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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