Robby was 11 years old when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I   1   that students especially boys begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   2   to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

Well，from the beginning I thought it was a hopeless effort. Hard though Robby tried， he_ 3 _the sense of tone and basic rhythm needed to excel (杰出). However, he persisted (坚持) and at the end of each weekly   4  , he would always say,“ My mum is going to hear me play some day. ”But it seemed  5  . He just didn’t have any inborn ability.

　　I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or   6  in her aged car to pick him up. She always   7  and smiled but never stepped in. Then one day Robby  8  coming to our lessons. He telephoned me saying his mother was  9  .

　　Several weeks later I was preparing my students for the coming concert  10  Robby came. “Miss Hondorf ... I have just got to  11   in the concert !” he insisted.

　　That night, the high school gymnasium was  12  with parents, friends and relatives. The concert went off well.  13  Robby came up on stage. I was  14  when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was not  15  what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. He played so  16  that everyone rose to applaud（为……鼓掌）him. In tears I ran up on  17  . “Oh, Robby! How did you do it?”

　　”Well, Miss Hondorf ... I kept on  18  at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer and  19  away this morning. And well... she was born deaf, so tonight was the  20  time she ever heard me play...”

1．A．hope                    B．prefer　　           C．imagine              D．suppose

2．A．belief                   B．need　　             C．plan                   D．dream

4．A．show                   B．meeting　　        C．lesson                D．test

5．A．wonderful            B．hopeless　　       C．successful          D．senseless

6．A．sat                       B．sent　　             C．drove                 D．waited

7．A．waved                  B．left　　               C．jumped               D．sang

8．A．completed            B．continued　　     C．stopped              D．broke

9．A．deaf                     B．sick　　             C．tired                   D．unhappy

10．A．since                  B．as　　                C．while                  D．when

11．A．play                    B．learn　　            C．listen                  D．succeed

12．A．mixed                 B．surrounded　　   C．crowded             D．seated

13．A．Suddenly            B．Finally　　          C．Later                  D．Then

14．A．disappointed        B．certain                 C．angry                  D．surprised

15．A．pleased with        B．interested in         C．prepared for        D．eager for

16．A．well                    B．hard                    C．badly                  D．differently

17．A．platform              B．stage                   C．stairs                  D．floor

18．A．performing          B．training                C．listening              D．practicing

19．A．gave                   B．flied                    C．passed                D．walked

20．A．first                     B．best                         C．last             D．worst

Robby was 11 years old when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I 1that students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby, but Robby said that it had been his mother’s 2to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
Hard 3Robby tried, he lacked the basic sense of music. However, he persisted, and at the end of each weekly 4, he always said, “My mom’s going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed 5. He just did not have any gift for music.
I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby 6or waited in her old car to 7him up. She always 8and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby 9coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was 10.
Several weeks later I was preparing my students for the upcoming recital(独奏会) 11Robby came and asked me if he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf ... I’ve just got to 12!” he insisted. I agreed.
The night for the recital came. The high school gymnasium was 13with parents, friends and relatives. The recital went off well. Finally Robby came up on stage. I was 14when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto(协奏曲) No. 21 in C Major. I was not 15what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. He played so 16that everyone 17to applaud him. In tears I ran up on 18. “Oh, Robby! How did you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf ... I kept on 19at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, 20she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well ... she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play ...”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      prefer
   2. B.
      imagine
   3. C.
      suppose
   4. D.
      wish
2. 2.
   1. A.
      plan
   2. B.
      belief
   3. C.
      need
   4. D.
      dreaml,3,5
3. 3.
   1. A.
      although
   2. B.
      while
   3. C.
      as
   4. D.
      if
4. 4.
   1. A.
      conference
   2. B.
      lesson
   3. C.
      test
   4. D.
      show
5. 5.
   1. A.
      successful
   2. B.
      senseless
   3. C.
      wonderful
   4. D.
      hopeless
6. 6.
   1. A.
      on
   2. B.
      in
   3. C.
      off
   4. D.
      away
7. 7.
   1. A.
      pick
   2. B.
      put
   3. C.
      take
   4. D.
      hold
8. 8.
   1. A.
      waved
   2. B.
      sang
   3. C.
      jumped
   4. D.
      left
9. 9.
   1. A.
      finished
   2. B.
      broke
   3. C.
      stopped
   4. D.
      continued
10. 10.
    1. A.
       tired
    2. B.
       sick
    3. C.
       deaf
    4. D.
       unhappy
11. 11.
    1. A.
       as
    2. B.
       since
    3. C.
       while
    4. D.
       when
12. 12.
    1. A.
       succeed
    2. B.
       learn
    3. C.
       play
    4. D.
       listen
13. 13.
    1. A.
       seated
    2. B.
       filled
    3. C.
       surrounded
    4. D.
       mixed
14. 14.
    1. A.
       surprised
    2. B.
       certain
    3. C.
       disappointed
    4. D.
       angry
15. 15.
    1. A.
       pleased with
    2. B.
       interested in
    3. C.
       eager for
    4. D.
       prepared for
16. 16.
    1. A.
       bad
    2. B.
       hard
    3. C.
       differently
    4. D.
       well
17. 17.
    1. A.
       raised
    2. B.
       rose
    3. C.
       lifted
    4. D.
       left
18. 18.
    1. A.
       platform
    2. B.
       stairs
    3. C.
       stage
    4. D.
       floor
19. 19.
    1. A.
       practising
    2. B.
       listening
    3. C.
       training
    4. D.
       performing
20. 20.
    1. A.
       luckily
    2. B.
       therefore
    3. C.
       however
    4. D.
       actually

