Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.

"I don’t sing," said the man.

But the lady told the waiter, "I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!"

The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!"

So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!

He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.

You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.

1.The lady asked the player to sing a song because __________.

A. she had paid him for this B. she knew him very well

C. she wanted to have a change D. she enjoyed his singing

2.Nat King Cole succeeded because __________.

A. the lady helped him a lot B. he caught the chance

C. he continued to play in the bar D. he stopped playing the piano

3.The words "sit on" in the passage probably mean"

A. fail to realize B. forget to use

C. try to develop D. manage to show

4.From the story we know if you have some talent, you should __________.

A. hide it and wait B. ask others for help

C. pay no attention to it D. work hard to improve yourself

5.Which could be the best title(标题) for the passage?

A. Sing in the Bar B. Achieve Success in Life

C. Never Lose Heart D. Find Your Hidden Talent

I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice,“ _______one of you did this?” We all stared down at the step. There was child’s handwriting in chalk there. Would he guess it was me? I was so ___. When he asked me, I lied, “Not me, Dad.” The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us _____ have done it. But as the youngest and smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the ____ .

To find out who had written on the ____ , Father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want _____of you to write exactly what you see on the step.” I tried my best to write the words _____ . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me. He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “Since none of you will admit (承认) to have done it, then I will ____ you all.” I stood there and said nothing. “I did it.” My sister stepped forward and said she had done _____ she hadn’t. She was grounded (被罚不准出门) for a month. I didn’t tell my dad it was really me _____ many years later. I always felt sorry because of it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame (承担责任) for me.

1.A. Where B. When C. Which

2.A. excited B. relaxed C. scared

3.A. can B. must C. need

4.A. lie B. joke C. truth

5.A. wall B. step C. shelf

6.A. one B. each C. either

7.A. differently B. beautifully C. exactly

8.A. reward B. believe C. punish

9.A. something B. anything C. nothing

10.A. since B. after C. until

Joe wants a computer. He asks his parents for the money but they say he must get it himself. But how does he get it? He about this when he walks home. Not many people want to ask children to work for them. Maybe he can take away snow for the neighbors. But it is not ____. He has to __ _ for a long time for that. He can' t cut grass for their gardens he has no tools(工具) to do the work. Then he one of his classmates, Dick. He is delivering(送) _ __. “I can do that”, he thinks, “Maybe I can even get the computer right away. I can _ _ for it a little each week”. He to catch up with(追赶) Dick. Joe asks him a lot of questions. He learns that it is to get twenty-five dollars each week. Dick knows that the takes about three hours each week. Dick him the phone number of the newspaper manager.

Joe almost flies home. After he tells his mother he thinks, she _ _ . "I think it is a idea," she says. "I'll call the newspaper."

"Wait, Mum," Joe says, "I’ll call. After that, I' m going to be a businessman now." Joe’s mother smiles .

1.A. says  B. tells  C. thinks D. speaks

2.A. spring  B. summer  C. autumn   D. winter

3.A. walk  B. wait  C. spend   D. want

4.A. because  B. when  C. while   D. after

5.A. looks B. sees  C. helps   D. catches

6.A. newspapers B. bikes  C. computers  D. tools

7.A. take  B. spend  C. cost D. pay

8.A. returns  B. comes  C. runs D. jumps

9.A. friendly  B. kind  C. easy D. wrong

10.A. works B. jobs  C. phone   D. job

11.A. teaches B. gives  C. makes   D. asks

12.A. that B. when C. what   D. where

13.A. smiles B. shouts  C. cries   D. worries

14.A. big B. large  C. great   D. bad

15.A. sadly B. happily  C. politely   D. angrily

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