When he began writing, Fleming never expected that _____

A.to phone

B.when he phones

C.phoning

A

Jay Chou was born on January 18, 1979, in Taiwan, China． He grew up with his mother, and was a quiet and shy kid． He didn’t do well in study, so people thought he would never be successful in life．

As a small child, Jay took a great interest in music．His mother sent lum to learn the piano when he was only three years-old He loved it and kept on practicing． When he was in high school, he could play the piano quite well． At the same time, he showed his talent for writing songs．

Before Jay became a singer, he worked as a songwriter． For two years, he spent most of his time writing for singers． Some of them were very famous, like Coco Lee and Jacky Cheung． Jay released(友行) his first album(专辑) in 2000 and soon he got quite popular．

Now Jay is one of the most famous singers in Asia． However, he is still shy and doesn't smile often He isn’t good-looking and doesn’t speak clearly when he sings or talks, but he has a lot of fans． Most of his fans like him because he is really good at music and never follows others．

( )21． When Jay Chou was a small kid,_________-

④he was quiet and shy②he lived with his parents③he didn't study well④he loved music

A.had he entered

B.he entered

C.has he entered

D.he had entered

Andersen began his writing ______ at the age of 25.

A、 job

B、work

C、 occupation

D、career

I was told ______Bill Gates was thirteen he began to play with computers.

A. that how

B. how that

C. when that

D. that when

A、not telling

B、to tell

C、not to tell

D、telling

Passage Five

Billy Joel was born on Long Island, in New York State. He began taking piano lessons at an early age and joined his first rock band when he was fourteen. After playing in a number of Long Island groups, Billy began concentrating on his song-writing. His first album of completely original songs was Cold Spring Harbor. It was released in 1972. Two years later, after the release of the smash-hit albums Piano Man and Street-life Serenade. Billy was named "Best New Male Vocalist" by Cask Box magazine.

51. Billy Joel began taking piano lessons ______.

A. when he joined his first rock band

B. after he was named "Best New Male Vocalist"

C. at fourteen

D. before he was fourteen years old

A.Five years

B.Six years

C.Ten years

D.He never got a response

day when he let a bicycle ran right into him. He never watches

When he was a boy he ________ his talent for writing.

A、demonstrated

B、clarified

C、illustrated

D、approved