Itzhak Perlman was born in Israel．But his music has made him a citizen of the world．He has played in __1__ every large city．He has won fifteen Grammy Awards and four Emmys．

Perlman suffered a terrible disease which hurt his __2__ at four．Today he uses a wheelchair or walks with crutches（拐杖）．But none of these __3__ him from playing the violin．As a young child，he took his first lessons at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv．Very quickly，his __4__ talent was recognized．At the age of thirteen he went to the United States to __5__ on television． His playing led him to the Juilliard School in New York．

His music is full of power and strength．It can be __6__ or joyful，loud or soft．But people say it is not the music __7__ that makes his playing so particular．They say he is able to show the joy he __8__ in playing，and the feelings that great music can express．

Anyone who has attended（出席）his performance will tell you it is exciting to watch him play． His face changes __9__ the music from his violin changes． He smiles and closes his eyes when the music is light and happy．He often __10__ dark when the music seems dark and frightening．

ltzhak Perlman has received many honors，and continues to receive honors for his music．

1．A．even                B．almost             C．only              D．already

2．A．hands               B．arms              C．legs                D．eyes

3．A．stopped              B．moved             C．protected          D．got

4．A．common             B．usual               C．simple              D．special

5．A．practise              B．watch             C．appear             D．train

6．A．happy              B．cheerful            C．noisy              D．sad

7．A．alone                B．lonely               C．alive                D．available

8．A．touches             B．feels              C．develops            D．achieves

9．A．as                  B．while               C．and               D．or

10．A．performs           B．thinks             C．looks               D．sounds

Mr. White is seventy years old. He has been staying at home since he retired. Last year his wife 41 .He was very sad. He has four children, but they all have their own families. Now he lives in an old house  42. Sometimes he feels lonely. One day, one of his children bought a parrot for him. It could  43 and usually gave it nice  44. But one afternoon, a cat ate the parrot. He was very sad and  45 to buy another one. He also bought a strong and beautiful cage for it and began to   46 it to speak. Every morning, as soon as he got up, he said“Good morning”  47 the bird. The bird had a look at him but said  48 . He kept on teaching it but the parrot didn’t learn anything. He felt sorry for it and lost his patience(耐心).

   One evening his  49  called and told him that his granddaughter was  50  in hospital. He went to see her  51 . When he got there, she was being operated(手术) on and he didn’t see her. The doctors asked him to go home. He was so worried about her that he couldn’t  52  the whole night. The next morning, when he was passing by the parrot, he  53  to say “Good morning” to the bird.

Suddenly(突然地) he  54  someone saying,“What happened to you this morning?” He looked  55 . There was nobody except himself in the room. It was the bird.

1.A. tired     B. went     C. left       D. worked

2.A. happily   B. alone    C. angrily    D. carefully

3.A. say       B. shout    C. tell       D. speak

4.A. house     B. clothes    C. food     D. words

5.A. asked     B. liked      C. hoped    D. decided

6.A. want      B. teach      C. have     D. with

7.A. to        B. with       C. at       D. about

8.A. anything  B. everything  C. nothing   D. something

9.A. parrot   B. friend   C. wife    D. son

10.A. ill    B. serious    C. bad    D. worried

11.A. at first   B. at once   C. all year round   D. all the time

12.A. wake up    B. stay up    C. sleep late   D. fall asleep

13.A. forgot    B. remembered    C. planned     D. stopped

14.A. thought   B. knew     C. heard    D. found

15.A. up     B. around      C. down      D. over