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