ENGLISH CLASSROOM 21英文教室二十一

ENGLISH CLASSROOM 21英文教室二十一

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A Horse with No Name: a cloze exercise

Written by Dewey Bunnell and originally recorded by the band America, it was the band's first and most successful single, released in early 1972. The song was often interpreted as a drug reference since the word "horse" was a commonslang term for "heroin".

Language Notes:

• ain't = informal contraction for am not; are not; is not has not; have not.
• "for to" give you = colloquialism, the preposition "for" is not used in correct English before an infinitive preceded by "to"
• ain't no one = the double negation is typical of informal, uneducated speech

Make a choice by clicking on the *Select* button, then click "Show Solutions" to see the correct answers.

On the first part of the * Select * air buzz clouds dry hot journey life met sky sound 
I was looking at all the * Select * air buzz clouds dry hot journey life met sky sound 
There were plants and birds,
and rocks and things,
There was sand and hills and rings.
The first thing I * Select * air buzz clouds dry hot journey life met sky sound  was a fly with a * Select * air buzz clouds dry hot journey life met sky sound 
And the * Select * air buzz clouds dry hot journey life met sky sound  with no * Select * air buzz clouds dry hot journey life met sky sound 
The heat was * Select * air buzz clouds dry hot journey life met sky sound  and the ground was * Select * air buzz clouds dry hot journey life met sky sound 
But the * Select * air buzz clouds dry hot journey life met sky sound  was full of * Select * air buzz clouds dry hot journey life met sky sound 

I've been through the desert
on a horse with no name,
It felt good to be out of the rain.
In the desert you can remember your name,
'Cause there ain't no one
for to give you no pain.
(x2) La la, la, la la la, la la, la, la

After * Select *bed dead flowed fun red sad skin sun three told two  days, in the desert * Select *bed dead flowed fun red sad skin sun three told two 
My * Select *bed dead flowed fun red sad skin sun three told two  began to turn * Select *bed dead flowed fun red sad skin sun three told two .
After * Select *bed dead flowed fun red sad skin sun three told two  days in the desert * Select *bed dead flowed fun red sad skin sun three told two 
I was looking at a river * Select *bed dead flowed fun red sad skin sun three told two 
And the story it * Select *bed dead flowed fun red sad skin sun three told two  of a river that * Select *bed dead flowed fun red sad skin sun three told two 
Made me * Select *bed dead flowed fun red sad skin sun three told two  to think it was * Select *bed dead flowed fun red sad skin sun three told two 

You see I've been through the desert
on a horse with no name,
It felt good to be out of the rain.
In the desert you can remember your name,
'Cause there ain't no one
for to give you no pain.
(x2) La la, la, la la la, la la, la, la

After * Select *cities disguise free ground humans nine ocean sea underground  days, I let the horse run * Select *cities disguise free ground humans nine ocean sea underground 
'Cause the desert had turned to * Select *cities disguise free ground humans nine ocean sea underground 
There were plants and birds,
and rocks and things,
There was sand and hills and rings.
The * Select *cities disguise free ground humans nine ocean sea underground  is a desert
with its life * Select *cities disguise free ground humans nine ocean sea underground 
And a perfect * Select *cities disguise free ground humans nine ocean sea underground  above.
Under the * Select *cities disguise free ground humans nine ocean sea underground  lies a heart made of * Select *cities disguise free ground humans nine ocean sea underground 
But the * Select *cities disguise free ground humans nine ocean sea underground  will give no love.

You see I've been through the desert
on a horse with no name,
It felt good to be out of the rain.
In the desert you can remember your name,
'Cause there ain't no one
for to give you no pain.

(x times) La la, la, la la la, la la, la, la

Song of the day: America-A Horse With No Name
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm4BrZjY_Sg


Answer:

On the first part of the journey
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And the sky with no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound

I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
La, la

After two days in the desert sun
My skin began to turn red
After three days in the desert fun
I was looking at a river bed
And the story it told of a river that flowed
Made me sad to think it was dead

You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
La, la

After nine days I let the horse run free
'Cause the desert had turned to sea
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
there was sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with it's life underground
And a perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love

You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
La, la