初中英语记叙文填空题

As a kid， I used to spend my summers with my grandparents on their farm in Texas． I helped them with farming at times． Luckily， they （16）　　 a caravan， a kind of car designed for people to live in while travelling． Every few summers， we'd travel together around the US and Canada．

On one trip， I was about 10years old． I was playing around in the back of the car （17）　　 my grandfather was driving． My grandmother had the passenger seat． She smoked through the trip， and I hated the（18）　　， which made me cough a lot． I read about smoking in an article． It says that every puff（吸） of a cigarette takes two minutes off your life． I（19）　　 the number of cigarettes per day and the puffs per cigarette． When I came up with a reasonable（合理的） number， I was（20）　　． Then I moved my head into the front of the car and proudly （21）　　， "So far， you've taken nine years off your life!" Hearing this， my grandmother began to cry and it was not what I（22）　　． I did not know what to do． My grandfather， who had been driving （23）　　， stopped the car， got out of it and opened my door． He looked at me calmly， and said（24）　　， "See， grandmother is crying! One day， you'll understand that it's harder to be kind than clever．"

As I grow up， I realize that cleverness is a gift and kindness is a choice． Gifts are easy ﹣ they are given （25）　　． Choices can be hard， so it seems more difficult to be kind．

16．A： produced	B： owned	C： required	D： returned
17．A： as	B： when	C： while	D： though
18．A： dust	B： taste	C： noise	D： smell
19．A： guessed	B： counted	C： collected	D： received
20．A： afraid	B： relaxed	C： satisfied	D： worried
21．A： replied	B： explained	C： presented	D： announced
22．A： dreamed	B： enjoyed	C： supported	D： expected
23．A： in fear	B： in silence	C： with pride	D： with sadness
24．A： gently	B： loudly	C： powerfully	D： confidently
25．A： in all	B： after all	C： above all	D： first of all

March 22nd is World Water Day．It started in 1993．It not only makes us think about the importance of water，but also calls on （号召） us to （1）　　and protect water．Today，we're facing terrible water problems．Among them，wastewater problem is especially（2）　　．And the subject of World Water Day in 2017 is"wastewater"．

What is wastewater？It is used water．Usually，wastewater comes from homes，（3）　　，hospitals and so on．It is produced by different kinds of activities，including washing the machines，taking showers and using the kitchen．The rain also（4）　　wastewater when it is running down the street during a storm．No matter where it comes from，this kind of water is sure to have（5）　　harmful in it．

（6）　　must we treat （处理）wastewater？Wastewater has a big influence on our life．It causes both illness for us and pollution for the environment．We must care for our environment and our own （7）　　．

How can we treat wastewater？Different kinds of wastewater need different ways of treatment．Wastewater（8）　　homes can be reused．Then there will be（9）　　wastewater．Also，factory wastewater has to be cleaned（10）　　it goes back to nature．

1．A．drink	B．save	C．carry	D．watch
2．A．easy	B．popular	C．small	D．serious
3．A．factories	B．lakes	C．rivers	D．seas
4．A．gets back	B．hands in	C．changes into	D．picks up
5．A．nothing	B．something	C．nobody	D．somebody
6．A．What	B．Who	C．Why	D．How
7．A．work	B．interest	C．health	D．business
8．A．on	B．for	C．with	D．from
9，A．less	B．more	C．better	D．worse
10．A．and	B．whether	C．after	D．before

Not long ago， I arrived at a meeting earlier． So I walked into a room， and there I saw some volunteers were busy with handouts（手册） of the meeting． I went over and asked if I could（16）　　． Seeing I was lame（瘸腿）， one of the ladies（17）　　said， "Oh， no， thank you．" and offered me a chair to just sit while they（18）　　Then，（19）_____　volunteer came into the room， saw me（20）　　there doing nothing and said， "Hey， young man， come on over there． There's work to do， and you can help．" He put two chairs together，

placed two stacks（摞） of handouts and（21）　　me， "OK， the left piece goes on top of the right one．"

"Fine， I can do that．" I said． And just like that， I was now happy to be part of the（22）　_____　

This member of the group saw that my disability did not mean an inability（2G～g） to help．Later， I（23）　　him and asked why he invited me to help． "Well， I considered we'd finish more quickly with more（24）　　． Of course you can． he（25）　　The kind lady（26）　　my offer of help， but I know that she didn't mean to offend（冒犯） me． Too often， people with disabilities are left out of a social group because of their（27）　　but not because of their inability．

It's important for all of us to feel part of a group． And when we are（28）　　， we feel that we are accepted， respected and considered as a full and（29）　　member of a group． It sends a（30）　　that says， "To us， your abilities are more important than your disability．"

16． A． enter	B． read	C． leave	D． help
17． A． rudely	B． politely	C． loudly	D． coldly
18． A． worked	B． rested	C． chatted	D． laughed
19． A． any	B． other	C． another	D． the other
20． A． crying	B． lying	C． speaking	D． sitting
21． A． showed	B． moved	C． treated	D． controlled
22． A． meeting	B． family	C． group	D． community
23． A． thanked	B． introduced	C． guided	D． punished
24． A． heads	B． handouts	C． legs	D． hands
25． A． talked	B． replied	C． thought	D． remembered
26． A． wanted	B． refused	C． accepted	D． considered
27． A． ability	B． disability	C． wisdom	D． honesty
28． A． mentioned	B． rewarded	C． encouraged	D． included
29． A． secret	B． different	C． equal	D． simple
30． A． message	B． gift	C． decision	D． suggestion

