Part 1 Vocabulary SelectionIn this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. Part 2 Vocabulary ReplacementThis part consists of 20 sentences. In each of them one word is underlined, and below each, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word that can replace the underlined part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic meaning of the sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. Part 3 Error CorrectionThis part consists of 20 sentences. In each of them there is an underlined part that indicates a grammatical error, and below each, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part so that the error is corrected. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. Section 3 Cloze TestIn the following passage, there are 20 blanks representing words that are missing from the context. Below the passage, each blank has 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. Think Twice: It's All Right
A legendary figure in music history, Dylan, born in 1941, is 1 one of the most influential singers and songwriters in both folk and pop music. Not only 2 his work lead the transformation of American country music in the 1960s, but much of his most celebrated work became anthems for American civil rights, anti-war and student
movements. He fused music with his own personal insight on social problems in a poetic form. He was previously nominated 3 the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996 and 2006.
Over five decades have passed since Dylan's first solo album was 4 in 1961. 5 the 55 years, Dylan has won myriad prizes in the United States and the world as a whole for music and literature, including the Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the world's top honors for musicians, an Oscar for Best Original Song and a Golden Globe Award.
Dylan is an extensively published writer as well. His notable books 6 the hyper-realistic novel Tarantula and autobiography Chronicles. He won the Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards in 2008.
Dylan was first 7 to China's mainland as a writer more than as a musician. In 1978, The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America, 1932—1972 was published in China, 8 author William Manchester mentioned Dylan many times. In 1985, Chinese publishers released Gates of Eden by well-known American scholar Morris Dickstein, who 9 an entire chapter to Dylan.
Dylan was endowed with 10 creativity. He has released 37 solo studio albums and 240 11 of all types. His music was introduced to China during the 1980s, an era in which his solo albums could be found on the 12 of video stores, and covers of his songs, mostly by Asian artists, were all over the radio.
In the latter part of the decade and early half of the 1990s, Dylan's stories were 13 in Chinese musical journals such as Music Heaven and Audio-Video World. 14 his music was never officially published in China, it was only 15 through bootlegs of originals from the United States, leading Chinese music fans to head first into the world of music from Europe and America, with Dylan as a driving force. 16 fans wouldn't hesitate to plunk down exorbitant prices for any latest arrival with his name and such 17 were the backbone forces of China's rock 'n' roll as well as some of its most respected music critics.
Dylan has never stopped performing. Since 1988 when he began his "Never Ending Tour", he has gone on stage an 18 of about 100 performances annually. So far, he has played more than 2,300 shows around the world.
In 2011, about 3,000 Chinese fans 19 a Dylan show at Beijing Workers' Gymnasium, almost 20 the Rolling Stones drew in Shanghai in 2014, including Cui Jian, China's "father of rock 'n' roll."
(节选自China Pictorial 2016年12月1日)
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