Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) sent him to have his first piano lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   1  to hear him play the piano. So I   2  him as a student.
Although Robby worked very hard, he didn’t have a basic   3  of music. However, he never   4  up and continued. And at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say: “My mom is going to hear me   5  some day.” But it seemed   6 . He didn’t have a natural talent or ability for music.
One day Robby   7  to our lessons very late. He told me that his mom had been 8  and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still   9  in class. He asked if he could take part in my concert and I   10 .
The night of the concert came. The high school gym(体育馆) was   11  with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came up on stage. He announced (宣布) that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next.   
His   12  danced on the keys…
He played so   13  that everyone was on his feet, clapping excitedly. In tears, I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How could you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf... remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer(癌) and   14  away this morning. And well… she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play at the   15 . I wanted to make it special and show her I could do it! My mother’s dream came true at last.”

Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) sent him to have his first piano lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   1  to hear him play the piano. So I   2  him as a student.

Although Robby worked very hard, he didn’t have a basic   3  of music. However, he never   4  up and continued. And at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say: “My mom is going to hear me   5  some day.” But it seemed   6 . He didn’t have a natural talent or ability for music.

One day Robby   7  to our lessons very late. He told me that his mom had been 8  and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still   9  in class. He asked if he could take part in my concert and I   10 .

The night of the concert came. The high school gym(体育馆) was   11  with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came up on stage. He announced (宣布) that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next.   

His   12  danced on the keys…

He played so   13  that everyone was on his feet, clapping excitedly. In tears, I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How could you do it?”

“Well, Miss Hondorf... remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer(癌) and   14  away this morning. And well… she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play at the   15 . I wanted to make it special and show her I could do it! My mother’s dream came true at last.”

1.                A．decision        B．conclusion      C．advice    D．dream

2.                A．considered      B．accepted        C．knew D．protected

3.                A．sense          B．education       C．information    D．thought

4.                A．got            B．gave           C．stood D．put

5.                A．sing           B．speak          C．play D．call

6.                A．cheerless       B．helpless        C．hopeless  D．meaningless

7.                A．listened        B．flew           C．came D．went

8.                A．asleep         B．deaf           C．well D．ill

9.                A．writing         B．practicing       C．singing   D．talking

10.               A．agreed         B．disliked         C．expected  D．decided

11.               A．satisfied        B．bored          C．crowded  D．familiar

12.               A．fingers         B．feet           C．arms  D．legs

13.               A．carefully        B．cheerfully       C．meaningfully   D．wonderfully

14.               A．took           B．passed         C．moved    D．ran

15.               A．party          B．concert        C．meeting   D．show

There are 12 star signs in total. Your star sign depends on your 41 . In western culture, some people believe that people 42 the same star sign share similar characteristics. There are lots of stories about star signs.   43  a story about Scorpio.

Once upon a time, in Greece, there was a hunter  44  Orion who was the son of a sea god. He was handsome, brave and strong. One day he said he  45 kill all the dangerous animals. The mother of the land was quite 46  at what he said. She ordered a scorpion  47   him. The scorpion hid in the  48  and gave the hunter a sudden attack 49  the shoulder. The hunter tried his best to fight back. The fighting  50  for ten days and ten nights. In the end, they 51  died. From then on,  52  scorpions appeared, hunters would hide. They  53 met again.

  54 your birthday is between Oct. 23^rd and Nov. 21^st, your star sign is Scorpion. You are a powerful person 55 energy. You can always keep secrets. However, sometimes you do not forgive others.

1. A. body              B. day          C. birthday         D. mind

2. A. under                 B. in            C. on           D. with

3. A. Here’s        B. It’s          C. That’s         D. There’s

4. A. was named             B. called        C. is called       D. call

5. A. would like             B. will           C. had better      D. would

6. A. nervous               B. worried         C. angry       D. pleased

7. A. attack          B. to attack         C. kill          D. to invite

8. A. sea                 B. sun           C. river           D. dark

9. A. on                   B. in             C. with          D. for

10. A. lasts                 B. began         C. was on         D. is on

11.A. all                B. both            C. every           D. each

12.A. however       B. whatever         C. whenever        D. wherever

13. A. hardly           B. often              C. sometimes        D. never

14. A. If        B. Before            C. After           D. Unless

15. A. short of         B. fill with       C. full of          D. proud of