Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress...

Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were 1, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.

Seizing the 2to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 3__ explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and 4that the child was missing.

Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In __5, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 6__ picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

At that moment, the great piano master made his 7 , quickly moved to the piano, and __8  in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

Then 9 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right 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 novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully 10 experience. The audience was strongly 11.

That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly 12 . We try our best, but the 13aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 14 can be beautiful.

Next time you set out to 15 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

1.                A．seated         B．sat             C．dressed  D．rested

2.                A．fact            B．difficulty        C．opportunity   D．risk

3.                A．actually         B．occasionally     C．fortunately    D．eventually

4.                A．discovered      B．told            C．accepted D．offered

5.                A．joy            B．trust           C．horror   D．pleasure

6.                A．quickly         B．personally       C．generally D．innocently

7.                A．entrance       B．disappearance   C．arrangement   D．opening

8.                A．shouted        B．repeated        C．promised D．whispered

9.                A．turning         B．bending        C．rising D．handing

10.               A．creative        B．effective        C．annoying  D．fearing

11.               A．addicted        B．invited         C．attacked   D．attracted

12.               A．abnormal       B．remarkable      C．unimportant    D．ordinary

13.               A．goals          B．intentions       C．results    D．purposes

14.               A．luckily         B．truly           C．slightly    D．fortunately

15.               A．overcome      B．enjoy          C．accomplish D．become

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A mother, who wished to encourage her son’s progress in playing the piano, bought tickets for a performance by the great Polish pianist Ignace Paderewski.When the evening arrived, they found their seats near the front of the concert hall and eyed the impressive Steinway waiting on the stage.Not long after they arrived, the mother came across a friend in the hall and they began to talk with each other.Meanwhile the boy slipped away and could be found nowhere.

At eight o’clock, the lights in the concert hall began to fail, and then the spotlights(聚光灯) came on.Only then did they notice the boy who was up on the piano bench, innocently picking out “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”.Seeing this, his mother was shocked and embarrassed.But before she could bring her son back, the master appeared on the stage and quickly moved to the keyboard.

He whispered gently to the boy, “Don’t quit.Keep playing.” Learning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in the bass(低音的) part.Soon his right arm reached around the other side and performed a delightful accompaniment(伴奏).Together, the old master and the young boy performed so wonderfully and harmoniously on the stage and they held the attention of the crowd with their beautiful music.

In all our lives, we receive helping hands from time to time—some we notice; some we don’t.Equally we ourselves have countless opportunities to offer helping hands—sometimes we want our assistance to be noticed, sometimes we don’t.Little of what we all achieve is without learning from others and without support from others.We are supposed to hand out what we have received.

1.We can learn from the text that the mother___________.

A.was pleased to see her son playing the piano on the stage

B.admired the master so much that she went to watch his performance

C.encouraged her son to play the piano on the stage

D.was talking with a friend when her son slipped onto the stage

2.Seeing the boy playing the piano, the great master___________.

A.felt very shocked and angry

B.encouraged him to continue

C.asked his mother to take him away

D.shouted at the boy

3.The author wrote this text in order to__________.

A.show how patient the great master was

B.tell the readers a very interesting story

C.report an incident in a concert hall

D.urge us to reach out to those in need

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A.Set a deadline for the staff to meet. B.Encourage his staff to work harder.

C.Ask for a progress report on the project. D.Hold a conversation with his employees.

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The babysitter was________by the demands of her young charges and she just wanted to lie on bed and have a rest.

A．worried                  B．exhausted　

C．frightened　             D．interested

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The teacher praised me for ________ progress I'd made, which was ________ great encouragement to me.

A．the; /　 B．the; a　 C．/; a　 D．/; /

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A beautiful woman took a plane on business. She found her seat and sat down next to a young man. The man was just thinking of making a few dollars on the plane. When he saw the woman, he got an idea.

“Hey! Would you like to play a game?” he asked the woman. “No, thank you. I just want to take a nap (打盹),” the woman answered. “It’s really easy. All you have to do is to answer the questions that I ask you. If you don’t know the answer, you give me five dollars. If I don’t know the answer to your question, then I’ll give you five dollars.” “No,” the woman still refused. “OK. If I don’t know the answer to your question, I’ll give you five hundred dollars. How about that?” the man said. Then the woman became interested and decided to join in the game.

