第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分)

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need  41  ,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was  42   his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent . You will never be a pianist.”  43  a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly  44  .He decided that he didn’t want to be a  45   any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano.  46  , his father didn’t push, but waited. 

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to  47   some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he  48   that he could show others that he had talent  49   . That day he told his father  50   he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher.  51   that point on, everything turned around.

He started  52  competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was  53   that Lang Lang had won, he was too  54   to hold back his tears. Soon  55  was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world’s big  56  . In 1997 Lang Lang  57   again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practising, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his   58   performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs (特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started  59  in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him  60  .

41. A. exercise       B. fortune          C. knowledge        D. wealth

42. A. whether          B. why                C. when          D. that

43. A. Like          B. With           C. On                D. As

44. A. hurt             B. weakened        C. ruined           D. frightened

45. A. singer         B. pianist         C. conductor          D. player

46. A. Hopefully       B. Patiently          C. Wisely            D. Painfully

47. A. play         B. sing          C. write         D. study

48. A. seemed      B. admitted         C. noticed          D. realized

49. A. in all         B. above all        C. after all           D. at all

50. A. that        B. what             C. which          D. when

51. A. From       B. At            C. Since          D. After

52. A. receiving      B. accepting          C. winning         D. beating

53. A. told        B. mentioned         C. announced        D. recognized

54. A. excited      B. encouraged        C. shocked         D. satisfied

55. A. this        B. it            C. that           D. what

56. A. concerts      B. tours           C. competitions       D. stages

57. A. started       B. left            C. moved             D. performed

58. A. successful      B. cheerful          C. respectful        D. meaningful

59. A. pulling       B. breaking         C. pushing         D. pouring

60. A. grow         B. light           C. admire          D. develop

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