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Jean: Why couldn’t you come to the party last night? Betty: Well, I couldn’t get away from
A.I feel sorry
B.What a shame
C.It doesn ’t matter
D.Do come next time
A.I feel sorry
B.What a shame
C.It doesn ’t matter
D.Do come next time
Jean Sibelius and His Music
Jean Sibelius felt very much alone because he couldn't accept the music of that day. He believed that one should be able to make for oneself an ideal by reflection, and thought that modern music did not progress because it marked time without moving a step farther.
When he began work on his Fifth Symphony, Europe and his beloved Finland were being ravaged by World War I. He wrote in September of 1914. "But I already begin to see dimly the mountain that I shall certainly ascend—God opens His door for a moment and His orchestra plays the Fifth Symphony." But from the very first he was full of doubts about this work. He wasn't sure whether or not he should have begun on the Fifth Symphony. He suffered a good deal for having persevered in composing symphonies at a time when practically all composers had turned to other forms of expression.
The Fifth Symphony was completed late in 1915. It was performed on the composer's fiftieth birthday which was declared a national holiday. Sibelius conducted the concert but he was not satisfied with this new work. In October of 1916, he revised the symphony but a performance two months later still did not satisfy him.
Why did Jean Sibelius feel alone?
A.Because he realized his limitations as a music composer.
B.Because he couldn't accept the music of that day.
C.Because he lived far from his family.
D.Because all of his friend excluded him from music.
Why didn't Professor Foley talk with Jean after class?
A.He did not see her.
B.He was busy answering his students’questions.
C.He was receiving an award.
D.He was collecting signatures from three other faculty members.
Why did Ann want to scream? Because ______.
A.the plane didn' t leave the ground
B.she couldn' t make the plane stop
C.she couldn' t hear the wind
D.she couldn' t see the runway
Bill couldn't ______ an answer when the teacher asked him why he was late.
A.come up with
B.come over
C.come on
D.come up to
Why couldn't the newspaper carrier get out of her car to help?
A.Because she didn't want to.
B.Because she couldn't walk.
C.Because she was so scared that she couldn't move.
I couldn’t work out why anyone would invent something so boring.
A.draw up
B.bring about
C.put forward
D.figure out
Why weren't the phones installed last week?
A.The equipment was out of order.
B.They couldn't get an appointment.
C.The order was placed too late.
D.They didn't bring the right kind of phone.
Why couldn't the man find the person he wanted?
A.There was no person by the name.
B.He dialed a wrong number.
C.Mr. Hatton was out for dinner.
I couldn't understand why he pretended ______ in the bookstore.
A.to see me not
B.not to see me
C.not see me
D.to see not me
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