“OK. How many moons does Jupiter (木星) have?” asked the young man. The woman reached into her purse and took out a five-dollar bill. “What goes up the mountain with three legs and comes back with four?” the woman asked. Then the young man took out his computer and searched the Internet for an answer. Minutes later, the young man handed five hundred dollars to the woman.

After a few hours, the young man really wanted to know the answer to the question. So he asked the woman, “What is the answer to your question?” The woman reached into her purse and handed the young man a five-dollar bill.

1.Why did the man ask the woman to play a game?

A. He wanted to show his kindness.

B. He wanted to have a pleasant journey.

C. He wanted to earn some money from it.

D. He wanted to make friends with the woman.

2.How much did the woman get at the end of the story?

A. $ 500.                             B. $ 5.                     C. $ 10.                     D. $ 490.

3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. The woman told the man the answer to her question.

B. The woman gave the man’s money back to him.

C. The woman asked the man another question.

D. The woman didn’t know the answer, either.

4.We can learn from the story that the woman is ______.

A. clever                             B. friendly                 C. polite            D. honest

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The mother thanked the young man again and again, without _____ help her son would have been killed　　 by the passing car.

A. whom　　　　　　　　 B. his

C. whose　　　　　　　　　 D. who

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“How dare you!” My anger finally burst out when my son __ to go to the piano classes for the third time that day. He rolled his eyes at me, which made me even __. I completely lost my __ and screamed at the top of my lungs, “Enough! You are not my boy anymore!” He didn’t __ or talkback to me. He responded in __ with a look of helplessness that I had never seen before. He used to cry violently and beg me to __ him. The innocence shining in his big eyes would __ that hot-tempered beast in me away in the end. __, this time…

Did what he had done really make me __? No. Did such anger come entirely from his improper __? No. Had I ever given it a chance to listen to and __ him? No. My demanding job, my __ housework, my kid’s cry for company…, all formed a minefield and all that was needed to __ it up was a fuse (导火索). My son was the __.

The rest of the day, he __ an outdoor walk, a ride in the park and even his favorite games and just wanted to be alone. I could __ the greatest sorrow and the most true innocence in his eyes. After admitting my own fault, I held this tiny trembling creature __ in my arms, tears swelling in my eyes.

For those who believe Sticks and stones may break the bone, but __ can never hurt anyone, I have a piece of heartfelt advice. Do not try this most powerful weapon __ the people you love. It is __ enough to cut the deepest into a soul.

1.A. refused　　 B. decided　　 C. requested　　 D. demanded

2.A. calmer　　 B. happier.　　 C. angrier　　 D. emptier

3.A. temper　　 B. weight　　 C. breath　　 D. thought

4.A. smile　　 B. shout　　 C. cry　　 D. respond

5.A. doubt　　 B. silence　　 C. surprise　　 D. relief

6.A. praise　　 B. accompany　　 C. abandon　　 D. pardon

7.A. put　　 B. drive　　 C. throw　　 D. give

8.A. However　　 B. Otherwise　　 C. Therefore　　 D. Moreover

9.A. satisfied　　 B. annoyed　　 C. moved　　 D. puzzled

10.A. argument　　 B. advice　　 C. words　　 D. behavior

11.A. understand　　 B. forgive　　 C. blame　　 D. hug

12.A. important　　 B. enough　　 C. endless　　 D. meaningful

13.A. heat　　 B. burn　　 C. put　　 D. blow

14.A. victim　　 B. answer　　 C. choice　　 D. disasters

15.A. shared　　 B. declined　　 C. enjoyed　　 D. accepted

16.A. retell　　 B. forecast　　 C. forget　　 D. read

17.A. rudely　　 B. firmly　　 C. loosely　　 D. casually

18.A. voice　　 B. force　　 C. words　　 D. feelings

19.A. for　　 B. with　　 C. against　　 D. beyond

20.A. smooth　　 B. soft　　 C. hard　　 D. sharp

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How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and the old wishing they were young again! Each age has its pleasure and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each agc gives him without wasting any time in uselcss regrets.