Robby was 11 years old when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I  36  that students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby, but Robby said that it had been his mother’s  37  to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
Hard  38  Robby tried, he lacked the basic sense of music. However, he persisted, and at the end of each weekly  39 , he always said, “My mom’s going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed  40 . He just did not have any gift for music.
I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby  41  or waited in her old car to  42  him up. She always  43  and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby  44  coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was  45 .
Several weeks later I was preparing my students for the upcoming recital(独奏会)  46  Robby came and asked me if he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf ... I’ve just got to  47 !” he insisted. I agreed.
The night for the recital came. The high school gymnasium was  48  with parents, friends and relatives. The recital went off well. Finally Robby came up on stage. I was  49  when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto(协奏曲) No. 21 in C Major. I was not  50  what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. He played so  51  that everyone  52  to applaud him. In tears I ran up on  53 . “Oh, Robby! How did you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf ... I kept on  54  at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, _55  she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well ... she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play ...”

Robby was 11 years old when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I  36  that students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby, but Robby said that it had been his mother’s  37  to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

Hard  38  Robby tried, he lacked the basic sense of music. However, he persisted, and at the end of each weekly  39 , he always said, “My mom’s going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed  40 . He just did not have any gift for music.

I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby  41  or waited in her old car to  42  him up. She always  43  and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby  44  coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was  45 .

Several weeks later I was preparing my students for the upcoming recital(独奏会)  46  Robby came and asked me if he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf ... I’ve just got to  47 !” he insisted. I agreed.

The night for the recital came. The high school gymnasium was  48  with parents, friends and relatives. The recital went off well. Finally Robby came up on stage. I was  49  when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto(协奏曲) No. 21 in C Major. I was not  50  what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. He played so  51  that everyone  52  to applaud him. In tears I ran up on  53 . “Oh, Robby! How did you do it?”

“Well, Miss Hondorf ... I kept on  54  at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, _55  she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well ... she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play ...”

Robby was 11 years old when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I  1  that students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby, but Robby said that it had been his mother’s  2  to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

    Hard  3  Robby tried, he lacked the basic sense of music. However, he persisted(坚持), and at the end of each weekly 4  , he always said, “My mom’s going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed  5 . He just did not have any inborn ability.

    I only knew his mother from a distance as she  6  Robby off or waited in her old car to  7  him up. She always  8  and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby  9 coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was  10 .

    Several weeks later I was preparing my students for the upcoming recital(独奏会) 11     Robby came and asked me if he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf ... I’ve just got to  12 !” he insisted. I agreed.

    The night for the recital came. The high school gymnasium was  13  with parents, friends and relatives. The recital went off well. Finally Robby came up on stage. I was  14  when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto(协奏曲) No. 21 in C Major. I was not 15  what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. He played so  16  that everyone  17  to applaud him. In tears I ran up on  18 . “Oh, Robby! How did you do it?”

    “Well, Miss Hondorf ... I kept on  19  at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, 20  she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well ... she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play ...”

1．A．prefer                   B．imagine            C．remind                 D．wish

2．A．plan                      B．belief                   C．need                    D．dream

4．A．conference            B．lesson                 C．test                     D．show

5．A．successful         B．senseless           C．wonderful            D．hopeless

6．A．put                       B．saw                    C．dropped             D．sent

7．A．pick                    B．put                    C．take                  D．hold

8．A．waved                  B．sang                    C．jumped               D．left

9．A．finished                 B．broke                 C．stopped               D．continued

10．A．tired                    B．sick                    C．deaf                    D．unhappy

11．A．as                       B．since                   C．while                   D．when

12．A．succeed              B．learn                   C．play                     D．listen

13．A．seated                 B．filled                 C．surrounded          D．mixed

14．A．surprised             B．certain                C．disappointed         D．angry

15．A．pleased with       B．interested in        C．eager for              D．prepared for

16．A．bad                     B．hard                    C．differently           D．well

17．A．raised               B．rose                   C．lifted                D．left

18．A．platform              B．stairs                C．stage                   D．floor

19．A．practising            B．listening             C．training                D．performing

20．A．luckily               B．therefore            C．however            D．actually

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby.   21   Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   22   to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

Hard as Robby tried, he lacked the   23   of music. However, he persisted and at the end of each weekly   24   he’d always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed   25  . I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to   26   him up. She always   27   and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby   28   coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was   29  .

