Section C 听短文选词填空(20-25小题)
Term Test Paper A
Have you ever heard the song Auld Lang Syne?“Auld Lang Syne" means, in English,“old long since", or“days (21)( )
By".This song was originally written by Robert Burns in 1788. Robert Burns had little formal (22)( ) and got much home schooling. He wrote about three hundred(23)( )songs, both in Scottish and English. As well as making original (24)( )Burns also collected (25)( ) songs from across Scotland.
His birthplace, a cottage, is now a (26) ( ),And Robert Burns is widely(27)( )as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. Scotsmen celebrate Burn's birthday on 25th January every year. The song Auld Lang Syne has been(28)( )into many languages and is widely sung all over the word, (29)( )in the English-speaking countries. People in Britain usually sing this song on special occasions, such as New Year's Eve, when they gather either at home or in the local bars, (30)( )their whisky or beer.
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