Music to My EarsRobby was 10 for his first pi...

Music to My Ears

Robby was 10 for his first piano lesson in my class. Much as he tried, he ____ even the basic rhythm. However, he dutifully reviewed the pieces that I required.

Over the months he tried and tried while I ____ and encouraged him. At the end of each lesson he'd always say, "My mom's going to hear me play some day." ____ it seemed hopeless.

I only knew his mother from a ____as she waited in her aged car to pick him up. Then one day Robby stopped coming. I was secretly ____ that he stopped because of his lack of ability.

Weeks later I informed the students, including Robby, of the coming recital（独奏）. To my ____, Robby asked me if he could be included. I told him he really did not qualify because he had ____ out. He said his mom had been sick and unable to take him to lessons but he was still ____ .

“I've just got to play!" he ____. Something inside me let me allow him to.

Then came the recital night. The gym was ____ with parents. I put Robby up ____, thinking that I could save his poor performance through my “curtain closer（谢幕）.”

The recital went off smoothly. Then Robby came up on stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair was ____. "Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?" I thought.

Robby pulled out the piano bench and began. I was not ____ for what I heard next. His fingers were ____ on the keys. Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age. After he ended, everyone was ____ their feet in wild applause.

In ____ I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby. "I've never heard you play like that, Robby! How did you ____ it?"

Robby explained, "Well, Miss Hondorf…remember I told you my mom was sick? …____ she had cancer and passed away yesterday. She was born deaf, so tonight she could hear me play in heaven. I wanted to make it special."

There wasn’t a ____ eye in the house. That night I felt he was the teacher and I was the pupil, for it was he who taught me the meaning of perseverance and ____.

1.A. had        　　　　　     B. lacked        　　 C. showed            D. got

2.A. learned        　　     B. checked        C. listened    　　　　　 D. played

3.A. And            　　     B. But            C. So                D. Or

4.A. conversation　         B. performance    C. distance            D. picture

5.A. guilty                B. anxious        C. glad            　　 D. sad

6.A.    surprise    　　　　　     B. relief            C. pleasure            D. satisfaction

7.A. stepped                B. worn            C. run                D. dropped

8.A. acting                B. practicing        C. performing            D. recording

9.A. insisted                B. suggested        C. complained            D. threatened

10.A. packed                B. lined            C. piled                D. covered

11.A. least            　　 B. most            C. first                D. last

12.A.    cool        　　　　　 B. messy　　　　     C. neat            　　 D. dull

13.A. eager    　　　　　　　　 B. concerned        C. prepared            D. grateful

14.A. hesitating        　　 B. crawling　　　　 C. touching            D. dancing

15.A. over            　　 B. under            C. in                    D. on

16.A. chaos        　　　　　 B. return　　　　　　 C. silence                D. tears

17.A. find            　　 B. feel            C. make                D. like

18.A. Gradually    　　　　　 B. Suddenly        C. Frequently            D. Actually

19.A. bright    　　　　　     B. curious        C. dry                D. wet

20.A. love        　　　　　 B. talent        　　 C. regret                D. courage

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Music to My Ears

Robby was 10 for his first piano lesson in my class. Much as he tried, he ______even the basic rhythm. However, he dutifully reviewed the pieces that I required.

Over the months he tried and tried while I ______and encouraged him. At the end of each lesson he'd always say, "My mom's going to hear me play some day." ______　 it seemed hopeless.

I only knew his mother from a ______　 as she waited in her aged car to pick him up. Then one day Robby stopped coming. I was secretly ______　 that he stopped because of his lack of ability.

Weeks later I informed the students, including Robby, of the coming recital（独奏）. To my _____, Robby asked me if he could be included. I told him he really did not qualify because he had _______ out. He said his mom had been sick and unable to take him to lessons but he was still ______　 .

“I've just got to play!" he _____. Something inside me let me allow him to.

Then came the recital night. The gym was _______　 with parents. I put Robby up _______, thinking that I could save his poor performance through my “curtain closer（谢幕）.”

The recital went off smoothly. Then Robby came up on stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair was ______. "Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?" I thought.

Robby pulled out the piano bench and began. I was not _______　 for what I heard next. His fingers were _______　 on the keys. Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age. After he ended, everyone was ________ their feet in wild applause.

In _______　 I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby. "I've never heard you play like that, Robby! How did you _______　 it?"

Robby explained, "Well, Miss Hondorf…remember I told you my mom was sick? …________ she had cancer and passed away yesterday. She was born deaf, so tonight she could hear me play in heaven. I wanted to make it special."

