As I entered the already crowded church, my stomach jumped. What if I ___1___ how to play my piece? What if I skipped a note? My parents gave me a look of ___2___ as I sat at my place. I kept looking over at my parents and they would smile back at me ___3___. Dad started to unpack the seen-too-often video camera. How I ___4___ that thing! He pulls it out constantly!

This is my night, I thought to myself as Mrs. Depperman introduced the ___5___. This is the night I could really ___6___ them. I had to play perfectly. I noticed that we were all seated according to our ___7___ to play. I was number fourteen and there were 1, 2, 3...twenty-two students here, which ___8___ I was about in the middle. Well, that wasn’t so bad. I couldn’t ___9___ to hear the last two performers. They were ___10___ to be the best.

I am next! I played the ___11___ of my pieces in my head. I was playing a sonatina and a contemporary piece. I knew them by ___12__, which helped. I can play them with my eyes closed. This should be ___13___, I thought, reassuring myself. It seemed as if I had gone through what seems to be permanent ___14___ this girl finished. Then it was my ___15___ ....

I stood up, walked toward the piano, and placed my fingertips on the ivory keys. By now, the keys were ___16___ from the fingers before mine. I waited a couple of seconds and ___17___ into the deep waters of my piece. With each note my confidence grew. By the end of my piece, I ___18___ myself in Symphony Hall with the crowd roaring! I was completely ___19___ myself in my second piece. When I was finished, I stood up from the bench, smiled confidently, and bowed. I felt ___20___! I was actually proud of myself. My first recital went well.

1. A. mentioned B. forgot　　　　 C. remembered D. neglected

2. A. strength　　　 B. doubt　　　　 C. confidence D. courage

3. A. proudly　 B. sadly　　　　 C. wildly　　　　 D. bravely

4. A. enjoy　　 　 B. appreciate　　 C. admire　　 D. dislike

5. A. schedule　　　 B. plan　　　　　 C. program　 D. calendar

6. A. frighten　　　 B. impress 　 C. please　　 D. strike

7. A. ages　 　 B. grades　　 C. order　　 　 D. ability

8. A. meant　　　　 B reflected　　　 C. explained　　 D. represented

9. A. stay　 　 B. wait　　　　　 C. delay　　　　 D. expect

10. A. arranged 　 B. designed　　　 C. supposed　　　 D. guessed

11. A. record　 　 B. comments　　　 C. remarks　 D. notes

12. A. heart　　 　 B. head 　　　　 C. hand　　　　　 D. mind

13. A. natural　　　　 B. easy　　　　　 C. smooth　　 D. comfortable

14. A. when　　 　 B. after　　　　 C. before　　 D. while

15. A. turn　　 　 B. circle　　　　 C. command　 D. control

16. A. cool　　　　 B. cold　　　　　 C. hot　　　 D. warm

17. A. fell　　 　 B. dove　　　　　 C. dropped　 D. jumped

18. A. introduced 　 B. described　　 C. pictured　　　 D. faced

19. A. involved 　 B. included　　　 C. confused　　　 D. puzzled

20. A. moved　　　　 B. excited　 C. worried　 D. surprised

 

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As I entered the already crowded church, my stomach jumped. What if I ___36___ how to play my piece? What if I skipped a note? My parents gave me a look of ___37___ as I sat at my place. I kept looking over at my parents and they would smile back at me ___38___. Dad started to unpack the seen-too-often video camera. How I ___39___ that thing! He pulls it out constantly!

This is my night, I thought to myself as Mrs. Depperman introduced the ___40___. This is the night I could really ___41___ them. I had to play perfectly. I noticed that we were all seated according to our ___42___ to play. I was number fourteen and there were 1, 2, 3...twenty-two students here, which ___43___ I was about in the middle. Well, that wasn’t so bad. I couldn’t ___44___ to hear the last two performers. They were ___45___ to be the best.

I am next! I played the ___46___ of my pieces in my head. I was playing a sonatina and a contemporary piece. I knew them by ___47___, which helped. I can play them with my eyes closed. This should be ___48___, I thought, reassuring myself. It seemed as if I had gone through what seems to be permanent ___49___ this girl finished. Then it was my ___50___ ....

I stood up, walked toward the piano, and placed my fingertips on the ivory keys. By now, the keys were ___51___ from the fingers before mine. I waited a couple of seconds and ___52___ into the deep waters of my piece. With each note my confidence grew. By the end of my piece, I ___53___ myself in Symphony Hall with the crowd roaring! I was completely ___54___ myself in my second piece. When I was finished, I stood up from the bench, smiled confidently, and bowed. I felt ___55___! I was actually proud of myself. My first recital went well.

36. A. mentioned          B. forgot               C. remembered      D. neglected

37. A. strength                   B. doubt                C. confidence        D. courage

38. A. proudly             B. sadly                 C. wildly               D. bravely

39. A. enjoy                  B. appreciate          C. admire                     D. dislike

40. A. schedule             B. plan                  C. program            D. calendar

41. A. frighten             B. impress             C. please            D. strike

42. A. ages                 B. grades               C. order                D. ability

43. A. meant                 B reflected             C. explained           D. represented

44. A. stay                  B. wait                  C. delay                 D. expect

45. A. arranged           B. designed            C. supposed           D. guessed

46. A. record              B. comments         C. remarks            D. notes

47. A. heart                 B. head                 C. hand                 D. mind

48. A. natural                B. easy                  C. smooth             D. comfortable

49. A. when                B. after                  C. before               D. while

50. A. turn                  B. circle                C. command          D. control

51. A. cool                    B. cold                  C. hot                   D. warm

52. A. fell                            B. dove                 C. dropped            D. jumped

53. A. introduced         B. described           C. pictured            D. faced

54. A. involved            B. included            C. confused           D. puzzled

55. A. moved                B. excited              C. worried             D. surprised