In 1979, Isaac Stern visited China. He met with Chinese musicians and students. He taught them about classical Western music. His visit was made into a film. It is called From Mao to Mozart; Isaac Stern in China. It won an Academy Award for best documentary film.
In 1984 ,Isaac Stern received the Kennedy Center Honors Award for his gifts to American culture through music. He expressed his thoughts about the part that music plays in life. He said he believed that music makes life better for every one, especially children. He said music is an important part of a civilized life. He said people need music as much as they need bread.
Isaac Stern died in 2001 at the age of 81. He has a major influence on music in the twentieth century. He leaves the world richer with his many recordings.
56. Which of the following about Isaac Stern is NOT true?
A. He was good at playing the violin.
B. He was a famous musician in the world.
C. He used to teach music as a teacher.
D. He tried his best to work for freedom.
57. Isaac Stern played very well and was recognized by music critics first in
A. 1937 B. 1979 C. 1936 D. 1984
58. From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China is a film about .
A. the miserable life from Mao to Mozart B. Isaac Stern's visit to China in late 1970s.
C. Isaac Stern's interesting experience D. the friendship between Stern and his students
59. According to Isaac Stern, we know that .
A. music is exactly the same as bread B. music can help us get more honors
C. music can make children live happily D. music is the most important in our life
B
Open a large handkerchief out and show both sides of it to your friends. Point out that there is nothing in it; then show them both sides of your hands, which are also empty. Now ask a member of your audience to give you a match. Ask him to put a mark on it with a pen or a pencil. Fold up the handkerchief with the match in it, and let everyone present see you do this.
Give the handkerchief to anyone in the audience and say, "Here's the match. Can you feel it? Good! Now I want you to break it into two pieces." When he or she has broken the match, you say, "Would anyone like to feel the broken match in this handkerchief?" Several people will probably want to feel it. When they have satisfied themselves that the match really is broken, you say, "Now I'm going to make the match whole again." Perhaps your friends will say that that is impossible.
Hold the handkerchief in one hand and pass your hand or your wand (magic stick) over it, saying: "Abracadabra, abracadabra." Open the handkerchief and let the match fall onto the table of floor, saying "Presto" as it does so. When the audience examine the match, they will find that it is quite whole and undamaged. The member of the audience will see his mark on the match. Everyone will be amazed!
The secret of this trick is quite simple, as in all magic tricks. Long before you do the trick you must do one thing—you must push one of your own matches into the hem (褶边) of the handkerchief. This must be pushed well along the hem so that it cannot fall out or be seen. When you have wrapped up the match provided by a member of the audience you must take care that it is the match in the hem which is broken, and not the other. You should practise the trick in private, of course, before you perform it before an audience.
60. The magician shows both sides of the handkerchief in order to .
A. show the audience what the handkerchief is like
B. push a match into the hem of the handkerchief
C. let the audience put a mark on it with a pencil
D. make the audience believe there is no trick in it
61. How many matches are there wrapped in the handkerchief in fact?
A. 0. B. 1. C. 2. D. 8.
62. Why does the magician say "abracadabra"?
A. He intends to make the match whole again.
B. He needs to draw the audience's attention away.
C. He pretends something super-natural will happen.
D. He wants to make himself less nervous.
63. This magic is actual a .
A. trick of replacement B. chemical change
C. language cheating D. quick hand movement
C
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