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A little boy was learning to play the piano in a musical school.One day，Paderewski，who was a very famous ____in Poland，was holding a piano concert in his city.Wishing to encourage her young son's ____ on the piano，his mother took the boy to the Paderewski concert.After they were seated，the mother ____a friend in the audience，who she hadn't met for a long time.So she walked down the aisle(过道)to ____her.The mother and her friend stood ____happily for a while before the ____.Seizing the opportunity，the little boy rose and eventually made his way through a door ____“No Admittance”to explore the wonders of the concert hall.

When the house lights became ____and the concert was about to begin，the mother returned to her ___.And she discovered that her child was ____.She looked around，but her son was nowhere to be seen.Suddenly，the ____parted and spotlights ____on the impressive piano on the stage.To her ___，the mother saw her little boy sitting at the ___，innocently playing Twinkle，Twinkle Little Star on the piano.

At that moment，the great piano master made his entrance.He____moved to the piano in a hurry，and ___in the boy's ear，“Don't ____.Keep playing.”Then leaning over，Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass(低音的)part.Soon his____arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato(伴奏)．Together，the old master and the young beginner transformed a frightening situation into a (n) ____experience.

The audience had never seen such a performance form.They listened curiously and attentively，____in the wonderful music world.

1.A.violinist　    B．scientist

C．artist　    D．pianist

2.A.progress　    B．curiosity

C．talent　    D．interest

3.A.called　    B．spotted

C．made　    D．treated

4.A.congratulate　    B．welcome

C．greet　    D．help

5.A.chatting　    B．quarreling

C．joking　    D．laughing

6.A.class　    B．lecture

C．meeting　    D．performance

7.A.decorated　    B．equipped

C．packed　    D．marked

8.A.dim　    B．bright

C．shiny　    D．colorful

9.A.home　    B．table

C．seat　    D．piano

10.A.missing　    B．sick

C．afraid　    D．asleep

11.A.friends　    B．door

C．stage　    D．curtain

12.A.insisted　    B．took

C．focused　    D．agreed

13.A.horror　    B．delight

C．shame　    D．pride

14.A.floor　    B．keyboard

C．spotlight　    D．entrance

15.A.quickly　    B．angrily

C．slowly　    D．sadly

16.A.shouted　    B．cried

C．talked　    D．whispered

17.A.wait　    B．quit

C．speak　    D．play

18.A.short　    B．long

C．right　    D．left

19.A.creative　    B．attractive

C．embarrassing　    D．puzzling

20.A.engaged　    B．caught

C．involved　    D．lost

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When William, a 10-year-old boy planned to learn the piano, the music teacher was reluctant （不愿意）to accept him. She 31  her students to start their music lessons at a young age when their 32  were able to move quickly and easily.

“William, why do you want to learn the piano?” the teacher asked.

“I want to play for my mother.”

She noticed the 33   in his eyes as he answered her. She had no heart to   34  and accepted William as her student. But at each music lesson, William appeared to be in a hurry and played 35  “My mother is waiting outside for me,” he would tell the teacher. She was tempted to advise William not to 36  his time with lessons anymore as he 37  hit the right notes. 38  there was something about William — - she was fascinated with the tender look in his eyes 39  he mentioned “Mother”.

Suddenly, William stopped coming for his lessons. At the end of the semester year, the music teacher decided to 40   a piano recital (独奏会) for her students and she asked them to participate.

She was 41  to find William’s application to contribute a musical piece. She would place him last in the recital 42  he made mistakes.

The day came and William appeared. 43  it was his turn to play, William bowed before the audience and said he was thankful for the music teacher’s 44  with him. “Tonight I am dedicating (献)my music to my mother.” he said.

Everyone later asked why William did not bring his mother as she would 45  be proud. William replied, “My mother was 46  and she could never 47  me play during her life time. 48 she sacrificed her time and money to let me learn the piano. This morning Mother passed away. I am sure she is now 49  as she can hear my piano recital. I chose a piece of piano music by Beethoven. As you all know, Beethoven was deaf by the end of his career. But music always symbolized his 50  for freedom and I would like to dedicate it to Mother.”

