24、根据短文内容，用方框内所给的单词或其适当形式填空，使短文完整、正确（每个单词只能用一次）。

Music is something that everybody    1   ．Everybody can make different  2   ，by singing or   3   music instruments（乐器）．Many   4   of music have developed．There are so many kinds of music and you may be   5   in some of them.

Music has different   6   for everyone．It is   7  by the old and young，men and women．It can make people happy or sad．In our    8   world，radios and televisions offer us lots of music，giving us enjoyment，  9  in a music lesson or at a concert．Music means different things to different people．Music    10   to the whole world．

22、A rich man was riding along the road and Saw an old man digging（挖）in his garden．On the ground lay a young tree，ready to he planted．The rich man called out to the old man．”What kind of tree are you planting there，my good man?’’

“This is a fig（无花果）tree，sir．”He said．“A fig tree?” the rich man was very surprised．"Why，how old are you，may I ask?" "I'm ninety years old this year．" "'What?" cried the rich man．"You are ninety years old．You are planting a very young tree now and it’ll take years to give fruit．You certainly don't hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree．" The old man looked around the garden．Then he said with a smile，"Tell me，sir．Did you eat figs when you were a boy?" "Sure，why do you ask this question?" the man asked．"Then tell me this，" he said．"Who planted the fig trees?" "Why-why? I don't know．""You see，sir．" went on the old man．"Our forefathers（前辈） planted trees lot us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me．"

The rich man was quiet and said，"You are right，my good man．We should do something for the people after us．Thank you very much．"Then the rich man rode away．

1．What was the old man doing when the rich man saw him?

A．He was ready to plant a fig tree．

B．He was exercising in his garden．

C．He was riding along the road．

D．He was watering the plants in his garden．

2．How old was the old man?

A．He was over ninety years old．               B．He was ninety years old．

C．He was less than ninety years old．            D．He was about to be ninety years old．

3．Who was he planting the tree for?

A．For himself．                           B．For the rich man．

C．For his friends．                        D．For the people after him．

4．Did the rich man eat figs when he was a boy?

A．Yes，he did．                           B．No，he didn't．

C．We don't know．                        D．He couldn't remember this．

5．What can we learn from the article?

A．We should plant more trees for the people after us．

B．It's never too old to plant trees for others．

C．We should do something useful for the people after us．

D．We should he friendly to others．

19、根据情景，从所给七个选项中选出五个完成对话。

A：Good morning，Kate．

B：Good morning，Helen．How was the party last night?    1 

A：Yes．It was lots of fun．

B：What about Alice?   2 

A：Yes．She enjoyed it a lot，too．By the way，I didn't see you．Where were you?

B：Me? Oh，  3 

4\：What for?

B：There was a basketball match between Class 1 and Class 3．I really prefer watching a basketball match to going to a party．

A ：   4 

B：It is exciting．It is a very close match．

A：   5 

B：Class l won the match．76 to 74．

A：Oh! That's really great!

18、根据对话内容，用适当的词语或句子补全对话。

（At the library）

A：Hello，can I help you?

if：Yes，please．Have you got the history of Chinese Literature?

A：You are so  1  ．Someone has just returned it．  2   ，please，I'll go and get it for you．．．Here you are．

B：Thank yon．By the way， 3  ?

A：A month．

B：Can I keep it a little   4  if I can't finish it on time．

A：Yes，you can．Please take care of your book．Don't lose it，or you will have to  5  for it．

B：Thanks a lot．Good bye．

A ：Bye-bye．