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　　This is the story of a small boy, who lived a long time ago in Germany . His name was George Frederick Handle .

　　As a very young boy, he loved music most. But his father didn't allow him to play any music.

　　Then one day he waited until he was all alone at home. Quickly he ran to his hiding place, he and a friend carried a small piano into the house. He decided to put it in his hiding place. There no one could see it.

　　That night, when everyone else wag asleep, he went to his hiding place. The moon was shining through a broken window. He sat on a box and began to play the piano. At that moment he knew he could only be happy playing music the rest of his life.

　　He played on and on, and he filled his house with his music. “George!” cried his father, “What are you doing? Stop that playing now! ”

　　The music stopped. George had tears in his eyes. Then he turned to his father and said, “Papa, you must understand I love music. It is my whole life.”

　　“Now listen to me, you foolish boy,” said Mr. Handle, “I want you to be a rich man. I want you to work hard. 1 don't want you to be a poor man all your life. You must leave music and become a doctor. Don't let me see you at the piano again.”

　　One day George found his way to church. He went straight to the organ(管风琴)and began to play it . He was only seven years old then. The story of his music spread in his town.

　　When the Duke heard the story, he said, “This boy must have the best music teacher. ” So George began to take music lessons.

　　George's teacher was very good. He taught George well and helped him write his own music. George became famous when he was eleven years old. Now his music is played all over the world.

1．Why didn't George listen to his father?

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A．He deeply loved music .

B．He didn't think his father was right.

C．He didn't want to go to school.

D．Music could make him rich.

2．What did George's father want him to be?

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A．A businessman.

B．A teacher.

C．A doctor.

D．A musician.

3．“Duke” is probably ________.

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A．a doctor

B．a nobleman

C．a good music teacher

D．a shop manager

4．The title “The Musical Heart” means ________.

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A．George began to play the piano when he was very young.

B．George played the piano pretty well .

C．George was a good music teacher.

Signs can sometimes be seen at the entrance of a house, expressing that a tramp has passed. This special sign-language is frequently 　1 by tramps to inform their 2 whether the host of a certain house is friendly or unfriendly, and to 3 them the trouble of making unnecessary calls.

　　 Quite 4 one day, I came across a real tramp. He was such a rare sight these days that I stood some distance away and watched him. He was dressed just as a tramp should be　 5 , old worn trousers, and a jacket many sizes too big for him. On his head there was a battered old hat and his boots were so old and worn; they were almost coming into 　6 . But the man himself looked cheerful as if he had not a 　7 in the world. He rubbed his nose with his forefinger, 8 a funny turn, laid a small parcel by the front gate, and began 　9 a sign made by a former caller. Although the sign was meaningless to me, it must have been 　10 , for the tramp’s face lit up with 11 . He entered the front gate confidently and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him 　12 his hat but couldn’t hear his words. The 13 was very short indeed, for no sooner had he spoken a few words than the door closed fiercely in his face. I felt 14 for him as he walked 　15 out of the house, But just as quickly, his face lit up again and he moved quickly towards the gate. There he stopped, looked at the sign, and 　16 his head seriously as if he had made a bad mistake. 　17 deeply into his pockets, he produced a piece of chalk, rubbed out the 18 sign and made a new one in its place. He stared at it for a moment smiling to himself, then gathered his 19 , pushed back his hat and began walking towards the next house at an unhurried 20 , whistling as he went along.

　 1. A. employed　 B. made　 　　　　　 C. taken　 　　　　 D. put up

　 2. A. parents　　 　　　　 B. classmates　 　 C. fellows　 　　　 D. friends

　 3. A. share　 　　　 B. save　 　　　　　 C. give　 　　　　　 D. put

　 4. A. in a way　 　　　　　 B. by mistake 　　 C. by the way　 　 D. by chance

　 5. A. with　 　　　　 　　B. in　 　　　 　　C. by　 　　　　　　 D. on

　 6. A. a fashion　 　　　　　 B. a design　 　　 C. pieces 　　　　　 D. blocks

　 7. A. success　 　　　　　　 B. care　 　　　　　 C. failure　 　　　 D. family

　 8. A. gave　 　　　　 B. took　 　　　　　 C. set　　 　　　　　 D. made

　 9. A. drawing　 　　　　　 B. kissing　 　　　 C. correcting　 　 D. studying

　 10. A. pleased　 　　　　 B. strange　 　　　 C. funny　 　　　　 D. exciting

　 11. A. surprise　　　 B. satisfaction 　　 C. worry　 　　　　 D. disappointment

　 12. A. rise　 　　　　　　　 B. put on　 　　　 C. raise　 　　　　 D. throw

　 13. A. conversation 　　 B. introduction 　　 C. quarrel　　 　 D. greeting

　 14. A. happy　 　　　　　 B. frightened　 　　 C. worried 　　　　 D. sorry

　 15. A. cheerful　 　　　　 B. sadly　 　　　　 C. bravely　 　　　 D. eagerly

　 16. A. waved　 　　　　　 B. swung　　 　　 C. shook　　 　　　 D. nodded

　 17. A. Digging　 　　　　 B. Stealing　 　　 C. Putting　 　　　 D. Looking

　 18. A. existed　 　　　　　 B. moving　 　　　 C. shining　 　　　 D. existing

　 19. A. belongings　 　　　 B. clothes　　 　 C. umbrella　 　　 D. stick

　 20. A. step　 　　　　　　　 B. position　 　　C. pace　 　　　　 D. situation