That had made me ___1___ my childhood. I, too, had ___2___ a violin, but we didn't have the money. Even though life was ___3__ then, I couldn't wait any longer to ask, “Daddy, ___4__ I have a violin of my own?” Daddy looked sad. But a few weeks later, Daddy came home with a case, saying, “Mary, I found this ___5___ violin for seven dollars.”
The day I carried my ____6___ to school for my first lesson, no one could know the bursting in my ____7__. I practised, joined the school orchestra and gave ___8__ Several years seemed to pass more quickly then and I found ___9___ in the first violin chair. More years passed. My violin made every move with me, and was carefully put ___10__.
Now here I am ___11___ the newspaper want ad. I took out my violin and put it on the table. Then I picked up the ___12__, walked to the telephone and dialed the number 8432526.
Later, in the day, a man in his thirties knocked on the door. “I've been ___13___ someone would ___14___ my ad. My daughter wants a violin so badly,” he said, ___15___ my violin. “How much are you ____16__?”
Any music store, I knew, would offer me a higher pay. But now I heard my voice answer, “Seven dollars.”
“Are you ____17___?” he asked and caused me to think so much of my ___18___.“Seven dollars,” I ___19___ and added, “I hope your little girl will ___20___ it as I did.”
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(1) A.look back |
B.dream of |
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C.think of |
D.remind of |
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(2) A.had |
B.wanted |
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C.bought |
D.owned |
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(3) A.hard |
B.happy |
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C.easy |
D.comfortable |
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(4) A.must |
B.should |
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C.may |
D.shall |
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(5) A.second-hand |
B.beautiful |
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C.expensive |
D.new |
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(6) A.instruments |
B.books |
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C.schoolbag |
D.violin |
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(7) A.head |
B.mind |
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C.heart |
D.body |
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(8) A.performances |
B.concerts |
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C.shows |
D.plays |
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(9) A.my instruments |
B.it |
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C.me |
D.myself |
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(10) A.away |
B.side |
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C.down |
D.up |
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(11) A.in |
B.on |
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C.for |
D.with |
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(12) A.photo |
B.violin |
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C.newspaper |
D.case |
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(13) A.expecting |
B.telling |
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C.asking |
D.paying |
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(14) A.like |
B.know |
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C.see |
D.answer |
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(15) A.seeing |
B.fixing |
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C.examining |
D.playing |
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(16) A.selling |
B.asking |
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C.paying |
D.costing |
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(17) A.reading |
B.sorry |
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C.willing |
D.sure |
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(18) A.story |
B.violin |
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C.father |
D.childhood |
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(19) A.answered |
B.repeated |
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C.replied |
D.agreed |
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(20) A.play |
B.enjoy |
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C.have |
D.do |