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Western journalists claim to be loyal     the truth only. But they never bothered to question the truthfulness of the Dalai Lama’s claims.

A.to

B.about

C.with

D.for

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答案:A

这题考查介词的用法:be loyal to“对…忠诚”,句意是:西方记者宣称只忠实于事实,但是他们从不质疑达赖喇嘛的话的真实性。

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Lots of people in the world like listening to folk songs. A folk song is a song that is “from the p 小题1:”. Every c 小题2: has folk songs. Usually, they are quiet, simple songs. People often sing them with just a g 小题3: of a few other instruments. Some folk songs are so o 小题4: that no one knows who wrote them or when they were written. Other folk songs are by songwriters who are interested in people’s l 小题5: and experiences. Woody Guthrie was one of those songwriters.

Woody Guthrie was born in a very small town in Oklahoma in 1912. Guthrie first learned to play the guitar from his grandfather in 1917. He soon began to p 小题6: with other people in the area. Step by step, people liked his music.

In 1929, the economy was bad. Many people were not working, and there were many poor people. Guthrie began to travel around the country looking for work. Guthrie became interested in singing about people and their p 小题7: during this period.

In the winter of 1940, Guthrie decided to go to New York. On his way, he created “This Land is Your Land.” The song talks about places and things people love. The last line of the song says, “This land was made for you and me.” These words tell people that e 小题8: is equal.

Woody Guthrie died in 1967, but his music l 小题9: on. His music is an important part of American h 小题10: and culture. And to this day, people love to sing the folk songs written by him.

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