第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need 　41 　,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was 　42 　　his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent . You will never be a pianist.” 　43 　a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly 　44 　.He decided that he didn’t want to be a 　45 　　any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano.　 46 　, his father didn’t push, but waited.　

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to 　47 　　some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he 　48 　　that he could show others that he had talent 　49　 　. That day he told his father 　50 　　he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher. 　51 　　that point on, everything turned around.

He started 　52 　competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was 　53 　　that Lang Lang had won, he was too 　54 　　to hold back his tears. Soon 　55 　was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world’s big 　56 　. In 1997 Lang Lang 　57　 　again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practising, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his 　　58 　　performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs (特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started 　59 　in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him 　60　 .

41. A. exercise 　　　 　　 B. fortune 　　　 　　　　　　 C. knowledge　　　　　　 　　　 D. wealth

42. A. whether　　 　　　　 　　 B. why　 　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　 　　　　 D. that

43. A. Like　 　　　　　 B. With　 　　　 　　　　　　 C. On　　　 　　　　　 　　　　 D. As

44. A. hurt　 　　　　　 　　 B. weakened　 　　　　 　　C. ruined　　 　　　　 　　　　 D. frightened

45. A. singer　 　　　　 　　 B. pianist　　 　　　　　　 C. conductor 　　　　　 　　　　 D. player

46. A. Hopefully　　　　 　 　 B. Patiently　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Wisely 　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. Painfully

47. A. play　　 　　　 　　 B. sing　　　　 　　　　　　 C. write　　　　 　　　　 D. study

48. A. seemed　　　 　 B. admitted　　　 　　　　　 C. noticed　　　 　　 　　　　 D. realized

49. A. in all　　 　　　 　　 B. above all　 　　　　　　　 C. after all　　 　　　　 　　　　 D. at all

50. A. that　　　　　 　 B. what　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　 　　　　　　　 D. when

51. A. From　　　　 　　 B. At　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Since　　　　 　　　　　　 D. After

52. A. receiving　　 　　　 B. accepting 　　　　　　　　　　 C. winning　　 　　　　　　　 D. beating

53. A. told　　　　　 　　 B. mentioned　 　　　　　　　　 C. announced　　 　　　　　　 D. recognized

54. A. excited　　　 　　 B. encouraged　 　　　　　　　 C. shocked　　　 　　　　　　 D. satisfied

55. A. this　　　　 　　　 B. it　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. that　　　　 　　　　　　 D. what

56. A. concerts　　　 　　 B. tours　　　 　　　　　　　 C. competitions　 　　　　　 D. stages

57. A. started　　　 　　 B. left　　　　 　　　　　　　　 C. moved　　　　 　　　　　 D. performed

58. A. successful　　 　　　 B. cheerful　　 　　　　　　　　 C. respectful　　 　　　　　 D. meaningful

59. A. pulling　　　 　　　　 B. breaking　 　　　　　　　　　 C. pushing　　　 　　　　　 D. pouring

60. A. grow　　　 　　　　　 B. light　　　 　　　　　　　　 C. admire　　　 　　　　　　　 D. develop

40. ---I’ve got a cough and this place hurts. I’m afraid of getting a deadly disease.

　 ----__________. We’ll have you examined.

A. Don’t mind　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 B. You should learn to protect yourself　

C. Keep calm. You’ll recover soon.　 　 D. Take it easy

39. I hate __________ when people talk with their mouths full.

A. it　　　　 　　　　　　 B. that　　　　 　 C. those　　　　 　　　　　 D. them

38. If they __________ earlier than expected, they __________ here now.

A. had started, would be　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. started, might be

C. had started, would have been　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. will start, might have been

37. It was about 600 years ago__________ the first clock with face and an hour hand was made.

A. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. until　　 　　　 　 C. before　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　 D. when