Wishing to encourage her young son to make more progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother saw a friend and walked down to greet her. Catching the _________ to explore(探索) the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and finally found his way through a door marked " NO ADMITTANCE (禁止进入) ."
When the house lights dimmed (变暗) and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and_________that the child was missing .Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused (聚焦) on the impressive Steinway on stage. In_________, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key- board, picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
At that moment, the great_________ entered, quickly moved to the piano, and whispered in the boy' s ear, “Don' t_________. Keep playing." Then Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass (低音)part. Soon his right arm reached_________to the other side of the child and he added another piece of music.
Together, the old master and the young beginner changed the frightening situation into a wonderfully_______experience. All the people there were_________and as it finished, they cheered._________our situation in life and history is, there is the voice deep within us “Don't stop. Keep playing. You are not____________.Together we will change the broken parts into works of my creative art. Together we will impress the whole world”.
1.A.lesson B.chance C.choice D.time
2.A.checked B.knew C.discovered D.mentioned
3.A.surprise B.shame C.horror (惊恐) D.worry
4.A.singer B.dancer C.pianist D.artist
5.A.run B.leave C.act D.stop
6.A.forward B.around C.up D.down
7.A.nervous B.serious C.creative D.unsure
8.A.amazed B.silent C.proud D.satisfied (满意的)
9.A.Wherever B.However C.Whenever D.Whatever
10.A.alone B.weak C.wrong D.useless
—Sorry, Cindy. I didn't mean to hurt you, but actually I did.
— , but don't do that again.
A.Go ahead B.Forget it C.It depends D.With pleasure
—It’s said that Mr. Brown lost both of his parents when he was young.
— That’s true. So he had no choice but _______ school when he was only ten.
A.left B.leaving C.leave D.to leave
— Finding information is not a big deal today.
—Well, the ___________ is how we can tell whether the information is useful or not.
A.trouble B.message C.challenge D.knowledge
—Would you like to join the Singing Club or the Dancing Club?
—Sorry, I'm interested in singing dancing. But I'm good at playing chess.
A.not only; but also B.neither; nor C.either; or D.both; and
—I saw the light of your room was still on at one o' clock last night.
—Oh, I a match of the World E-sports Games.
A.watched B.have watched C.am watching D.was watching