阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was a child, I began learning to play the piano,
which was my favourite musical 1, but I was forced to give up when I started
my middle school so that I could concentrate more on my studies.
It's one of my biggest 2 to stop practising the piano when
I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher
that I would 3. However, I didn't keep my promise because
I was occupied with my study. 4 I
lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because
I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to
think she may have been 5 that
I never returned. I haven't taken lessons since then but to be honest, I 6 to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn't
help recalling many memories—times of my practising at home and playing before my
teacher and one time my teacher 7 me
after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so
8 that
I could hardly say anything. But her 9 helped ease my shame. These memories,
10, good or bad, never caused my courage for
playing the piano again.
This thought then led me to think that 11 is like music, and that we all
try to play different 12 in
the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch (音准) 13 when
we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tune. However, we all continue to create
our own 14 style
of music. No matter what style our music is, it is important that we sing the songs
of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it
doesn't 15 that
I've stopped making music.
(1)
A .
room
B .
performance
C .
instrument
D .
stage
(2)
A .
successes
B .
decisions
C .
regrets
D .
hobbies
(3)
A .
perform
B .
graduate
C .
leave
D .
return
(4)
A .
Actually
B .
Constantly
C .
Gradually
D .
Suddenly
(5)
A .
disappointed
B .
glad
C .
astonished
D .
amazed
(6)
A .
liked
B .
wanted
C .
needed
D .
decided
(7)
A .
instructed
B .
hurt
C .
punished
D .
respected
(8)
A .
frightened
B .
moved
C .
excited
D .
embarrassed
(9)
A .
happiness
B .
comfort
C .
satisfaction
D .
sigh
(10)
A .
instead
B .
meanwhile
C .
therefore
D .
however
(11)
A .
life
B .
learning
C .
attitude
D .
enjoyment
(12)
A .
cards
B .
roles
C .
sports
D .
games
(13)
A .
hard
B .
surprising
C .
wonderful
D .
complex
(14)
A .
unique
B .
boring
C .
common
D .
similar
(15)
A .
matter
B .
mean
C .
report
D .
appear
答案:(1)C;(2)C;(3)D;(4)C;(5)A;(6)B;(7)A;(8)D;(9)B;(10)D;(11)A;(12)B;(13)C;(14)A;(15)B;