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[填空题]Passage Five
Pop means popular, and a pop singer is supposed to work very hard to become popular. He must either give the public what they already want, or he must find a new way of singing that will (1) their attention. Even when he has succeeded, and his (2) are sold everywhere, he cannot (3) . Then he must work harder than ever to (4) popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity.
The life of a successful pop singer isn’t at all easy. He can only relax when he is (5) , because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper, written for the fans. The fans are the most (6) people in the world for the singer. They buy his records; they go to his concerts, and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very (7) too. Sometimes the fans become so crazy that they do anything to get a "souvenir".
[填空题]Passage Eleven
There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever (1) spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, vastly different ideas about how to teach it, or how much (2) it must be given over general language development and (3) ability. The problem is how to encourage a child to express himself freely and (4) in writing without holding him back with the complexities(复杂) of spelling.
If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher’s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to "play safe". He will (5) to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to (6) adventurous language. That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to (7) rather than technical ability.
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