One night I went to Himeji, a city not far from Kobe. As I walked with my family along the river I saw a __20__. It was a young man who looked just like me. He was wearing a cap and smiling. Around his neck was a leather strap (皮带)and in his hands was a saxophone. He was __21___ the saxophone to his __22__ and just about to play. My family walked on up the river towards the castle __23__ I stayed there by the statue, __24__ of playing a saxophone on TV.
Two weeks later it was my birthday. Imagine my __25___ when I opened my present from my parents and found that it was a __26__! I put it to my lips to play, but it wouldn’t make a sound. Then Dad told me to read the __27___ book to find out what to do. After about 15 minutes the saxophone was ready to play. I __28__hard but I couldn’t get the saxophone to play. I was almost __29___ when suddenly the saxophone made the most beautiful sound – loud and clear like I __30__ the music of the man by the river in Kobe.
A.car B.bus C.train D.motorcycle
A.bank B.castle C.mountain D.river
A.closed B.open D.clear
A.low B.lonely C.loud D.deep
A.man B.statue C.photo D.picture
A.playing B.picking C.lifting D.rising
A.hands B.ears C.eyes D.lips
A.though B.but C.so D.or
A.dreaming B.pretending C.admiring D.observing
A.anger B.regret C.sickness D.joy
A.guitar B.drum C.saxophone D.violin
A.music B.exercise C.instruction D.note
A.blew B.flew C.shook D.beat
A.reading B.crying C.talking D.asking
A.made B.heard C.played D.imagined