There wasn’t a _______　 eye in the house. That night I felt he was the teacher and I was the pupil, for it was he who taught me the meaning of perseverance and ______.

1.A.had B.lacked C.showed D.got

2.A.learned B.checked C.listened D.played

3.A.And B.But C.So D.Or

4.A.conversation B.performance C.distance D.picture

5.A.guilty B.anxious C.glad D.sad

6.A.surprise B.relief C.pleasure D.satisfaction

7.A.stepped B.worn C.run D.dropped

8.A.acting B.practicing C.performing D.recording

9.A.insisted B.suggested C.complained D.threatened

10.A.packed B.lined C.piled D.covered

11.A.least B.most C.first D.last

12.A.cool B.messy C.neat D.dull

13.A.eager B.concerned C.prepared D.grateful

14.A.hesitating B.crawling C.touching D.dancing

15.A.over B.under C.in D.on

16.A.chaos B.return C.silence D.tears

17.A.find B.feel C.make D.like

18.A.Gradually B.Suddenly C.Frequently D.Actually

19.A.bright B.curious C.dry D.wet

20.A.love B.talent C.regret D.courage

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Robby was 11 years old when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I 36  that students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby, but Robby said that it had been his mother’s 37  to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

Hard 38  Robby tried, he lacked the basic sense of music. However, he persisted, and at the end of each weekly 39 , he always said, “My mom’s going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed 40 . He just did not have any gift for music.

I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby 41  or waited in her old car to 42  him up. She always 43  and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby 44  coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was 45 .

Several weeks later I was preparing my students for the upcoming recital(独奏会) 46  Robby came and asked me if he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf ... I’ve just got to 47 !” he insisted. I agreed.

The night for the recital came. The high school gymnasium was 48  with parents, friends and relatives. The recital went off well. Finally Robby came up on stage. I was 49  when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto(协奏曲) No. 21 in C Major. I was not 50  what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. He played so 51  that everyone 52  to applaud him. In tears I ran up on 53 . “Oh, Robby! How did you do it?”

“Well, Miss Hondorf ... I kept on 54  at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, _55  she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well ... she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play ...”

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For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, ______ across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, ______ at school for practice hours ______ anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to______music, as he hated getting to school extra early.

______, one day, in the music class that was ______ of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly（随意地） on the piano and found it ______ to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually ______ doing it. He tried to hide his ______ pleasure from the music teacher, who had ______ over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, ______ the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good______ and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there ______ him. There he decided to give the cello（大提琴） a ______. When he began practicing, he took it very ______. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was ______ to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

This ______, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, ______ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the ______ looks of the non-musicians he had left______.

1.A. travelling　　 B. marching　　 C. pacing　　 D. struggling

2.A. rising up　　 B. coming up　　 C. driving up　　 D. turning up

3.A. before　　 B. after　　 C. until　　 D. since

4.A. betray　　 B. accept　　 C. avoid　　 D. appreciate

5.A. Therefore　　 B. However　　 C. Thus　　 D. Moreover

6.A. part　　 B. nature　　 C. basis　　 D. spirit

7.A. complicate　　 B. safe　　 C. confusing　　 D. easy

8.A. missed　　 B. disliked　　 C. enjoyed　　 D. denied

9.A. transparent　　 B. obvious　　 C. false　　 D. similar

10.A. run　　 B. jogged　　 C. jumped　　 D. wandered

11.A. because　　 B. but　　 C. though　　 D. so

12.A. ear　　 B. taste　　 C. heart　　 D. voice

13.A. occurred to　　 B. took to　　 C. appealed to　　 D. held to

14.A. change　　 B. chance　　 C. mission　　 D. function

15.A. seriously　　 B. proudly　　 C. casually　　 D. naturally

16.A. committed　　 B. used　　 C. limited　　 D. admitted

17.A. proved　　 B. showed　　 C. stressed　　 D. meant

18.A. pushing　　 B. dragging　　 C. lifting　　 D. rushing

19.A. admiring　　 B. pitying　　 C. annoying　　 D. teasing

20.A. over　　 B. aside　　 C. behind　　 D. out

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Jenny was driving her six-year-old son, Tony, to his piano lesson. They were late, and Jenny was beginning to think she should have given it up. There was always so much to do, and Jenny recently helped with an operation. She was tired. The storm and ice roads added to her tension. Maybe she should turn the car around.

“Mom!” Tony cried. “Look!” Just ahead a car had lost control on the patch of ice. As Jenny tapped the brakes, the other car wildly rolled over; then crashed sideways into a telephone pole.

