“To beat” also means “to win”. “She struggled with her illness, and in the end she beat it.” When Jackson sings, “No one wants to be defeated…Just beat it!” he may be encouraging his audience to overcome their struggles. Or maybe he means the opposite: that it’s better to run than stay and fight. Just beat it!

　　1.The underlined word “icon” in the first paragraph most probably means ______.

　　a small symbol on a computer screen that represents a programme

　　a famous person or thing that people admire and see as a symbol of a particular idea etc.

　　a person who has talent in songs or music

　　a man or woman who is very good-looking in appearance

　　2.The author mentions Michael Jackson mainly to _____.

　　show his or her honor to him

　　inform readers of his death

　　introduce the expression “beat it”

　　get us to know more about his career

　　3.According to the passage the expression “Beat it” has all the following meanings EXCEPT “_____”.

　　A.

　　Away with you!

　　B. Get out of my face!

　　C.

　　See or understand

　　D. Win

　　4.What’s the purpose of the writer’s writing this passages?

　　A. To make the expression “Beat it” known.

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