Young pianist Zhang Xi will perform Rachmaninov's "2nd Piano Concerto in C Minor" at the Shanghai Concert Hall on July 14.
A graduate of the High School affiliated with Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Zhang was admitted to the University of Illinois in the United States with a full scholarship in 1997. Since then she has taken part in a series of piano competitions to establish her career. In 1998, she won the second prize in the Prokofiev International Piano Contest and this year took first prize in the Roland — carol Piano Competition. World-famous pianist George Sandor commented she had perfect skill and good music sense.
The concert will also feature the Symphony Orchestra of the Shanghai Opera Troupe which will play Brahms' "2nd Symphony in D Major."
Time: 7:15 p.m. Tel: 6386-9153
Place: 523 Yan'an Road
Admission: 20-80 yuan
68.What information does the passage mainly talk about?
The information about the feature of the Symphony Orchestra of Shanghai Opera Troupe.
The information about Zhang Xi's return to China.
The information about Zhang Xi's university life.
The information about Zhang Xi to play Rachmaninov.
69.According to the passage, Zhang Xi entered the University of Illinois in the United States .
without paying her tuition
by paying a lot of money for her tuition
by getting her parents to pay her tuition
by doing part-time job to earn money for her tuition
70.The prizes she has won in piano contests and competitions proved what the world famous pianist's comment on .
her appearance
her skill
her good music sense
both B and C
71.According to the passage, the concert will also include the play by .
The Symphony Orchestra of Shanghai Opera Troupe.
George Sandor.
2nd Symphony in D Major.
Brahms.
Computer programmer David Jones earned $35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18.
He works for a small company in Liverpool, where most young people of his age are finding jobs. David's biggest headache is what to do with his money. Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit cards (信用卡).
David got his job four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels (普通成绩) and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the company knew I had already written some programs," he said.
"I suppose 35,000 pounds sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that this year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 20 pounds a week as he lives with his parents. But most of his spare time is spent working.
"Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway. I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibility (可能). You never know when the market might disappear."
72.Why is David so different from other young people of his age?
He lives at home with his parents.
He has got a job.
He earns an extremely high payment.
He does not go out much.
73.David's greatest problem is that .
he doesn't know what to buy with the money
he can't make as many games as he wishes
he can't be treated as an adult (成年人) by the bank
he had learnt to use computers at school
74.He left school after taking six O-levels because .
he wanted to work on computers
he was afraid that the market might disappear
he did not enjoy school at all
he wanted to become a millionaire (百万富翁) and retire early
75.Why does David think he might retire early?
He thinks his company might close down.
He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire (百万富翁).
One has to be young to write computer programs.
He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.