Jenny pulled over, stopped and threw open her door. Thank goodness she knew her job well—she might be able to help these unfortunate passengers. Then she paused. What about Tony? She couldn’t take him with her. Little boys shouldn’t see scenes like that. But was it safe to leave him alone? What if their car were hit from behind? For a brief moment Jenny considered going on her way.

She asked Tony to stay in the car and ran, slipping and sliding, toward the crash site. It was worse than she’s feared. Two girls of high school age in the car. One was killed. The driver, however, was still breathing. Jenny quickly applied pressure to the wound in the teenager’s head while her practiced eye checked the other injuries. A broken leg, maybe two, along with probable internal bleeding. But if help came soon, the girl would live.

A trucker had pulled up and was calling for help on his cellphone. Soon ambulance and rescue workers came. “Good job,” one said while examining the wounds. “You probably saved her life!” Later the families of the victims came to meet Jenny, expressing their gratitude for the help she had offered.

1.What was Jenny doing when the accident happened?

A.She was helping with an operation.

B.She was driving for her son’s lesson.

C.She was driving home with her son.

D.She was making a telephone for help.

2.What does Jenny do according to the passage?

A.A taxi-driver. B.A firefighter.

C.A nurse. D.A teacher.

3.The car accident was caused by ________.

A.the tiredness of the driver

B.the truck who was telephoning while driving

C.the students’ careless driving

D.the bad weather and terrible road conditions

4.Before going to rescue the wounded, Jenny worried a lot about ________.

A.her poor skills of saving people

B.her little son’s safety in the car

C.her little son’s piano lesson

D.the students killed in the accident

5.We can infer from the passage that ________.

A.the driver was saved thanks to Jenny’s timely help

B.there were at least two deaths in the car accident

C.Jenny was to blame for the terrible car accident

D.Jenny was late for his piano lessons for this accident

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My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow 36.

Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary（非凡的） self-confidence, something I was really37. I looked up to Helen38she was doing what she loved—39 people better. She always made everyone, customers and co-workers（同事） 40and feel good.

Being a waitress changed my life. One of my41 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him _42 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.

Thanks to the new found confidence I43 __from Helen, I dreamed of having my own__44 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan（贷款）, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”

The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s 45? You’re not smiling today.” I46__my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody47just have faith in(信任）me.”

Before long he handed me checks48 __$50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（抵押品）on this loan is my trust in your49as a person. Good people with a dream should have 50  __to make that dream come true.”

I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I51working at the restaurant, making52for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured（破灭）, and I lost the53.

Later I decided to apply for a job at Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was__54and ended up becoming a pretty good agent. 55，I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.

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My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow16.

Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary（非凡的） self-confidence, something I was really17. I looked up to Helen18 she was doing what she loved—19 people better. She always made everyone, customers（顾客） and co-workers（同事）, 20and feel good.

Being a waitress changed my life. One of my21 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet（炒蛋）, and when I saw him _22 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.

Thanks to the newfound confidence I23 __from Helen, I dreamed of having my own__24 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan（贷款）, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”

The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s25? You’re not smiling today.” I26__my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody27just have faith in （信任）me.”

Before long he handed me checks28 __$50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（抵押品）on this loan is my trust（信任） in your29as a person. Good people with a dream should have30  __to make that dream come true.”

I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I 31  __working at the restaurant, making32for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured（被破灭）, though, and I lost the33.

Later I decided to apply for a job at  Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was__34and ended up becoming a pretty good agent（代理商，代理人）. 35， I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest（利息 ）. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm（公司）.

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Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano. She studied music in college and her 36 was to become a concert pianist or blues singer.

Everything 37 when she was 20 years old. She became sick with what doctors 38  was typhoid fever(伤寒)and she almost died. Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine 39her to become 40deaf. She could no longer hear the music which she had always41.

Shirley would never give up playing the piano, 42  she did decide to change 43 . She transferred to Gallaudet University and studied English. In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for 44 . She wanted to be 45 and work full-time.

For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington, D.C. 46 , in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor (宿舍监管员). Shirley supervised young women who 47 in the university during the school year. She also taught English. Somehow she found time to 48 graduate school at Howard University in Washington, D.C. In 1972, Shirley received her M.A. degree.

Always 49  a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID),which 50 deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training.

This 51 woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D. She made 52in 1992, 53 she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.

Dr. Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and 54 many rainbows searching for her dream. With courage and 55, she never gave up.

