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The Piano Lesson
Jenny wasn't interested in playing the piano. She liked writing stories and acting them out with her friends. But Mrs Windsor gave her piano lessons for free, so she felt she should have a try. Every Sunday she had her piano lessons in Mrs Windsor's house.
One Sunday morning, Jenny walked into Mrs Windsor's music room and sat down on the piano bench as usual.
"Hello," Jenny heard a voice behind her. She turned around and saw a young girl.
"What's your name?" The girl asked.
Before Jenny could answer, Mrs Windsor walked in and said, "Jenny, this is my niece (侄女), Pasha. Pasha, this is Jenny. I need to go to hospital, so Pasha will give you your lesson today."
Pasha sat beside Jenny on the piano bench and asked, "What piece do you like best?"
"I don't know," Jenny said. "They're all the same to me."
"You mean you don't have a favourite?" Pasha was surprised.
"No, not really," Jenny said.
Pasha opened Jenny's music book and asked Jenny to play.
After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of Jenny's. Jenny stopped. Then Pasha said, "Jenny, what are you hearing in the music?" Jenny looked at Pasha strangely.
"I don't know," Jenny said.
"Let me try and you listen," Pasha said. "All you have to do is learn to hear the stories in the music."
"I' ve never thought of it that way," Jenny said.
"let's try together, shall we?" Pasha smiled. Together they played that afternoon and tried to find the story in the music. That day Jenny found playing the piano was not that difficult.
1.Why did Jenny go and learn piano lessons?
A. Because she liked music very much. B. Because she paid nothing for them.
C. Because Mrs Windsor played very well. D. Because Mrs Windsor forced her to do so.
2.Which of the following statements is True?
A. Mrs Windsor's niece knew Jenny very well.
B. Mrs Windsor was too busy with her work to teach Jenny.
C. Mrs Windsor didn't feel well that day.
D. Jenny saw a girl in the room when coming in.
3.What did Jenny mean when she said, "No, not really"?
A. She didn't agree with Pasha. B. She hated music very' much.
C. She liked one piece of music. D. She had no favourite piece of music.
4.The underlined word "gently" means ____________ .
A. hardly B. heavily C. kindly D. happily
5.How can you play music well according to the passage?
A. Practice a lot. B. Understand it.
C. Have a good teacher. D. Play with a girl.
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The Piano Lesson
Jenny wasn’t interested in playing the piano. She liked writing stories and acting them out with her friends. But Mrs. Windsor gave her piano lessons for free, so she felt she should have a try. Every Sunday she had her piano lessons in Mrs. Windsor’s house.
One Sunday morning, Jenny walked into Mrs. Windsor’s music room and sat down on the piano bench(长凳) as usual.
“Hello,” Jenny heard a voice behind her. She turned around and saw a young girl.
“What’s your name?” The girl asked.
Before Jenny could answer, Mrs. Windsor walked in and said, “Jenny, this is my niece(侄女), Pasha. Pasha, this is Jenny. I need to go to hospital, so Pasha will give you your lesson today.”
Pasha sat beside Jenny on the piano bench and asked, “What piece do you like best?”
“I don’t know.” Jenny said. “They’re all the same to me.”
“You mean you don’t have a favorite?” Pasha was surprised.
“No, not really.” Jenny said.
Pasha opened Jenny’s music book and asked Jenny to play.
After about a page or two, Pasha gently(轻轻地) put her hand on top of Jenny’s. Jenny stopped. Then Pasha said, “Jenny, what are you hearing in the music?” Jenny looked at Pasha strangely.
“I don’t know.” Jenny said.
“Let me try and you listen,” Pasha said. “All you have to do is learn to hear the stories in the music.”
“I’ve never thought of it that way.” Jenny said.
“Let’s try together, shall we?” Pasha smiled. Together they played that afternoon and tried to find the story in the music. That day Jenny found playing the piano was not that difficult.
1.Where did Jenny have her piano lessons?
A．In her school.
B．In Mrs. Windsor’s house.
C．In a music club.
D．In Pasha’s house.
