bullet (子弹) hole, of course!

　　In the minds of most people, Johnny Cash is "Mr Tough (violent) Guy". He's an ex­drug addict (上瘾者) who was once put into prison. His grandmother was an Indian. To keep from starving, he once had to live on wild rabbits killed from forty feet away with a knife. Some people say he even killed a man.

　　In fact, most of the Johnny Cash story is just that - a story. True, years ago he had a "drug habit" for a short time. He "popped" pills. But he never used heroin or other "hard" drugs. Sometimes he'd go wild and get locked up for a few hours. But he never served a prison sentence. There's no Indian blood in his veins. He's been a killer only in song. As for the "bullet hole"， it's an old scar left by a doctor who opened a cyst (囊肿)．

　　People who know Johnny Cash well say he's a "gentle guy"， a "generous guy" - anything but a "tough guy". How did the stories get started? Some of them, like the story about the "Indian grandmother"， he made up long ago to add excitement to his career. Others, like the "bullet hole"， simply got started. Now there's little the singer can do to change people's minds."They just want to believe it，" he says.

　　5．Johnny Cash is a favorite of many ________.

　　A．opera lovers B．country music fans

　　C．hard­rock fans D．jazz music lovers

　　6．In truth, Johnny Cash ________.

　　A．invented the "Indian grandmother"

　　B．used to kill rabbits for a living

　　C．had a bullet hole on his cheek

　　D．served a long prison sentence

　　7．In his private life, Johnny Cash is ________.

　　A．much wilder than he looks

　　B．much smaller than he is on stage

　　C．much tougher than he is in public

　　D．much more gentle than most people suppose

　　8．The passage shows us that many people believe ________.

　　A．only what they see

　　B．what they are sure is true

　　C．only what they hear

　　D．what they find interesting

　　C

　　Jenny Lind, the daughter of a teacher of languages, was born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1821. She is said to be able to repeat a song that she had heard only once at the age of three. At ten years of age she sang children's parts on the Stockholm stage. After turning 12 years of age, her upper notes lost their sweetness, and for four years she did not do much singing. Her love for music continued and she spent these years studying instrumental music and composition.

　　At the end of this period her voice had returned to its normal condition and for a year and a half she was the star of the Stockholm opera. Next, she gave a series of concerts and went to Paris for further study, but the French teacher did not appreciate her powers and Jenny returned to her native city.

　　When she was 23 years old, Jenny went to Dresden and when Queen Victoria visited that city the following year, she sang at the festivals held in the queen's honour. This opened the way to amazing success in other German cities. In 1847 she went to London and was warmly received. There she sang for the first time in concert.

　　Jenny Lind travelled to Paris to study with Manuel Garcia, a famous Spanish coach, who finally agreed to train her. Her husband, Otto Goldschmidt, was a famous German pianist who trained with Mendelssohn; they married in Boston while on tour in the US.

After her marriage, she sometimes appeared on the stage and usually at concerts given for charitable causes (慈善事业). She was deeply interested in these charitable causes and we can easily add to her title of singer that of philanthropist. Her later years were spent in London where she died in 1887. Her life and songs are a sweet memory for modern people.