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The piano on which Mozart wrote all of his late works returned home to Vienna for the first time since his death in 1791.The piano will stand in his former Vienna home, now a museum, for two weeks, ending in a concert of the works by Mozart.

Mozart bought the instrument from Anton Walter, the most famous piano maker of his time, in 1782.He wrote more than 50 works for the piano on it, many of them in the apartment in Vienna.After Mozart’s death, Constanze, Mozart’s wife, gave the instrument to their elder surviving son, Carl Thomas, who donated it to the Mozarteum Salzburg on what would have been the composer’s 100th birthday.The piano is now part of the permanent exhibition in the Austrian city of Salzburg.

“ It was very hard to let it go,” said Matthias Schulz, director of the Mozarteum Salzburg.“ If we didn’ t know it was in the best hands, we wouldn’ t have done it.” The piano is much smaller and lighter than modern concert ones.Its sound is fresher and brighter than that of a modern piano, with lighter action and hammers (音锤).

Piano restorer Josef Meingast, who has looked after the Mozart piano since 1975, said it was superior to any of its surviving copies.Meingast said he had to fight to replace the existing strings (琴键), dating from a 1973 restoration, with softer ones that produce a rounder sound thought to be more similar to what Mozart would have produced.

Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov, who planned to give a concert of Mozart’ s music on the piano on November 7, said he was privileged to play such an instrument.It’s easily the biggest day of a musician’ s life.”

1.According to the passage, the piano___________.

A.is now being owned by the Mozart family

B.has been kept by Carl Thomas since Mozart died

C.is much bigger and heavier than modern ones

D.is part of the permanent exhibition in the city of Salzburg

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.The piano has never been repaired.

B.Anton Walter was also a very famous pianist.

C.Josef Meingast devoted himself to restoring the piano.

D.Matthias Schulz doubted if the piano would be well looked af.

3.How will Alexander Melnikov feel when playing that piano?

A.Upset　　 B.Honored　 C.Frightened　 D.Creative

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Mozart’s piano returns home to Vinna.

B.Mozart’s piano connects too many artists.

C.Mozart’s piano reflects all his wonderful life.

D.Mozart’s piano is restored to its original form.

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My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to ______ home and raise our three children.Then four years ago，our youngest ______ went to school and I thought I might go back to ______.

My husband was very ______and helped me to make my decision.He pointed out all of the things I can do around the ______，and said he thought I could be a great ______ in business.After several weeks of job­hunting，I found my ______job，which is working for a small public relations firm.At first，my husband was very ______ of me and would tell his friends，“My clever little wife can ______ that company she’s working for.”

But as his joking words were close to ______，my husband stopped talking to me about my job.I have received several promotions and pay increases，and I am now ______ more money than he is.I can buy my ______ clothes and a new car.Because of our joint incomes，my husband and I can do many things that we had always ______ of doing，but we don’t do these things because he is very ______.

We ______ about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends.For the first time in our marriage，I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to a(n) ______.

I love my husband very much，and I don’t want him to ______ lower，but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a working woman，but I don’t know ______.Can you give me some ______？Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my ______ and my new career?

1.A. look　　 B. stay　　 C. see　　 D. study

2.A. person　　 B. man　　 C. child　　 D. lady

3.A. school　　 B. factory　　 C. study　　 D. work

4.A. restricted　　 B. opposite　　 C. disappointed　　 D. supportive

5.A. group　　 B. house　　 C. firm　　 D. husband

6.A. success　　 B. failure　　 C. mother　　 D. helper

7.A. awkward　　 B. convenient　　 C. useful　　 D. present

8.A. warm　　 B. fond　　 C. proud　　 D. comfortable

9.A. run　　 B. walk　　 C. hire　　 D. sell

10.A. awareness　　 B. beliefs　　 C. reality　　 D. ambition

11.A. making　　 B. building　　 C. producing　　 D. growing

12.A. cheap　　 B. own　　 C. important　　 D. incredible

13.A. agreed　　 B. believed　　 C. dreamed　　 D. supposed

14.A. unhappy　　 B. confident　　 C. discouraging　　 D. certain

15.A. communicate　　 B. strike　　 C. fight　　 D. change

16.A. absence　　 B. end　　 C. exam　　 D. question

17.A. gain　　 B. add　　 C. feel　　 D. suffer

18.A. what　　 B. where　　 C. why　　 D. how

19.A. duties　　 B. advice　　 C. fun　　 D. enjoyment

20.A. husband　　 B. child　　 C. friendship　　 D. boss

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