1.. A. hoped            B. persuaded        C. allowed          D. preferred

2.. A. fingers          B. brains           C. eyes         D. arms

3.. A. surprise         B. joys             C. tears    D. disappointment

4..  A. put him down B. turn him down   C. put him off      D. turn him off

5..  A. badly           B. nicely               C. carefully    D. patiently

6..  A. pass            B. take                 C. kill        D. waste

7..  A. ever            B. never                C. even         D. always

8..  A. Instead         B. Therefore            C. Then                 D. But

9..  A. at one time         B. from time to time    C. each time D. the first time

10..  A. support        B. take                 C. intend           D. organize

11..  A. delighted      B. surprised            C. curious          D. angry

12..  A. as far as      B. if only          C. in case          D. now that

13..  A. Until          B. Since                C. While        D. When

14..  A. patience       B. advice           C. guide            D. concern

15..  A. surely             B. gradually            C. finally      D. quickly

16..  A. blind          B. deaf                 C. ill          D. wounded

17..  A. watch          B. appreciate           C. teach        D. hear

18..  A. Besides        B. Then                 C. Yet              D. Otherwise

19..  A. happy          B. relaxed          C. free                 D. sad

20..  A. effort         B. struggle         C. belief           D. challenge

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As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical _______， but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school _______ I could concentrate more on my studies.

It's one of my biggest ________ to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would _______. However, I didn't keep my promise because I was _______ with my study. _______ I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been _______ that I never returned. I haven't taken lessons since then but to be honest, I _______to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn't help recalling many _______— time of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher _________ me after I played an entire piece of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so _______ that I could hardly say anything. But her _______ helped ease my shame. These memories, ________， good or bad, never caused my _______ to play the piano again.

This thought then led me to think that ________ is like music, and that we all try to play different ________ in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch (音高) is _______ when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own _______ style of music. No matter what style our music is, it is _______ that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn't _______that I've stopped making music.

1.A.instrument　　　　 　 B．performance　　　　 C．room　 　　　　 D．stage

2.A.because　　 　　　　　 B．so that　　　　　　　 C．now that　　 　　 D．for

3.A.successes　　 　　　　 B．regrets　　　　　　　 C．decisions　　 　 D．hobbies

4.A.play　　 　　　　　　　 B．graduate　　　　　　 C．leave　　 　　　　 D．return

5.A.occupied　 　　　　 B．angry　　　　　　　　 C．satisfied 　 　 D．patient

6.A.Actually　 　　　　 B．Constantly　　　　　 C．Suddenly　 　　 D．Gradually

7.A.astonished 　　　 　 B．glad　　　　　　　　　 C．disappointed　 D．amazed

8.A.liked　　 　　　　　　 B．needed　　　　　　　　 C．wanted　　 　　　 D．decided

9.A.dreams 　　　　　　 　 B．expressions　　　　 C．words　 　　　　 D．memories

10.A.instructed　 　　 B．hurt　　　　　　　　　 C．punished　 　　 D．respected

11.A.frightened　 　　 B．moved　　　　　　　　 C．embarrassed　　 D．excited

12.A.happiness　　 　　　 B．satisfaction　　　　 C．comfort　 　　 D．sigh

13.A.instead 　　　　 　 B．meanwhile　　　　　　 C．therefore　 　 D．however

14.A.hope　 　　　　　　 B．courage　　　　　　　 C．feeling　 　　 D．effort

15.A.life　　　　　　 　　 B．learning　　　　　　 C．attitude 　　 　 D．enjoyment

16.A.cards　　 　　　　　　 B．sports　　　　　　　　 C．roles　　 　　　　 D．games

17.A.hard　 　　　　　　 B．wonderful　　　　　　 C．surprising　 D．complex

18.A.unique　 　　　　　 B．boring　　　　　　　　 C．common　 　　　 D．similar

19.A.necessary 　　　 　 B．strange　　　　　　　 C．possible 　　 　 D．important

20.A.matter　　 　　　　　 B．mean　　　　　　　　　 C．report　 　　　 D．appear

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As a child, I started learning to play to piano, my favorite musical _____ , but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school _______I could concentrate more on my studies.

