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Alice always wanted to be singer. Music was the most important thing in her life. She took lessons for
years, practiced every day, but in spite of all the efforts she made, her voice didn't improve. In fact, it
didn't get better, it just got louder.
Her teacher finally gave up and stopped the lessons, but Alice refused to give in, and one day she
decided to give a concert and invited her teacher to attend.
The teacher was very worried about what to say after the concert. She knew it would be terrible and it
was. She didn't want to tell a lie, but she didn't want to hurt Alice's feelings either. Finally she got an idea
and went backstage to greet her pupil.
"Well," said Alice, "What do you think of my singing?"
"My dear," said the teacher, "you'll never be better than you were tonight."
1. Alice wanted to be a singer because she .
A. was good at singing
B. could do nothing but sing
C. had a good teacher
D. was interested in music
2. Alice's teacher stopped the lessons because .
A. Alice didn't make any progress in singing
B. Alice's voice became louder and louder
C. Alice didn't work hard enough
D. Alice was too proud to listen to her
3. What made Alice decide to give a concert?
A. she wanted to prove that her teacher was wrong.
B. she wanted to please her teacher
C. she was sure that she could sing beautifully
D. she was encouraged to do so
4. What is really mean by saying "you'll never be better than you were tonight"?
A. You gave a wonderful concert tonight.
B. You won't make any improvement in future.
C. You have never sung so well before
D. You did much better before than tonight
5. If Alice's teacher had told a lie, she might have said .
A. "I don't like the concert."
B. "You have made no progress."
C. "The concert tonight is terrible."
D. "Your concert tonight is excellent."
