新目标（Go for it）版初中英语九年级下册Unit 9 Section A 同步练习

    Many years ago, in a small town, there lived a doctor. He was good and kind. At any time of day and night, he was always ready to go and help sick people. Every one in the town liked him and people always went to him when there was anything wrong with them.

    But many years went past and the doctor became old. He began to lose his memory (记忆). This made him do foolish things sometimes. When people noticed this, they did not go to him any more. "He may give us the wrong medicine," they said and they were afraid.

    "Why does no one come to me now?" he wondered. But no one wanted to tell him because they did not want to hurt the good old man, so they said, "You have cured (治好) all the sick people in the town. There is no one sick now." The doctor was pleased when he heard that and they went away happily.

    My father was a self-taught mandolin(曼陀林琴) player. He was one of the best players in our town. He could not 1 music. but if he heard a tune(曲子) a few times, he could play it, When he was young, he was a 2 of a small country music band. They played at local dances and the radio station.

    At home Dad often took out his mandolin and played for the family. We three children sang along.3 played the mandolin like my father. He could 4 your heart with the music that came out of that old mandolin, He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his 5 in his ability to play so well for his family.

    But Dad had to find another 6 in a factory later because the money he made at the band wasn't enough to 7 the family. Unluckily, he had an 8 one day and lost one finger, He couldn't play as 9 as before. From then on, every time we asked him to play, he would make up reasons to 10 down our request. However, we missed his performance so much. 11, he agreed and said, "Okay, but remember, 1 can't hold down on the strings(琴弦) the way I 12 to."

    When he played the old mandolin, it carried us back to a 13 ， happy time in our lives. Dad was that kind of man. 14 was what he was doing all his life. If he could give to 15 others, he would, especially his family. He was always there. sacrificing(牺牲) his time to see that his family had enough in their lives.