It’s one of my biggest ______ to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would _____. However, I didn’t keep my promise because I was ______ with my study. _____ I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been ______ that I never returned. I haven’t taken lessons since then but to be honest, I ______ to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn’t help recalling many ______—times of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher ______ me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so ______ that I could hardly say anything. But her ____ helped ease my shame. These memories, ______, good or bad, never caused my ______ for playing the piano again.

This thought then led me to think that ____ is like music, and that we all try to play different   __ in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch(音高) is _____ when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own _____ style of music. No matter what style our music is, it is ______ that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn’t _____ that I’ve stopped making music.

1.A. instrument　　 B. performance　　 C. room　　 D. stage

2.A. because　　 B. so that　　 C. now that　　 D. for

3.A. successes　　 B. regrets　　 C. decisions　　 D. hobbies

4.A. play　　 B. graduate　　 C. leave　　 D. return

5.A. occupied　　 B. angry　　 C. satisfied　　 D. patient

6.A. Actually　　 B. Constantly　　 C. Suddenly　　 D. Gradually

7.A. astonished　　 B. glad　　 C. disappointed　　 D. amazed

8.A. liked　　 B. needed　　 C. wanted　　 D. decided

9.A. dreams　　 B. expressions　　 C. words　　 D. memories

10.A. instructed　　 B. hurt　　 C. punished　　 D. respected

11.A. frightened　　 B. moved　　 C. embarrassed　　 D. excited

12.A. happiness　　 B. satisfaction　　 C. comfort　　 D. sigh

13.A. instead　　 B. meanwhile　　 C. therefore　　 D. however

14.A. hope　　 B. courage　　 C. feeling　　 D. effort

15.A. life　　 B. learning　　 C. attitude　　 D. enjoyment

16.A. cards　　 B. sports　　 C. roles　　 D. games

17.A. hard　　 B. wonderful　　 C. surprising　　 D. complex

18.A. unique　　 B. boring　　 C. common　　 D. similar

19.A. necessary　　 B. strange　　 C. possible　　 D. important

20.A. matter　　 B. mean　　 C. report　　 D. appear

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Although at times learning to play the piano Was tiring for me，it was well worth he_______.

A. effort            B .strength                C .intelligence            D. preparation

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It was a beautiful summer day when I saw a lot of little boys playing on the "green island" in the middle of our neighborhood. There were several　　　 _______　　 on that spot of green and the kids were having fun running around them, climbing them, and　　 _________ them. I watched for a while from the window _______ where their mothers or fathers were. "Those trees are living things," I thought, "Don't those boys _______ ?" I stepped outside to them just to make it known that I was _______ . I had not said a word when one of the boys shouted to me, "We're making a pile of leaves to jump in!" "Oh!" I replied　　 _______ , "You should jump in the dead leaves, but those leaves are still　　 _______ 1"

　　　 I was sad, surprised and disappointed. I think the　　 _________　 is that many little boys today do not know that trees are alive and that they should _________　　 things that breathe. The extent of their education about nature is usually limited to living things,　 __________　 animals. And often the kids' behavior is simply　　 ________　　 by parents. I've watched kids chase cats, throw rocks at squirrels, kick small dogs, and　　 ________　　 flowers and trees. If their parents were there, wouldn't this　 ________　　 ? I don't consider myself a tree protector, but I think　　 ________　　 should teach their children how to protect our environment, because our world　　　 ________　　 more and more tree protectors. Indeed I do believe if there should be　　 __________　　　 protectors of the nature, our __________　　　 would look more beautiful.

　　　 Respect and　　 ________　　 go together. A young child, who doesn't learn how to respect and care nature, will　　　 ________　　 be able to truly enjoy it. I will be one of the parents who ________ kids to explore nature, respect it, and learn to love it.

