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 ____.
| 小题1: | | A．lacked | B．had | C．showed | D．got |
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| 小题2: | | A．listened | B．learned | C．checked | D．played |
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| 小题4: | | A．conversation | B．performance | C．distance | D．picture |
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| 小题5: | | A．guilty | B．sad | C．anxious | D．glad |
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| 小题6: | | A．relief | B．surprise | C．pleasure | D．satisfaction |
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| 小题7: | | A．stepped | B．worn | C．run | D．dropped |
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| 小题8: | | A．acting | B．performing | C．practicing | D．recording |
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| 小题9: | | A．insisted | B．suggested | C．complained | D．threatened |
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| 小题10: | | A．lined | B．packed | C．piled | D．filled |
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| 小题11: | | A．least | B．most | C．first | D．last |
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| 小题12: | | A．messy | B．cool | C．neat | D．dull |
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| 小题13: | | A．eager | B．concerned | C．prepared | D．grateful |
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| 小题14: | | A．hesitating | B．dancing | C．touching | D．crawling |
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| 小题16: | | A．chaos | B．tears | C．silence | D．return |
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| 小题18: | | A．Gradually | B．Suddenly | C．Frequently | D．Actually |
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| 小题19: | | A．dry | B．curious | C．bright | D．wet |
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| 小题20: | | A．regret | B．talent | C．love | D．courage |
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