Question

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从41—60各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项

There was a man who played the piano in a small bar. There were not too many , but because he was a good piano player, some people came in every night just to hear him play. But one night, a patron (老主顾) told him he didn’t want to hear him play but to sing a song.

The man said, “I have never that before in public. I think I’m at playing the piano.”

But the customer . He told the waiter, “I’m listening to the piano day after day. I want to hear something new and I want that guy to sing.”

The waiter across the room, “Hey, buddy! If you want to get , sing a song. The patrons are asking you to sing!”

in order to bring some money home that night, the piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very first time. And had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung before that night by Nat King Cole, and it surprised all, including the himself!

He had talent he was on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but because he had to sing, he to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.

You, too, have skills and . You may not feel as if your “talent” is particularly , but it may be better than you think! And with persistence (坚持), most skills can be . Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you ! The is not “What ability do I have that is useful?” It is “How will I use whatever ability I have?”.

1.A waiters B customers C singers D players

2.A never B still C ever D only

3.A practiced B shown C dreamed D done

4.A better B richer C easier D sooner

5.A agreed B confused C insisted D charged

6.A familiar withB fond of C used to D tired of

7.A served B explained C shouted D complained

8.A changed B broadcast C paid D drunk

9.A So B And C Because D But

10.A nobody B anybody C somebody D everybody

11.A until B after C since D when

12.A waiter B singer C patron D owner

13.A sitting B waiting C dependingD playing

14.A went up B went on C went off D went away

15.A advantages B character C principle D abilities

16.A unique B surprising C famous D great

17.A recognizedB wasted C improved D impressed

18.A imagine B possess C expect D develop

19.A decision B answer C question D solution

20.A even B rather C pretty D Fairly

Answer 1