Question

 Do you know Lang Lang? Lang Lang is called"Chinese Mozart". He was born in June, 1982 and grew up in Shenyang. He began to learn to play the 1at the age of three. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. 2 the teacher didn' t like him. "You have no talent(天赋).You can' t be a pianist.”As a small boy, Lang Lang was badly 3  For the next two weeks, he didn ' t touch the piano.

"You need fortune(运气)”，his father said. "But if you don't work hard,fortune will 4  come.”

  Luckily the day came when his teacher asked him to 5 some holiday songs. He didn，t want to，but when he put his fingers on the piano keys(琴键)，he 6 he could show other people that he could do it well. That day he told his father that he wanted to 7 with a new teacher. From then on,everything turned around.

  In the 1994, Lang Lang took part in the fourth International Young Pianists Competition.
When it was announced(官布)that Lang Lang got first place，he was too 8to hold back his tears. In 1997 Lang Lang moved to Philadelphia, US. There he 9 two years practicing and in 1999 he was 10 at
Chicago' s Raviniu Festival, then gigs(演奏会) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring in. Lang Lang finally meets with fortune, and fortune lets him shine.
(   ) 1. A. drum    B. guitar

      C. violin    D. piano

(   ) 2. A. And    B. But

       C. Or    D. So

(   ) 3. A. hurt    B. ill

      C. afraid    D. injured

(   ) 4. A. always    B. usually

      C. often    D. never

( ) 5. A. play    B. write

       C. sing    D. hear

(   ) 6. A. remembered    B. dreamed

       C. knew    D. wondered

(   ) 7. A. agree    B. study

      C. dance    D. provide

(   ) 8. A. weak    B. mad

      C. tired    D. excited

(   ) 9. A. passed    B. took

      C. spent    D. cost

(   ) 10. A. careful    B. useful

       C. successful    D. beautiful

Answer 1

l.D众所周知，郎朗是著名的钢琴家。也可由上下文中"Chinese Mozart ， ...went to a piano school…"等信息得到答案。

2. B

3. A hurt常指"心灵或自尊心受到伤害";injured则指"(在事故中)受伤"。

4. D

5. A  由下文”...but when he put his fingers on the piano keys…"可知是老师让他演奏歌曲。play此处意为"弹奏，演奏"，符合语境。

6. C本句意为"……但是当他把手指放在琴键上时，他知道他能够……"。

7. B study with sb.意为"跟随某人学习"，此处指郎朗想换老师。

8. D

9. C spend...doing sth.意为"花(时间)做某事"，主语一般为人。

10. C本句大意为"郎朗在音乐节上的演奏会获得成功"。successful意为"成功的"，符合句意。