yesterday i almost killed my dog.on the up to my apartment after the evening walk原文

yesterday i almost killed my dog.on the up to my apartment after the evening walk原文

When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to go to face the music.” It doesn’t mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is 1 less pleasant, like 2 in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you did not do this 3 that. Terrible music, indeed, but it has to 4 . At some time or 5 , every one of us has had to “face the music”, especially as children. We can all remember father’s 6 voice, “I want to talk to you!” and only 7 we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it 8 !　　The phrase “to face the music” is known 9 every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. Where did the 10 come from?　　The first 11 comes from American novelist James Fennimore Cooper. He said, in 1851, 12 the expression was first 13 by actors while waiting in the 14 to go on stage. After they got their clue (暗示) to go on, they often said, “It’s time to go to face the music.” And this is 15 what they did face — the orchestra (管弦乐队) which was just below the stage.　　An actor might be frightened or 16 as he moved on to the stage in front of him. The audience might be friendly, or perhaps unfriendly, especially 17 he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So, “to face the music” 18 to mean: having to go 19 something, no matter how unpleasant the 20 might be, because you knew you had no choice.　　1. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything ( )　　2. A. call B. called C. calling D. being called ( )　　3. A. or B. and C. but D. with ( )　　4. A. face B. facing C. being faced D. be faced ( )　　5. A. other B. the other C. another D. others ( )　　6. A. loud B. angry C. calm D. worried ( )　　7. A. because B. since C. unless D. in case ( )　　8. A. is B. had been C. was D. has been ( )　　9. A. by B. for C. to D. of ( )　　10. A. question B. proverb C. information D. expression ( )　　11. A. saying B. method C. explanation D. point ( )　　12. A. when B. why C. whether D. that ( )　　13. A. used B. said C. taken D. sent ( )　　14. A. clothes B. wings C. masks D. words ( )　　15. A. perhaps B. exactly C. mainly D. also ( )　　16. A. satisfied B. proud C. nervous D. mysterious ( )　　17. A. if B. while C. before D. until ( )　　18. A. went B. came C. continued D. got ( )　　19. A. through B. by C. on D. into ( )　　20. A. problem B. experience C. incident D. event ( )