Wishingtoencourageheryoungson’sprogressonthepiano,amoth...

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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.”[]

1.    A. seated                B. sat                         C. dressed                  D. rested

2.    A. fact                   B. difficulty                C. opportunity             D. risk

3.    A. actually              B. occasionally            C. fortunately              D. eventually

4.    A. discovered         B. told                        C. accepted                D. offered

5.    A. joy                    B. trust                       C. horror                    D. pleasure

6.    A. quickly              B. personally               C. generally                D. innocently

7.    A. entrance            B. disappearance         C. arrangement           D. opening

8.    A. shouted             B. repeated                 C. promised                D. whispered

9.    A. turning              B. bending                  C. rising                     D. handing

10.   A. creative             B. effective                 C. annoying                D. fearing

11.   A. addicted             B. invited                    C. attacked                 D. attracted

12.   A. abnormal           B. remarkable              C. unimportant            D. ordinary

13.   A. goals                 B. intentions                C. results                    D. purposes

14.   A. luckily               B. truly                       C. slightly                   D. fortunately

15.   A. overcome          B. enjoy                      C. accomplish             D. become

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