2.Pasha is Mrs. Windsor’s _______.
A．daughter B．student
C．niece D．granddaughter
3.Pasha told Jenny all she had to do is _______.
A．listen to Mrs. Windsor carefully
B．write her favourite piece of music
C．play the piano gently and slowly
D．learn to hear the stories in the music
4.With Pasha’s help, Jenny would probably _______.
A．write more stories
B．like playing the piano better
C．make more friends
D．know Mrs. Windsor better
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Jenny wasn’t interested in playing the piano. She liked writing stories and acting them out with her friends. But Mrs. Windsor gave her piano lessons for free, so she felt she should have a try. Every Sunday she had her piano lessons in Mrs. Windsor’s house.
One Sunday morning, Jenny walked into Mrs. Windsor’s music room and sat down on the piano bench(长凳) as usual.
“Hello,” Jenny heard a voice behind her. She turned around and saw a young girl.
“What’s your name?” The girl asked.
Before Jenny could answer, Mrs. Windsor walked in and said, “Jenny, this is my niece(侄女), Pasha. Pasha, this is Jenny. I need to go to hospital, so Pasha will give you your lesson today.”
Pasha sat beside Jenny on the piano bench and asked, “What piece do you like best?”
“I don’t know.” Jenny said. “They’re all the same to me.”
“You mean you don’t have a favorite?” Pasha was surprised.
“No, not really.” Jenny said.
Pasha opened Jenny’s music book and asked Jenny to play.
After about a page or two, Pasha gently(轻轻地) put her hand on top of Jenny’s. Jenny stopped. Then Pasha said, “Jenny, what are you hearing in the music?” Jenny looked at Pasha strangely.
“I don’t know.” Jenny said.
“Let me try and you listen,” Pasha said. “All you have to do is learn to hear the stories in the music.”
“I’ve never thought of it that way.” Jenny said.
“Let’s try together, shall we?” Pasha smiled. Together they played that afternoon and tried to find the story in the music. That day Jenny found playing the piano was not that difficult.
1.Where did Jenny have her piano lessons?
A．In her school. B．In Mrs. Windsor’s house.
C．In a music club. D．In Pasha’s house.
2.Pasha is Mrs. Windsor’s .
A．daughter B．student C．niece D．granddaughter
3.Pasha told Jenny all she had to do is .
A．listen to Mrs. Windsor carefully
B．write her favourite piece of music
C．play the piano gently and slowly
D．learn to hear the stories in the music
4.With Pasha’s help, Jenny would probably .
A．write more stories
B．like playing the piano better
C．make more friends
D．know Mrs. Windsor better
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Jenny wasn’t interested in playing the piano. She liked writing stories and acting them out with her friends. But Mrs. Windsor gave her p1. lessons for free, so she felt she should have a try. Every S2. she had her piano lessons in Mrs. Windsor’s house.
One Sunday morning, Jenny walked into Mrs. Windsor’s music room and sat down on the piano bench as u3..
“Hello, ” Jenny heard a v4. behind her. She turned around and saw a young girl.
“What’s your name?” The girl asked.
Before Jenny could a5., Mrs. Windsor walked in and said, “Jenny, this is my niece(侄女), Pasha. Pasha, this is Jenny. I need to go to hospital, so Pasha will give you your l6. today.”
Pasha sat beside Jenny on the piano bench and asked, “What piece do you like best?”
“I don’t know.” Jenny said. “They’re all the same to me.”
“You mean you don’t have a f7.?” Pasha was surprised.
“No, not really.” Jenny said.
Pasha opened Jenny’s music book and asked Jenny to play.
After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of Jenny’s. Jenny stopped. Then Pasha said, “Jenny, what are you h8. in the music?” Jenny looked at Pasha strangely.
“I don’t know.” Jenny said.
“Let me t9. and you listen, ” Pasha said. “All you have to do is learning to hear the stories in the music.”
“I’ve never thought of it that way.” Jenny said.
“Let’s try together, shall we?” Pasha smiled. Together they played that afternoon and tried to find the story in the m10.. That day Jenny found playing the piano was not that difficult.
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