第一节 完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
How a person reacts to criticism often means the difference between success and failure．Take Ole Bull for example. His 21 father，a chemist，wanted him to study for the ministry and forbade him to play his beloved(心爱的)violin. He soon gave up the course and，disobeying his father， 22 all his time and energy to the violin．
Unfortunately，though he had great ability，his teachers were 23 unskilled，so that by the time he was ready to start his concert tour he wasn't prepared. In Italy a Milan newspaper critic(批评家)wrote：“He is a(n) 24 musician．If he is a diamond，he is certainly in the rough and unpolished．”There were two ways Ole Bull could have 25 to that criticism．He could have let it make him angry，or he could learn from it．Fortunately he chose the 26 ．He went to the newspaper office and asked to see the critic．The 27 editor introduced him. Ole spent the evening with the 70 year old critic，asked about his faults，and sought the old man's
28 on how to correct them．Then he cancelled the rest of his tour，returned home，and 29 the next six months studying under really able teachers. He practiced hour after hour to overcome his 30 ．Finally，he returned to his concerts and，when only 26, became the wonder of Europe．
21．A．awkward B generous C．stubborn D．confident
22．A．devoted B donated C．supplied D. allocated
23．A．absolutely B．completely C relatively D．gradually
24．A．untrained B．gifted C．mature D．1eading
25．A．referred B．attracted C．affected D．reacted
26．A．former B．1atter C．1ater D．early
27．A．frightened B ashamed C．astonished D convinced
28 A．advice B．attitude C．virtue D wisdom
29．A．totaled B．squeezed C．spent D．spared
30．A．mistakes B．troubles C．difficulties D．faults
