When William, a 10-year-old boy planned to learn the piano, the music teacher was reluctant （不愿意）to accept him. She   31  her students to start their music lessons at a young age when their   32  were able to move quickly and easily.
“William, why do you want to learn the piano?” the teacher asked.
“I want to play for my mother.”
She noticed the   33  in his eyes as he answered her. She had no heart to   34  and accepted William as her student. But at each music lesson, William appeared to be in a hurry and played   35  “My mother is waiting outside for me,” he would tell the teacher. She was tempted to advise William not to   36  his time with lessons anymore as he   37  hit the right notes.  38  there was something about William — - she was fascinated with the tender look in his eyes   39  he mentioned “Mother”.
Suddenly, William stopped coming for his lessons. At the end of the semester year, the music teacher decided to   40  a piano recital (独奏会) for her students and she asked them to participate.
She was   41  to find William’s application to contribute a musical piece. She would place him last in the recital   42  he made mistakes.
The day came and William appeared.  43  it was his turn to play, William bowed before the audience and said he was thankful for the music teacher’s   44  with him. “Tonight I am dedicating (献)my music to my mother.” he said.
Everyone later asked why William did not bring his mother as she would   45  be proud. William replied, “My mother was   46  and she could never  47  me play during her life time.   48   she sacrificed her time and money to let me learn the piano. This morning Mother passed away. I am sure she is now  49  as she can hear my piano recital. I chose a piece of piano music by Beethoven. As you all know, Beethoven was deaf by the end of his career. But music always symbolized his   50  for freedom and I would like to dedicate it to Mother.”
【小题1】.

The media has a great effect on us in our daily life. Believe it or not. I will tell you a true story of my own.

Last evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a prize for scientific   1  ; I forgot what it was. The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story, said something, that caught my   2  . “All great discoveries, ”he said, “are made by people between the ages of twenty-five and thirty. ”  3   a little over thirty myself, I wanted to disagree with him.   4   wants to think that he is past the age of making any discovery. The next day I happened to be in the public library and spent several hours looking up the   5  of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right.

First I looked at some of the   6   discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different  7   fall at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that   8   to a Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he published his world changing theory of relativity. Well,   9   of that. Yet. I   10  , if those“best years”were true in other   11  . How about the field of   12  ? Surely it needed the wisdom of age make a good leader. Perhaps it   13 , but look when these people   14   their career. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln  15   the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six.

But why  16   the best years come after thirty? After thirty, I  17  , most people do not want to take risks or try   18   ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, while the latter was   19   trying new ways of painting when he was ninety!

Perhaps there is still   20   for me.

1. A. invention　　　　　　　　　　  B. discovery　　　　　　　　 C. experiment　　　　　　　　　　  D. progress

2. A. mind　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. idea　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. attention　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. thought

3. A. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Being　　　　　　　　　　   C. However　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Beyond

4. A. Everybody　　　　　　　　   B. Somebody　　　　　　    C. Nobody　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Whoever

5. A. names　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ages　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. addresses　　　　　　　　　　    D. education

6. A. pleasant　　　　　　　　　　   B. scientific　　　　　　　　  C. last　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. oldest

7. A. heights　　　　　　　　　　    B. sizes　　　　　　　　　　    C. weights　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. things

8. A. led　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. meant　　　　　　　　　　   C. stuck　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. referred

9. A. plenty　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. none　　　　　　　　　　    C. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. enough

10. A. believed　　　　　　　　　　 B. trusted　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. wondered　　　　　　　　　　    D. asked

11. A. fields　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. countries　　　　　　　　  C. courses　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. ages

12. A. agriculture　　　　　　　　  B. society　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. industry　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. politics

13. A. is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. will　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. has　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. does

14. A. finished　　　　　　　　　　  B. went　　　　　　　　　　    C. started　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. failed

15. A. devoted　　　　　　　　　　  B. gave up　　　　　　　　    C. began　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. led

16. A. don’t　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. can　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. not

17. A. believe　　　　　　　　　　   B. know　　　　　　　　　　   C. guess　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. agree

18. A. other　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. new　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. their

19. A. always　　　　　　　　　　   B. still　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. seldom　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. enjoying

20. A. discovery　　　　　　　　   B. problem　　　　　　　　    C. wish　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. hope

Last evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a prize for scientific   1  ; I forgot what it was. The announcer, whose name was Ralph Story, said something, that caught my   2  . “All great discoveries, ”he said, “are made by people between the ages of twenty-five and thirty. ”  3   a little over thirty myself, I wanted to disagree with him.   4   wants to think that he is past the age of making any discovery. The next day I happened to be in the public library and spent several hours looking up the   5  of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right.

First I looked at some of the   6   discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different  7   fall at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that   8   to a Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he published his world changing theory of relativity. Well,   9   of that. Yet. I   10  , if those“best years”were true in other   11  . How about the field of   12  ? Surely it needed the wisdom of age make a good leader. Perhaps it   13 , but look when these people   14   their career. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln  15   the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six.

But why  16   the best years come after thirty? After thirty, I  17  , most people do not want to take risks or try   18   ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty, while the latter was   19   trying new ways of painting when he was ninety!

Perhaps there is still   20   for me.

