Question

My daughter performed on behalf of her class in the annual school concert today. She played so ____ that I could not help cheering her. The very ____ reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.

When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. With great____,she began learning it. However, when she was no longer ____,she became sick of it.____,it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine (常规) of ____.

When her first teacher left, my friend ____ me to an American teacher whose way of teaching was completely American. After practicing, she would give my daughter some____ comments, and then point out what should be ___.Every time she came,____ beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some ____.She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the ____ of playing, but more importantly, to ____ the music and love it.”

After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. Sometimes she ___ would like to_____ a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level.

Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was ____ that you didn’t give up my piano lessons. Learning it is like climbing a mountain. You’ll feel ____ when you are on the way. When you look ____ from the top, you will realize that you have been making____.But if you ___,you’ll never take one more step.” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.

1.A. regularly B. smoothly C. carefully D. happily

2.A. music B. scene C. arrangement D. praise

3.A. excitement B. pressure C. regret D. unwillingness

4.A. young B. free C. curious D. enthusiastic

5.A. After all B. Above all C. In all D. First of all

6.A. cost B. practice C. education D. show

7.A. led B. sent C. directed D. introduced

8.A. usual B. interesting C. good D. humorous

9.A. explained B. changed C. stopped D. improved

10.A. as with B. instead of C. except for D. thanks to

11.A. music B. jokes C. games D. sports

12.A. materials B. skills C. training D. secrets

13.A. create B. follow C. feel D. read

14.A. once B. then C. still D. even

15.A. make up B. look back C. show off D. give away

16.A. nervous B. lucky C. afraid D. astonished

17.A. tired B. easy C. embarrassed D. excited

18.A. out B. off C. down D. over

19.A. mistakes B. choices C. progress D. time

20.A. stop B. continue C. do D. move

Answer 1