1.A. children　　 B. trees　　 C. pets　　 D. things

2.A. harming　　 B. observing　　 C. praising　　 D. repairing

3.A. wondering　　 B. choosing　　 C. moving　　 D. finding

4.A. know　　 B. study　　 C. play　　 D. improve

5.A. hurting　　 B. managing　　 C. insisting　　 D. watching

6.A. positively　　 B. doubtfully　　 C. casually　　 D. depressingly

7.A. sick　　 B. dead　　 C. alive　　 D. wet

8.A. truth　　 B. plan　　 C. idea　　 D. topic

9.A. inform　　 B. respect　　 C. raise　　 D. impress

10.A. especially　　 B. rarely　　 C. unwillingly　　 D. possibly

11.A. supported　　 B. ignored　　 C. valued　　 D. missed

12.A. show　　 B. exhibit　　 C. destroy　　 D. use

13.A. grow　　 B. rise　　 C. return　　 D. happen

14.A. teachers　　 B. partners　　 C. parents　　 D. workers

15.A. develops　　 B. needs　　 C. wins　　 D. earns

16.A. less　　 B. more　　 C. few　　 D. much

17.A. material　　 B. appearance　　 C. school　　 D. world

18.A. belief　　 B. responsibility　　 C. enjoyment　　 D. politeness

19.A. sometimes　　 B. often　　 C. always　　 D. never

20.A. warn　　 B. encourage　　 C. beg　　 D. forbid

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．_____ alone in the large house, the little boy had to learn to survive by himself.

A. To leave     B. Leaving          C. Left             D. Being left

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._________alone in the large house, the little boy had to learn to survive by himself.

A. To leave       B. Leaving         C. Left         D. Being left

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. The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he ___ in the mud all morning.

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选编（十六）

Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music. Today her little daughter Lauren was giving her ___1___ concert. She had been waiting for this ___2___ for years and years. “Now it is here at last,” she thought. “How beautiful her ___3___ is.”

The song made her ___4___ to the days when she was Lauren’s ___5___. As a young ___6___, Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer. She studied ___7___ in France, Italy and in the United States. “You can become a fine ___8___ in the future,” her teachers told her. “But you must be ___9___ to study hard and work for many years. There will be ___10___ time for anything but music in your life.”

Dorothy was ___11___ at that time and she was ___12___ that music was all she wanted or needed to ___13___ her life. For almost a year Dorothy ___14___ of nothing else. Then she ___15___ David, a young engineer travelling Europe. They soon fell in ___16___. David asked her to be his ___17___. Dorothy also wanted to marry David. But she loved ___18___, too. She didn’t know what to do. David was against her being a singer. He said, “If you want to be a singer, you must forget about getting married. You can’t ___19___ do both.” Thus her days were gone and would never return.

Now Lauren became a singer instead of her, which was her ___20___.

1. A. sorry              B. successful           C. first         D. wonderful

2. A. dance              B. moment             C. show          D. party

3. A. voice              B. face                  C. dress          D. life

4. A. think of                  B. bring back           C. go back         D. come back

5. A. age                    B. friend               C. mother                D. teacher

6. A. musician                 B. pop star               C. lady                  D. girl

7. A. French            B. music                C. piano            D. dance

8. A. actress              B. student               C. singer         D. dancer

9. A. prepared           B. learning             C. driven         D. waiting

10. A. some              B. any                    C. no            D. enough

11. A. eight              B. eighteen              C. eighty         D. eighty-eight

12. A. lucky             B. sure                  C. afraid        D. fond

13. A. fill                     B. live                   C. lead          D. take

14. A. heard               B. knew                C. talked          D. thought

15. A. saw off           B. learned from       C. heard of      D. met with

16. A. love              B. feeling               C. music        D. touch

17. A. assistant         B. teacher               C. wife          D. student

18. A. him              B. engineering         C. herself       D. music

19. A. certainly          B. possibly              C. only          D. mainly

20. A. thought         B. hope                C. purpose      D. will

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