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There was a young college student who played the piano in a bar every night. He 1 his home alone and found a 2 job to support himself. He was a good piano player，but sometimes a bit stubborn. People 3 work came out just to hear him 　4 . But one night，an old gentleman told him he didn’t want to hear him play 5 want him to sing a song.

The young man said, “Sorry，I don’t sing. ”

But the customer was 6 . He told the waiter，“I’m 7 listening to the piano; I want that guy to sing. ”

The waiter 8 across the room, “Hey buddy! If you want to 9 , sing a song. The 10 are asking you to sing! ”

So 11 . He sang a song unwillingly but 12 . A piano player who had never sung 13 did so for the very first time. And nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa. Mona Lisa was sung 14 by Nat King Cole! The song of Mona Lisa was soon well-received among American young generations.

He had 15 he was sitting on（擱置不用）! He may have lived the rest of his life as a 16 piano player in a no-name bar, but because he had to sing, and he showed his gift, he went on to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.

You，too，have skills and abilities. You may not feel as if your “talent” is particularly great，but it may be better than you think! And 17 you keep practicing，most skills can be improved. Besides，you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on 18 talent you possess! The better 19 is not “What ability do I have 20 is useful? ” It is rather “How will I use whatever ability I have! ”

 

1. A. left　　　　 　　B. entered　　　　　 C. made　　　　 D. moved

2. A. professional　 　　B. part-time　　　　　 C. full-time　　 D. weekend

3. A. until　　　　　 B. since　　　　　 　 C. after　　　　 D. before

4. A. talk　　　　　 　B. chat　　　　　　 　C. sing　　　　 D. play

5. A. but　　　　　 　B. or　　　　　　　 　C. so　　　　　 D. and

6. A. delighted　　　　 B. patient　　　　　　 C. persistent　　 D. satisfied

7. A. fond of　 　　　B. interested in　　　　　 C. busy in　　　 D.tired of

8. A. shouted　　　 　 B. whispered　　　 　　C. blamed　　 D. spoke

9. A.get praised 　　　 B.raise money　 　　　　 C. get paid　 　 D.make progress

10.A.waiters 　　　　 B.managers　　　　　　　　　 C. visitors 　　　 D. customers

11. A. did he　　　 B. he did　　　　　 　　　　C. was him　　　 D. he was

12.A.unluckily　　 　 B.wonderfully　　　　　　　　 C. patiently　　　 D. hurriedly

13. A. in public　　 B. secretly　　　　　　　　　 C. at home　　　　 D.sometimes

14.A.that night 　　B.every night　　　　　　　　　　 C. at night　　 D. tonight

15.A. money 　　 B. knowledge　　　　　　　　 C. talent　 　　　　 D. possession

16. A. famous　 B. well-known　　　　　　　　 C. no-name　 　 D. non-stop

17. A.unless　　　　 B. even if　　　 　　　　 C. so long as　　　 D. as if

18. A. whatever　 B. however　　　　　　　　　　 C.somehow　 D. whichever

19. A. situation　 B. question　　　　　　　　　　 C.problem　　　　 D. possibility

20. A. what　　　　 B.this　　　　　 　　　　　　C.that　　　　　　　　 D.it

 

I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America. It is said，“The best house is in the USA, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China．” So I took 16 and pleasure to 17?_“the best food” for my American family．Each day，regardless of my poor skill of cooking，I performed（表演）my play in 18_ way：changing the dishes’ color，the meat’s type or the soup’s style（風(fēng)味）．Thus，my American friends could discover the19_of eating Chinese food． Because of my“ 20_” job，I was often rewarded（獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)）by their21_of appreciation （感激）such as “very tasty”，“excellent”, etc．

　 But the joke was here: yesterday , I cooked Sichuan－style22_for dinner．I was23_at my achievement（成就）．

　 When all the family members arrived at the table，they first looked24_at the fish，then looked at me．“Why do all the fish have their25_？” they asked，“It’s horrible！”

　 Horrible or beautiful？I don’t know．But I 26_know that fish heads are delicious. The 27_is the best part of fish；in 28_only the respectable（受敬重的）guest can have the special 29_of enjoying it．

　 Another 30_thing is：the American friends often said to me“31_”as they 32_fruits or other things．According to Chinese tradition（傳統(tǒng)），I would simply smile in answer to their kindness 33_actually helping myself to any of the food．34_，I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits．Dear me，no matter how much or how often I brought home food，as long as it was nice to their taste，they35_hesitated（猶豫）to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished．

16． A． worry　　　　　 B. attention　　　　 C. delight　　　 D. pride(自豪)

17． A． buy　　　　　　 B. fetch　　　　　　 C. cook　　　　　 D. leave

18． A． their　　　　　 B. a new　　　　　　 C. the same　　　 D. a simple

19． A． way　　　　　　 B. joy　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　 D. importance

