题目内容
How a person reacts to criticism(批评) often means the difference between success and failure. Take the 1 of Ole Bull, the famous Norwegian 2 of the 19th century.
His 3 father, a chemist, sent him to the University of Christiania to study for the ministry(牧师) and 4 him to play his beloved violin. He soon 5 the course and, disobeying his father, 6 all his time and energy to the violin. Unfortunately, though he had great ability, his teachers were 7 unskilled, so that by the time he was ready to start his concert 8 he wasn’t prepared.
In Italy a Milan newspaper 9 wrote: “He is a (n) 10 musician. If he be a diamond, he is certainly in the 11 and unpolished.”
There were two ways Ole Bull could have 12 to that criticism. He could have let it make him angry, or he could learn from it. Fortunately he chose the 13 . He went to the newspaper office and asked to see the critic. The 14 editor introduced him. Ole spent the evening with the 70-year-old critic, asked about his faults, and 15 the old man’s advice on how to correct them.
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1.A.position B.place C.sample D.case
2.A.musician B.violinist C.pianist D.performer
3.A.awkward B.generous C.stubborn D.confident
4.A.allowed B.forbade C.forced D.urged
5.A.gave up B.took up C.made up D.picked up
6.A.devoted B.donated C.supplied D.allocated
7.A.absolutely B.completely C.relatively D.gradually
8.A.journey B.travel C.voyage D.tour
9.A.editor B.critic C.reporter D.journalist
10.A.untrained B.gifted C.mature D.leading
11.A.rough B.delicate C.desperate D.evident
12.A.referred B.attracted C.affected D.reflected
13.A.former B.latter C.later D.earlier
14.A.frightened B.ashamed C.astonished D.convinced
15.A.questioned B.sought C.offered D.explored
16.A.delayed B.deleted C.cancelled D.ignored
17.A.totalled B.squeezed C.spent D.spared
18.A.beneficial B.theoretical C.academic D.able
19.A.by B.of C.upon D.after
20.A.when B.as C.while D.since
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. A 11. A 12.D 13. B 14. C 15. B 16. C 17. C 18. D 19. D 20. A

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