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Pop Music In Taiwan: Jolin!

Her Mandarin name is Tsai Yi Ling, but fans know her simply1 as Jolin! Born September 15, 1980 in Taipei, Jolin is especially celebrating this year¢wthe Year of the Monkey. Silly2 as monkeys can be, though, Jolin is quite serious3 at whatever she does. For example, in school she was a straight-A student. She also applied4 herself to her music, winning several competitions5, including the 1998 MTV Youngsters6 Singing Competition.

For the curious7, here are some of Jolin's stats8. At last check, she weighed 38kg. Her height, which is her pet peeve9, is about 158cm. Like many of her young fans, her greatest hobby is watching TV. As for celebrities10, Tom Cruise and Julia Roberts are at the top of her list.

In March this year, Jolin's 6th smash11 CD, Castle, hit the market. Listeners are treated not only to Jolin's superb12 vocals13, but also to some wonderfully-written lyrics14. For this, Jolin had the help of another Taiwanese pop sensation15¢wJay!


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1. ( ¡@) What is this passage focusing on about Jolin?
¡@A. Her Mandarin name compared to what fans call her and know her as.
¡@B. When she was a child and how she developed a love for music.
¡@C. Her love of being born in the Year of the Monkey.
¡@D. What she is like on the inside and outside.
2. ( ¡@) What is/are the key word(s) of the passage?
¡@A. Year of the Monkey.
¡@B. Competitions and celebrities.
¡@C. MTV Youngsters Singing Competition.
¡@D. Jolin.
3. ( ¡@) Jolin is said to have a "pet peeve" in paragraph two. What is a "pet peeve"?
¡@A. A favorite animal like a cat, dog, bird or fish.
¡@B. Something someone hates the most.
¡@C. Something about the way someone looks.
¡@D. A person's hobby.
4. ( ¡@) What can be said about Jolin as a student?
¡@A. She was serious and was not liked by many of her classmates.
¡@B. She enjoyed celebrating more than studying.
¡@C. She got excellent grades in every class she took.
¡@D. She paid more attention to her music than her studies.
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You must apply yourself to your studies or you will fail school.

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I bought 3 new CDs today, including some opera.

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I have cleaned the entire house. As for the yard, it can wait until tomorrow.

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Finishing this book is at the top of my list today.

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Because Jolin applies herself to everything she does, it is no wonder that she was a straight-A student when she was in school. ____1._____ , before becoming a singing sensation, she won many singing competitions, including a very important____ 2._____ with MTV in 1998.____ 3.____ this competition, Jolin was at the top of every judge's list when she sang Whitney Houston's classic song "The Greatest Love Of All". As for Jolin's more recent work, her 6th CD, Castle, became a smash with fans____ 4.____ it hit the market. We can only expect Jolin to ____5._____ with more beautiful songs in the months and years to come.

1. ( ¡@) A. Because of B. For this reason C. In case of D. In addition
2. ( ¡@) A. song B. one C. it D. that
3. ( ¡@) A. In B. By C. With D. For
4. ( ¡@) A. as soon as B. so long as C. so far as D. so much as
5. ( ¡@) A. take out B. give out C. make of D. come out

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