Music and Behavior

Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear  1  at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might 2  hear music in an office or on a farm.

Scientists believe that music changes the  3  people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of western classical music makes people  4  richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend  5  money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays  6  music, people spend less money. With  7  music, people spend even less.

Scientists also  8  that loud , fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people  9  their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their   10  hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants  11  make more money.

Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say  12  music helps students to be more active. It is true that people earn better when they are  13 . And listening to music can help you relax. 

The  14  time you hear music somewhere, be  15 . It might change the way you do things.

1.                A．music          B．stores          C．songs D．sound

2.                A．a(chǎn)lready         B．even           C．hardly    D．never

3.                A．way           B．time           C．idea D．place

4.                A．become        B．get            C．feel  D．look

5.                A．much          B．more           C．little D．less

6.                A．pop           B．modern         C．light D．country

7.                A．no            B．much          C．a(chǎn)ny  D．some

8.                A．expect         B．hope           C．realize   D．believe

9.                A．cook           B．order          C．eat  D．make

10.               A．free           B．busy           C．happy D．sad

11.               A．can            B．should         C．can’t    D．needn’t

12.               A．how           B．why           C．what  D．that

13.               A．excited         B．interested      C．confident  D．relaxed

14.               A．first           B．second         C．next  D．last

15.               A．quiet          B．quick          C．happy D．careful

Music and Behavior

Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear  1  at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might 2  hear music in an office or on a farm.

Scientists believe that music changes the  3  people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of western classical music makes people  4  richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend  5  money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays  6  music, people spend less money. With  7  music, people spend even less.

Scientists also  8  that loud , fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people  9  their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their   10  hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants  11  make more money.

Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say  12  music helps students to be more active. It is true that people earn better when they are  13 . And listening to music can help you relax.  

The  14  time you hear music somewhere, be  15 . It might change the way you do things.

1.                A．music          B．stores          C．songs D．sound

2.                A．a(chǎn)lready         B．even           C．hardly    D．never

3.                A．way           B．time           C．idea D．place

4.                A．become        B．get            C．feel  D．look

5.                A．much          B．more           C．little D．less

6.                A．pop           B．modern         C．light D．country

7.                A．no            B．much          C．a(chǎn)ny  D．some

8.                A．expect         B．hope           C．realize   D．believe

9.                A．cook           B．order          C．eat  D．make

10.               A．free           B．busy           C．happy D．sad

11.               A．can            B．should         C．can’t    D．needn’t

12.               A．how           B．why           C．what  D．that

13.               A．excited         B．interested      C．confident  D．relaxed

14.               A．first           B．second         C．next  D．last

15.               A．quiet          B．quick          C．happy D．careful

At lunchtime, Bonnie and Ruth sat together like they always did at school. Ruth and Bonnie were best friends and best friends always sat together for lunch. They  1  sandwiches, cupcakes and almost everything.
But today things were   2  . Bonnie looked upset, and Ruth did not know why. “Why are you sad today, Bonnie?” Ruth asked. “Because my daddy    3  his job yesterday,” she said. “And we may have to move. My mom and dad are very unhappy and they always argue. I am   4 . What is going to happen to us?”
Bonnie’s news made Ruth very sad, too. What would school be like   5  Bonnie? What could she do to help her friend? When Ruth went home she told her mom the bad   6 .
“What can I do to help?” she asked.
“I’m not sure, Ruth,” said her mother sadly.
Ruth thought and thought. She thought while she ate supper and she thought while she did homework. She even thought when she brushed her teeth before going to bed.
“What can I do?” she  7 .
The next day was Saturday and Ruth woke up very early. She dressed and ate a quick breakfast,  8  went to find her friends. They all decided to    9  together to help Bonnie. They pulled weeds, played with babies and walked dogs. They even put on a Talent show in Ruth’s backyard. All the adults paid one dollar to watch the   10  sing and dance and do magic tricks. After the performance, the children   11 their money. They had made three hundred dollars! Ruth’s mom took them to the grocery store and they bought food, soap, paper towels, and all kinds of things that a person might need.
When they left the store they went to Bonnie’s house and each of the children   12  carried a bag to the door, rang the doorbell and ran away quickly. They had so much fun with   13  secret surprise! They knew it would make Bonnie very happy.
Ruth felt happy too,   14 she had helped her friend. She knew it wasn’t much, but all she needed to do was to show her friend that she cared   15 . I think Bonnie got the message, don’t you?

At lunchtime, Bonnie and Ruth sat together like they always did at school. Ruth and Bonnie were best friends and best friends always sat together for lunch. They  1  sandwiches, cupcakes and almost everything.

But today things were   2  . Bonnie looked upset, and Ruth did not know why. “Why are you sad today, Bonnie?” Ruth asked. “Because my daddy    3  his job yesterday,” she said. “And we may have to move. My mom and dad are very unhappy and they always argue. I am   4 . What is going to happen to us?”

Bonnie’s news made Ruth very sad, too. What would school be like   5  Bonnie? What could she do to help her friend? When Ruth went home she told her mom the bad   6 .

“What can I do to help?” she asked.

“I’m not sure, Ruth,” said her mother sadly.

Ruth thought and thought. She thought while she ate supper and she thought while she did homework. She even thought when she brushed her teeth before going to bed.

“What can I do?” she  7 .

The next day was Saturday and Ruth woke up very early. She dressed and ate a quick breakfast,  8  went to find her friends. They all decided to    9  together to help Bonnie. They pulled weeds, played with babies and walked dogs. They even put on a Talent show in Ruth’s backyard. All the adults paid one dollar to watch the   10  sing and dance and do magic tricks. After the performance, the children   11 their money. They had made three hundred dollars! Ruth’s mom took them to the grocery store and they bought food, soap, paper towels, and all kinds of things that a person might need.

When they left the store they went to Bonnie’s house and each of the children   12  carried a bag to the door, rang the doorbell and ran away quickly. They had so much fun with   13  secret surprise! They knew it would make Bonnie very happy.

Ruth felt happy too,   14 she had helped her friend. She knew it wasn’t much, but all she needed to do was to show her friend that she cared   15 . I think Bonnie got the message, don’t you?

1.                A．found          B．cooked         C．shared   D．bought

2.                A．same          B．good           C．right D．different

3.                A．changed        B．lost            C．enjoyed  D．got

4.                A．worried        B．lonely          C．disappointed   D．surprised

5.                A．to             B．with           C．for  D．without

6.                A．story           B．result          C．news D．report

7.                A．dreamt         B．a(chǎn)nswered       C．talked    D．wondered

8.                A．so             B．then           C．a(chǎn)fter D．before

9.                A．work           B．study           C．help D．think

10.               A．parents        B．a(chǎn)ctors          C．students   D．children

11.               A．counted        B．saved          C．sent D．spent

12.               A．slowly          B．quietly         C．seriously  D．patiently

13.               A．their           B．his            C．her   D．its

14.               A．though         B．a(chǎn)nd            C．because of D．because

15.               A．helped         B．cared          C．understood D．realized