Question

With long curly blond hair and an amazing voice, Taylor Swift has stolen the hearts of millions of people around the world.

Born on December 13th, 1989, Taylor grew up in Pennsylvania, in the US. Singing seems to be in

her blood because she started writing songs and singing them at the age of ten. At about eleven years old she was asked to perform at the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament. She started to become well-known

from then on and gave her first concert at Bloomsbury Fair at the age of 12. When Taylor was 13 years old, she began to work with a famous record company, RCA Records. Two years later, she left, because the company wanted her to sing the work of other songwriters, but she wanted to sing her own songs. At 15, Swift signed with Scott Borghetto, who planned to start a new recording company, Big Machine Records. Swift’s first song with Big Machine Records was Tim McGraw in 2006. Later in the same year she released （發(fā)行）her first album, Taylor Swift.

The album broke many records and reached the top of the Billboard Top 200 Album charts. Her second song, Teardrops on My Guitar released in February 2007, reaching Number 2 on Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The third song, Our Song, was reached Number 16 on Billboard’s Hot 100 charts.

Her second album, Fearless, released on November 11th, 2008, was well received by people around the world. The most famous songs from that album were Love Story and Romeo and Juliet. So far, she has achieved a lot, both as a songwriter and singer. What’s more, she acted in the movie Valentine’s Day, in 2010.

1.How long did Taylor work with RCA Records?

A. One year. B. Two years. C. Three years. D. Four years.

2.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Taylor is a hard-working girl. B. Taylor has a great talent for music.

C. Taylor suffers from a strange illness. D. Taylor practises singing every day.

3.Why did Taylor leave the company, RCA Records?

A. Because she wanted to sing her own songs.

B. Because she was too young to write songs.

C. Because the company didn’t give her very much money.

D. Because RCA Records was a new recording company.

4.Which song is included in Taylor’s album, Fearless?

A. Teardrops on My Guitar. B. Tim McGraw.

C. Our Song. D. Love Story.

5.In what order did the following take place in Taylor’s life?

a.Released（發(fā)行）her first album.

b.Signed with Big Machine Records.

c.Acted in the movie Valentine’s Day.

d.Gave her first concert at Bloomsbury Fair.

e.Performed at the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament.

A. b, e, d, c, a B. b, e, c, d, a C. e, b, d, a, c D. e, d, b, a, c

Answer 1