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1990年以后出生的人大多仍在学校学习，但身为90后的新加坡流行女子组合By2已经工作了三年多。下面的这篇短文介绍了By2的情况，让我们一起来了解一下吧。
Most of the people born after 1990 are still in school. But Singaporean pop girl group By2 has been working___1___more than three years.
Last month, the 19-year-old twin sisters released the fourth album 90’ Now. The songs,___2___By2, show “the spirit of the 90’s generation(一代人)”.
Born in 1992, life for By2 is quite different from ___3___of their peers(同龄人). After winning a talent competition in 2007, the girls signed(签约) with a recording company and started to sing at 15.
The sisters had to___4 ___ their studies to realize their dream of becoming pop stars. Their success helps them support their family, since their father___ 5___ of cancer in 2007. Some opportunities(机会) only knock once.
There is___6___more to being a singer than just singing. They had to leave home and work in Taiwan. They had to deal with different people. They ___7 ___faced with many misunderstandings(误解). In fact, the sisters said they’d hit a low point(陷入低谷) in life over the past two years.
“Maybe we were too young to take the sudden___8 ___,” said By2. “We ___ 9___ unsafe and we didn’t trust anyone.”
Fortunately, it seems the dark time has gone.
“Bad things keep coming only if you keep thinking of them. Every young person could face the same problems; only we faced them ___10___ .”
The joyful disco music in the new album tells of their attitude(态度) now. By2 said， “The 90’s generation should not be afraid. Life is a long journey. We may seize the moment(把握现在).”
1. A. in B. after C. for D. before
2. A. because of B. according to
C. instead of D. thanks to
3. A. this B. these C. those D. that
4. A. give up B. build up
C. cheer up D. get up
5. A. left B. hurt C. died D. went
6. A. very B. quite C. many D. much
7. A. also B. too
C. as well D. either
8. A. money B. things
C. challenges D. luck
9. A. smelt B. sounded
C. looked D. felt
10. A. late B. later C. early D. earlier
答案与解析：
1. C for常用在表示一段时间的状语之前。
2. B because of意为“由于”，according to意为“根据”， instead of意为“代替，而不是”， thanks to意为“多亏”。根据句意选B项。
3. D 英语中，同一类事物进行比较时，为了避免重复，后面的词常用that或those来代替，用that代替单数或不可数名词，those代替复数可数名词。
4. A 根据句意 “不得不放弃学业”可知。
5. C died of cancer意为“死于癌症”,其它选项不符合句意。
6. D 四个选项中只有much可以直接用来修饰比较级。
7. A too, as well, either常放在句末，而also常放在行为动词前，be动词后。
8. C 根据句意“或许我们太年轻而不能接受突然的挑战”可知。
9. D 根据句意“我们感到不安全而不相信任何人”可知。
10. D 根据上文这对双胞胎姐妹比别的90后的年轻人更早地遇到生活中的问题可知。
Most of the people born after 1990 are still in school. But Singaporean pop girl group By2 has been working___1___more than three years.
Last month, the 19-year-old twin sisters released the fourth album 90’ Now. The songs,___2___By2, show “the spirit of the 90’s generation(一代人)”.
Born in 1992, life for By2 is quite different from ___3___of their peers(同龄人). After winning a talent competition in 2007, the girls signed(签约) with a recording company and started to sing at 15.
The sisters had to___4 ___ their studies to realize their dream of becoming pop stars. Their success helps them support their family, since their father___ 5___ of cancer in 2007. Some opportunities(机会) only knock once.
There is___6___more to being a singer than just singing. They had to leave home and work in Taiwan. They had to deal with different people. They ___7 ___faced with many misunderstandings(误解). In fact, the sisters said they’d hit a low point(陷入低谷) in life over the past two years.
“Maybe we were too young to take the sudden___8 ___,” said By2. “We ___ 9___ unsafe and we didn’t trust anyone.”
Fortunately, it seems the dark time has gone.
“Bad things keep coming only if you keep thinking of them. Every young person could face the same problems; only we faced them ___10___ .”
The joyful disco music in the new album tells of their attitude(态度) now. By2 said， “The 90’s generation should not be afraid. Life is a long journey. We may seize the moment(把握现在).”
1. A. in B. after C. for D. before
2. A. because of B. according to
C. instead of D. thanks to
3. A. this B. these C. those D. that
4. A. give up B. build up
C. cheer up D. get up
5. A. left B. hurt C. died D. went
6. A. very B. quite C. many D. much
7. A. also B. too
C. as well D. either
8. A. money B. things
C. challenges D. luck
9. A. smelt B. sounded
C. looked D. felt
10. A. late B. later C. early D. earlier
答案与解析：
1. C for常用在表示一段时间的状语之前。
2. B because of意为“由于”，according to意为“根据”， instead of意为“代替，而不是”， thanks to意为“多亏”。根据句意选B项。
3. D 英语中，同一类事物进行比较时，为了避免重复，后面的词常用that或those来代替，用that代替单数或不可数名词，those代替复数可数名词。
4. A 根据句意 “不得不放弃学业”可知。
5. C died of cancer意为“死于癌症”,其它选项不符合句意。
6. D 四个选项中只有much可以直接用来修饰比较级。
7. A too, as well, either常放在句末，而also常放在行为动词前，be动词后。
8. C 根据句意“或许我们太年轻而不能接受突然的挑战”可知。
9. D 根据句意“我们感到不安全而不相信任何人”可知。
10. D 根据上文这对双胞胎姐妹比别的90后的年轻人更早地遇到生活中的问题可知。