Children is a time when there are few duties to make life hard. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after, and loved whatever he may do. It’s impossible for him to be given so much again in his life without having to do anything in return. Besides, life is always giving new things to the child. A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain, or in the snow. His first visit to the seaside makes him wild. But a child has his pains; he is not so free to do as he wishes. He is continually being told not to do this, not to do that, or being punished for what he has done wrong. His life is therefore not perfectly happy.

When the young man starts to make his own living, he becomes free from the rules of school and parents; but at the time he is forced to accept duties. He can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the law of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison, lf, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble, and has good health, he can have the great happiness of seeing himself make steady pro-gress in his job and of building up his own position in society.

Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be, but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. With old age should come wisdom and tile ability to help others with advice wisely given. They can have the joy of seeing their Children making progress in life; they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them and, perhaps, best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the fight.

1.The main reason children wish they were grown up, and the old wish they were young again is that ______.

A. both aren’t satisfied with the weak points at their ages

B. both enjoy the strong points at the other age by looking back or looking forward

C. the human beings should be like this

D. they don’t think both ages are acceptable

2.“Enjoy what each age gives him without wasting time in useless regrets” means ______.

A. Enjoy what is given to him by people at his age, feeling regrets

B. Enjoy himself at his own age, feeling regrets for a waste of time

C. Make full use of the time he is given at his age instead of regretting having no achievements

D. Enjoy his own age and took down on the people at other ages

3.“Children is a time when there are few duties to make life hard” means “______”.

A. Children shouldn’t be made to live a hard life

B. All the children won’t have to work for their own living

C. Children shouldn’t answer for the hard life they are leading

D. A child bas few duties to try hard to make a living for himself or for his seniors

4. According to the passage, what is a child’s greatest dissatisfaction?

A. He thinks he has not got the equal freedom as his seniors.

B. He thinks he knows less about things than the older do.

C. He thinks it easy for him to do something wrong.

D. He thinks the society doesn’t believe in him.

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How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and the old wishing they were young again! Each age has its pleasure and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting any time in useless regrets.

Children is a time when there are few duties to make life hard. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after, and loved whatever he may do. It’s impossible for him to be given so much again in his life without having to do anything in return. Besides, life is always giving new things to the child. A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain, or in the snow. His first visit to the seaside makes him wild. But a child has his pains; he is not so free to do as he wishes. He is continually being told not to do this, not to do that, or being punished for what he has done wrong. His life is therefore not perfectly happy.

When the young man starts to make his own living, he becomes free from the rules of school and parents; but at the time he is forced to accept duties. He can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but has to work for them if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry and suffer. And if he breaks the law of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison, lf, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble, and has good health, he can have the great happiness of seeing himself make steady progress in his job and of building up his own position in society and enjoy success and good reputation..

Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be, but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. Old age has its own happiness. They can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life; they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them and, perhaps, best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the fight.

1.The main reason children wish they were grown up, and the old wish they were young again is that ______.

A. both aren’t satisfied with the weak points at their ages

B. both enjoy the strong points at the other age by looking back or looking forward

C. the human beings should be like this

D. they don’t think both ages are acceptable

2.“Enjoy what each age gives him without wasting time in useless regrets” means ______.

A. Enjoy what is given to him by people at his age, feeling regrets

B. Enjoy himself at his own age, feeling regrets for a waste of time

C. Make full use of the time he is given at his age instead of regretting having no achievements

D. Enjoy his own age and look down on the people at other ages

3.“Children is a time when there are few duties to make life hard” means “______”.

A. Children shouldn’t be made to live a hard life

B. All the children won’t have to work for their own living

C. Children shouldn’t answer for the hard life they are leading

D. A child bas few duties to try hard to make a living for himself or for his seniors

4.According to the passage, what is a child’s greatest dissatisfaction?

A. He thinks he has not got the equal freedom as his seniors.

B. He thinks he knows less about things than the older do.

C. He thinks it easy for him to do something wrong.

D. He thinks the society doesn’t believe in him.

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