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
2 to 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
4 that 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
13 aren’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.”
| 小题1: | | A．seated | B．sat | C．dressed | D．rested |
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| 小题2: | | A．fact | B．difficulty | C．opportunity | D．risk |
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| 小题3: | | A．actually | B．occasionally | C．fortunately | D．eventually |
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| 小题4: | | A．discovered | B．told | C．accepted | D．offered |
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| 小题5: | | A．joy | B．trust | C．horror | D．pleasure |
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| 小题6: | | A．quickly | B．personally | C．generally | D．innocently |
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| 小题7: | | A．entrance | B．disappearance | C．arrangement | D．opening |
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| 小题8: | | A．shouted | B．repeated | C．promised | D．whispered |
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| 小题9: | | A．turning | B．bending | C．rising | D．handing |
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| 小题10: | | A．creative | B．effective | C．annoying | D．fearing |
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| 小题11: | | A．addicted | B．invited | C．attacked | D．attracted |
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| 小题12: | | A．abnormal | B．remarkable | C．unimportant | D．ordinary |
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| 小题13: | | A．goals | B．intentions | C．results | D．purposes |
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| 小题14: | | A．luckily | B．truly | C．slightly | D．fortunately |
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| 小题15: | | A．overcome | B．enjoy | C．accomplish | D．become |
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