.m. C at 7:00 p.m. D at 7:30 a.m.

4. Pedro Mendez has lived in ______for _____ years.

　A the USA; thirty-four B the USA; ten

　C Panama; thirty-four D the USA; twenty

5. The oldest comedian is probably ________, and has been performing _______.

　A Rodney Mann; for over fifty years B Larry Dunne; since the 1970s

　C Larry Dunne; for over fifty years D Pedro Mendes; for over fifty years

第四部分：练习答案

I. Write out the words according to the English explanations.

1. amuse 2 director 3 excellent 4 enthusiastic 5 improvise

6 occur 7 nervous 8 unique 9 script 10 microphone

II. Reading

1-5 A DBDC