20． A． hard　　　　　　 B. daily　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　 D. new

21． A． expressions　　 B. sentence 　　 C． doing　　　　 D. smile

22． A． meat　　　　　　 B. fish　　　　　　 C. soup　　　　　 D. egg　　　

23． A． praised　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　 D. surprise

24． A． pleasedly　　　 B. excitedly　　　　 C. surprisedly　 D. worriedly

25． A． bones　　　　　 B. flesh(肉)　　　　 C. tails　　　　 D. heads

26． A． do　　　　　　　 B. will　　　　　　 C. want to　　　 D. should

27． A． tail　　　　　　 B. head　　　　　　 C. soup　　　　　 D. flesh

28． A． fact　　　　　　 B. China　　　　　　 C. USA　　　　　 D. the West

29． A． honour　　　　　 B. seat　　　　　　 C. table　　　　 D. plate

30． A． real　　　　　　 B. exciting　　　　 C. interesting　 D. easy

31． A． please help us　　　　　　　　　　　 B. excuse me

　　　 C． help yourself　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. eat them please

32． A． brought home　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted

　　　 C． were buying　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were eating

33． A． not　　　　　　 B. but not　　　　　 C. without　　　 D. nor

34． A． At last　　　　 B. Above all　　　　 C. After all　　 D. In return

35． A． usually　　　　　 B. often　　　　　　 C. never　　　　 D. had

I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America. It is said，“The best house is in the USA, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China．” So I took 16 and pleasure to 17?_“the best food” for my American family．Each day，regardless of my poor skill of cooking，I performed（表演）my play in 18_ way：changing the dishes’ color，the meat’s type or the soup’s style（風(fēng)味）．Thus，my American friends could discover the19_of eating Chinese food． Because of my“ 20_” job，I was often rewarded（獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)）by their21_of appreciation （感激）such as “very tasty”，“excellent”, etc．

　 But the joke was here: yesterday , I cooked Sichuan－style22_for dinner．I was23_at my achievement（成就）．

　 When all the family members arrived at the table，they first looked24_at the fish，then looked at me．“Why do all the fish have their25_？” they asked，“It’s horrible！”

　 Horrible or beautiful？I don’t know．But I 26_know that fish heads are delicious. The 27_is the best part of fish；in 28_only the respectable（受敬重的）guest can have the special 29_of enjoying it．

　 Another 30_thing is：the American friends often said to me“31_”as they 32_fruits or other things．According to Chinese tradition（傳統(tǒng)），I would simply smile in answer to their kindness 33_actually helping myself to any of the food．34_，I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits．Dear me，no matter how much or how often I brought home food，as long as it was nice to their taste，they35_hesitated（猶豫）to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished．

16． A． worry　　　　　 B. attention　　　　 C. delight　　　 D. pride(自豪)

17． A． buy　　　　　　 B. fetch　　　　　　 C. cook　　　　　 D. leave

18． A． their　　　　　 B. a new　　　　　　 C. the same　　　 D. a simple

19． A． way　　　　　　 B. joy　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　 D. importance

20． A． hard　　　　　　 B. daily　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　 D. new

21． A． expressions　　 B. sentence 　　 C． doing　　　　 D. smile

22． A． meat　　　　　　 B. fish　　　　　　 C. soup　　　　　 D. egg　　　

23． A． praised　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　 D. surprise

24． A． pleasedly　　　 B. excitedly　　　　 C. surprisedly　 D. worriedly

25． A． bones　　　　　 B. flesh(肉)　　　　 C. tails　　　　 D. heads

26． A． do　　　　　　　 B. will　　　　　　 C. want to　　　 D. should

27． A． tail　　　　　　 B. head　　　　　　 C. soup　　　　　 D. flesh

28． A． fact　　　　　　 B. China　　　　　　 C. USA　　　　　 D. the West

29． A． honour　　　　　 B. seat　　　　　　 C. table　　　　 D. plate

30． A． real　　　　　　 B. exciting　　　　 C. interesting　 D. easy

31． A． please help us　　　　　　　　　　　 B. excuse me

　　　 C． help yourself　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. eat them please

32． A． brought home　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted

　　　 C． were buying　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were eating

33． A． not　　　　　　 B. but not　　　　　 C. without　　　 D. nor

34． A． At last　　　　 B. Above all　　　　 C. After all　　 D. In return

35． A． usually　　　　　 B. often　　　　　　 C. never　　　　 D. had

Although difficult, she finished the job on time. So I think she certainly deserved________.

　 A. being praised　 B. to be praised　 C. to praise　 D. having praised

Tom, as well as his classmates, ________ publicly for their bravery action in time of danger.

A. were praised　　　 B. was praised　 　 C. have praised　 D. has praised