There was a man who played the piano in a small bar. There were not too many 36   , but because he was a good piano player, some people 37   came in every night just to hear him play. But one night, a patron (老主顾) told him he didn’t want to hear him play but to sing a song.
The man said, “I have never 38   that before in public. I think I’m 39   at playing the piano.”
But the customer 40  . He told the waiter, “I’m 41   listening to the piano day after day. I want to hear something new and I want that guy to sing.”
The waiter 42   across the room, “Hey, buddy! If you want to get 43   , sing a song. The patrons are asking you to sing!”
  44  in order to bring some money home that night, the piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very first time. And 45   had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung before  46   that night by Nat King Cole, and it surprised all, including the 47   himself!
He had talent he was 48   on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but because he had to sing, he 49   to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.
You, too, have skills and 50   . You may not feel as if your “talent” is particularly 51   , but it may be better than you think! And with persistence (坚持), most skills can be 52   . Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you 53 ! The 54   is not “What ability do I have that is useful?” It is 55  “How will I use whatever ability I have?”.
Just think a minute…

A．waiters B．customers C．singers D．players

A．never B．still C．ever D．only

A．practiced B．shown C．dreamed D．done

A．better B．richer C．easier D．sooner

A．agreed B．confused C．insisted D．charged

A．familiar with B．fond of C．used to D．tired of

A．served B．explained C．shouted D．complained

A．changed B．broadcast C．paid D．drunk

A．So B．And C．Because D．But

A．nobody B．anybody C．somebody D．everybody

A．until B．after C．since D．when

A．waiter B．singer C．patron D．owner

A．sitting B．waiting C．depending D．playing

A．went up B．went on C．went off D．went away

A．advantages B．character C．principle D．abilities

A．unique B．surprising C．famous D．great

A．recognized B．wasted C．improved D．impressed

A．imagine B．possess C．expect D．develop

A．decision B．answer C．question D．solution

A．even B．rather C．pretty D．fairly