A few weeks after that, I was   30   my students for the upcoming recital when Robby came and asked me   31  he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf… I’ll just go to play!” he insisted.

The night for the recital came. The high school gym was   32  with parents, friends and relatives. The recital   33   well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was   34   when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I had heard   35   his fingers were light on the keys. They even   36   on the keys… He played so well that everyone was on their   37  in wild applause (鼓掌). In tears I ran up on stage. “Oh Robby! How   38   you do it?”

“Well Miss Hondorf… I   39  on practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well,   40   she had cancer and passed away this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play…”

．A．Although   B．Because  C．But  D．Thus

．A．idea   B．dream    C．desire   D．imagination

．A．feeling    B．knowledge    C．education    D．sense

．A．trial  B．attempt  C．performance  D．lesson

．A．helpless   B．hopeless C．senseless    D．worthless

A．put B．take C．make D．pick

A．waved   B．listened C．stared   D．watched

A．escaped B．avoided  C．stopped  D．refused

A．deaf    B．lonely   C．away D．sick

A．preparing   B．arranging    C．persuading   D．taking

A．that    B．whether  C．when D．how

A．filled  B．covered  C．crowded  D．connected

A．went on B．turned on    C．carried on   D．kept on

A．delighted   B．proud    C．confused D．surprised

A．until   B．while    C．before   D．since

A．danced  B．tapped   C．hit  D．flew

A．heads   B．feet C．ears D．eyes

A．should  B．would    C．could    D．might

．A．went   B．kept C．continued    D．stuck

．A．unfortunately  B．suddenly C．strangely    D．actually

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby.   21  Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   22  to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
Hard as Robby tried, he lacked the   23  of music. However, he persisted and at the end of each weekly   24  he’d always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed   25 . I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to   26  him up. She always   27  and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby   28  coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was   29 .
A few weeks after that, I was   30  my students for the upcoming recital when Robby came and asked me   31 he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf… I’ll just go to play!” he insisted.
The night for the recital came. The high school gym was   32 with parents, friends and relatives. The recital   33  well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was   34  when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I had heard   35  his fingers were light on the keys. They even   36  on the keys… He played so well that everyone was on their   37 in wild applause (鼓掌). In tears I ran up on stage. “Oh Robby! How   38  you do it?”
“Well Miss Hondorf… I   39 on practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well,   40  she had cancer and passed away this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play…”
【小题1】．

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby.   21   Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   22   to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

Hard as Robby tried, he lacked the   23   of music. However, he persisted and at the end of each weekly   24   he’d always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed   25  . I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to   26   him up. She always   27   and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby   28   coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was   29  .

A few weeks after that, I was   30   my students for the upcoming recital when Robby came and asked me   31  he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf… I’ll just go to play!” he insisted.

The night for the recital came. The high school gym was   32  with parents, friends and relatives. The recital   33   well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was   34   when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I had heard   35   his fingers were light on the keys. They even   36   on the keys… He played so well that everyone was on their   37  in wild applause (鼓掌). In tears I ran up on stage. “Oh Robby! How   38   you do it?”

“Well Miss Hondorf… I   39  on practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well,   40   she had cancer and passed away this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play…”

1.．A．Although       B．Because        C．But            D．Thus

2.．A．idea           B．dream          C．desire         D．imagination

3.．A．feeling        B．knowledge      C．education      D．sense

4.．A．trial          B．attempt        C．performance    D．lesson

5.．A．helpless       B．hopeless       C．senseless      D．worthless

6.A．put              B．take           C．make           D．pick

7.A．waved            B．listened       C．stared         D．watched

8.A．escaped          B．avoided        C．stopped        D．refused

9.A．deaf             B．lonely         C．away           D．sick

10.A．preparing       B．arranging      C．persuading     D．taking

11.A．that            B．whether        C．when           D．how

12.A．filled          B．covered        C．crowded        D．connected

13.A．went on         B．turned on      C．carried on     D．kept on

14.A．delighted       B．proud          C．confused       D．surprised

15.A．until           B．while          C．before         D．since

16.A．danced          B．tapped         C．hit            D．flew

17.A．heads           B．feet           C．ears           D．eyes

18.A．should          B．would          C．could          D．might

19.．A．went          B．kept           C．continued      D．stuck

20.．A．unfortunately B．suddenly       C．strangely      D．actually