1. A. invention　　　　　　　　　　  B. discovery　　　　　　　　 C. experiment　　　　　　　　　　  D. progress

2. A. mind　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. idea　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. attention　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. thought

3. A. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Being　　　　　　　　　　   C. However　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Beyond

4. A. Everybody　　　　　　　　   B. Somebody　　　　　　    C. Nobody　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Whoever

5. A. names　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ages　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. addresses　　　　　　　　　　    D. education

6. A. pleasant　　　　　　　　　　   B. scientific　　　　　　　　  C. last　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. oldest

7. A. heights　　　　　　　　　　    B. sizes　　　　　　　　　　    C. weights　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. things

8. A. led　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. meant　　　　　　　　　　   C. stuck　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. referred

9. A. plenty　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. none　　　　　　　　　　    C. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. enough

10. A. believed　　　　　　　　　　 B. trusted　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. wondered　　　　　　　　　　    D. asked

11. A. fields　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. countries　　　　　　　　  C. courses　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. ages

12. A. agriculture　　　　　　　　  B. society　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. industry　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. politics

13. A. is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. will　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. has　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. does

14. A. finished　　　　　　　　　　  B. went　　　　　　　　　　    C. started　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. failed

15. A. devoted　　　　　　　　　　  B. gave up　　　　　　　　    C. began　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. led

16. A. don’t　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. can　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. not

17. A. believe　　　　　　　　　　   B. know　　　　　　　　　　   C. guess　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. agree

18. A. other　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. new　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. their

19. A. always　　　　　　　　　　   B. still　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. seldom　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. enjoying

20. A. discovery　　　　　　　　   B. problem　　　　　　　　    C. wish　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. hope

Chinese swimmer Xiong Guoming made a record at the 1993 Asian Games in Japan, but

was punished for taking banned medicine. His record was   16   and he was not   17  to take part in any other competitions for two years.

It was a great   18  and   19   for Xiong, one of the best-known swimmers in the world. This bad news harmed the fame of the Chinese swimming team, and resulted   20   in all Chinese records in swimming. However, the so-called banned medicine was, in fact,   21__    traditional Chinese health food.

It may have been   22  to Xiong, as he had no  23  of some of the banned chemical elements in the health food. The failure was a sudden blow to him. He became very disappointed.   34   only 20 years old, he  25   the life style of a retired man, passing his time in doing such things as keeping pets and growing flowers. Day after day, he was worried and displeased.

Back to the training pool was all the more difficult to him. To other people, it was just a   26    of getting prepared for a competition, but to him, it was to rebuild self-confidence first. He did not lose heart, after all.  27   advice and help of his coach and leaders of the swimming team, Xiong decided to   28   swimming again as his career.

29  expected, Xiong took first place again. In the recent Eighth National Games, he took a number of titles, and broke an Asian record. Tears ran down his cheeks as he was receiving the gold medals. In the thundering applauses（鼓掌欢迎）Xiong felt as if he had been given a new birth. "I want to   30   the world that I am a good swimmer, and that I do not cheat anyone    31  . My   32   depends upon my sweat," Xiong said. He also   33  thankful to those who had helped and cared for him when he was   34 .

Xiong, the young swimmer with a brighter future, is well   35   his way to the coming Olympic Games.

17. A. admitted                      

18. A. fight                             

19. A. damage                      

20. A. in trouble                    

21. A. almost                           

22. A. wrong                 

23. A. opinion                             

24. A. Even                               

25. A. liked                                

26. A. matter 

27. A. Thanks to           

28. A. take up                     

29. A. Being                          

30. A. tell                     

31. A. anywhere             

32. A. future                         

33. A. was                             

34. A. in danger            

35. A. finding                         

Five years ago, Wang Baoqiang was a nobody to most Chinese people. However, he is now a household film star in China.
Wang is the youngest child of a poor family in Hebei province . Dreaming of becoming an actor, he left home at the age of 8 to study kung fu at Shaolin Temple, since kung-fu actors seemed to appear most often on the big screen.
At 14, he moved to Beijing for his acting career for the first time, with little money in his pocket. He worked at a construction site（建筑工地）for 20 to 25 yuan per day, and spent his free time standing in front of the Beijing Film Studio, eager to be chosen as temporary（临时的）actors.
This was the most difficult time for the boy. His opportunity finally came one day after he went for a role in the movie “Blind Shaft”. He was chosen to play a young coal miner. The movie won him three prizes in Thailand, France and Taiwan. But his success didn’t make any difference to his life.
That year, he went home for the Spring Festival. He gave his family his earnings from the movie, around US$250 and then returned to Beijing with 500 yuan, the same amount he had when he first set foot in the city. His life was as simple as before.
Thanks to his natural performance in “Blind Shaft,” he was invited by the famous director Feng Xiaogang to act in the film “A World Without Thieves” in 2004, which made him famous
immediately. People called him “Shagen,” the name of his character in the movie.
Wang’s latest work, “Soldiers’ Sortie” has made him the most popular actor on the Chinese mainland . For the actor, it’s a dream coming true.
“Dreams come true. I think my life is exactly a course of pursuing（追求）dreams. No matter how tough one thing is, I can make it as long as I put great effort into it,” he said.
【小题1】   Why does Wang Baoqiang leave for Shaolin Temple at his early age ?