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湖北省罗田县2015-2016学年八年级上学期英语期中联考试卷
Many people do the same things on their birthday: They have a big cake with lots of candles(蜡烛), and listen to their friends and family sing "Happy Birthday to You". ① would you like to pay money to sing that song?
Jennifer Nelson is a filmmaker. ②And she used the song "Happy Birthday to You" in her film. ③但是她必须为此支付1,500美元。 A company named Warner Music Group said it had the copyright(版权) on the song.
"I never thought the song was owned(拥有) by anyone," Nelson said in the e-mail to the New York Times.
Some experts(专家) said that nobody knew who wrote "Happy Birthday to You". They also said there was no way to know ④ people began to sing the song. But they believed(相信) people started to sing it long before the company began to own ⑤it.
(T=Tony B=Betty)
T: Hello! Are you Betty?
B: Yes, I am. What's your name, please?
T: My name is Tony. I'm in Class 3, Grade 8. I'm in Row 15.
B: I'm in Class 1, Grade 7. I'm in Row 2. Can you tell me your telephone number?
T: Yes. My telephone number is 5605688. And what's your telephone number?
B: Oh, it's 3839833. I'm thirteen. And how old are you?
T: I'm fourteen.
Name | Tony | Betty |
Row | {#blank#}1{#/blank#} | {#blank#}2{#/blank#} |
Class | {#blank#}3{#/blank#} | {#blank#}4{#/blank#} |
Grade | {#blank#}5{#/blank#} | {#blank#}6{#/blank#} |
Age | {#blank#}7{#/blank#} | {#blank#}8{#/blank#} |
Telephone number | {#blank#}9{#/blank#} | {#blank#}10{#/blank#} |
Reporter: {#blank#}1{#/blank#}
Michael: I perform in the evenings, but luckily I don't have to get up early. So in the mornings I sleep in, and then practise on stage for 45 minutes. I have to do a lot of exercise before each show.
Reporter: {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
Michael: Because it's like a dream of flying. When you do a great performance on the trapeze, it's an unbelievable feeling.
Reporter: {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Michael: Working at such a high level every day.
Sometimes you wake up with a stomachache, but you have to perform.
Reporter: {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Michael: You need to be strong to deal with physical training. You mustn't be heavy, or your partner can't catch you easily. You can't be at all nervous when there are 5,000 people watching you.
Reporter: {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
Michael: We get paid per show and the amount depends on your contract(合同). Of course,we can set extra money for extra performances.
A. How is your day at work? B. What is hard about your job? C. Why do you love your job? D. How much are you usually paid? E. What skills do you need to be a trapeze(高空秋千)artist? |
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