Grandma Kong is from the western countryside of China． She has spent nearly（1）　　years adopting （收养） and raising abandoned （被遗弃的）children． She gives them food to eat and sends them to school to get an（2）　　．

    Kong first adopted an abandoned child in the 1970s．She found she couldn't stop there．Though in poor health，the kind woman（3）　　 adopting abandoned children and raising them as her own．Over the last 48 years， she has adopted over 40 children．（4）　　of them have grown up and become doctors or lawyers．

    It costs Kong a lot to raise so many children．There were times she couldn't put enough（5）　　on the table． She chose to leave home to look for leftovers （残羹剩饭） in the rubbish． To her great （6）　　，things got much better with time． Now her grown up children help her to bring up their（7）　　 brothers and sisters．

    Kong always believes that education is the best way to get out of poverty （贫穷），（8）　　 she makes sure that all her children go to school． She said． "I told my children that it was quite（9）　　for them to study hard and that it was their only chance to change their lives．"

    Kong's story has（10）　　thousands of people's hearts． Many of them say she is a great mother and a good example to follow．

（1）A． thirty	B． forty	C． fifty
（2）A．education	B． answer	C． exam
（3）A．stops	B． keeps	C． regrets
（4）A．None	B． Some	C．All
（5）A．food	B． water	C． paper
（6）A． sadness	B． pity	C．pleasure
（7）A．younger	B． elder	C． taller
（8）A．but	B． or	C． so
（9）A．strange	B． impossible	C． necessary
（10）A．separated	B． touched	C． protected

I get up at half past seven and get dressed for school．My school has a（1）　　﹣black trousers and shoes，a white shirt and a black and gold tie．The girls wear the same，or they can （2）　　a black skirt．Not all British schools have a uniform，but it's common here．

I don't live far from the school．（3）　　 I walk there with my friends，Brian and Gemma．Lots of students （4）　　the school bus or their parents drive them to school．On Mondays we all start the day （5）　　 a meeting in the school hall at eight fifty．The head teacher talks to us and gives us information about school events．

This year I've got nine subjects．We all study English，maths and science，and then we choose

other （6）　　．

We have 20minutes for break in the morning and an hour for （7）　　．Some students bring sandwiches to school for lunch，but my friends and I always eat in the （8）　　 room where you can get a hot meal every day．

Lessons （9）　　 at 4o'clock in the afternoon，but on Mondays and Wednesdays I stay at school until five o'clock．There are lots of clubs and activities at our school．

At the end of the day I always spend two hours on （10）　　﹣sometimes three hours，as we get lots of homework now．

1．A．tradition	B．uniform	C．rule	D．habit
2．A．borrow	B．make	C．wear	D．take
3．A．so	B．however	C．because	D．but
4．A．repair	B．wash	C．clean	D．catch
5．A．at	B．in	C．on	D．with
6．A．clothes	B．subjects	C．games	D．clubs
7．A．lunch	B．breakfast	C．dinner	D．supper
8．A．sitting	B．living	C．waiting	D．dining
9．A．begin	B．end	C．continue	D．last
10．A．events	B．clubs	C．homework	D．activities．

A wealthy man loved his son very much． As he wanted his son to lead a happy life， he decided to send him to see a wise old man for his advice on happiness．

    When the old man learnt about his（1）　　， he handed the boy an empty bowl and said． "Go to the river miles away and（2）　　    it with water． I will tell you about it（3）　　no water is spilt（洒） when you reach here．" Although the boy was very surprised at this， he had no choice but to（4）　　this task．

The boy（5）　　on foot for the river and some time later came back with a bowl of water． The old man asked him， "Did you notice the beautiful flowers along the road and the birds singing in the trees？" The boy could say nothing about them because he gave his

（6）　　attention to the bowl in his hands．

    The old man smiled and said， "Bring me（7）　　bowl of water， but this time enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds as well．"

    When he returned， the boy was able to（8）　　everything he had seen to the old man． But when he looked down at his bowl， he found（9）　　that most water was gone． He forgot all about his bowl while enjoying the beautiful things along the road．

    "Well， young man，" the old man said． "Enjoy the beauty of the world， but never forget the water in your bowl． This is the（10）　　of happiness．"

（1）A．research	B．promise	C．purpose	D．experience
（2）A．wash	B．fill	C．compare	D．connect
（3）A．if	B．until	C．unless	D．while
（4）A．put out	B．pick out	C．point out	D．carry out
（5）A．set off	B．paid off	C．got off	D．kept off
（6）A．public	B．weak	C．quick	D．full
（7）A．any	B．every	C．another	D．the other
（8）A．change	B．imagine	C．examine	D．describe
（9）A． lazily	B．sadly	C．luckily	D．excitedly
（10）A．result	B．cause	C．secret	D．decision

"Can I see my baby？"asked the new happy mother．Unluckily，she found her baby had been （31）　　without ears when it was in her arms．

Time proved that the baby′s （32）　　 was perfect．He got on well with his classmates．But one day，he rushed home and said to his mother （33）　　tears in his eyes．"A boy，a big boy（34）　　me a freak（怪胎）．"

As the boy （35）　　，he developed a talent for art and music．

The boy′s father had a meeting with the family doctor．"Could anything （36）　　done？"He asked the doctor．

"I believe I could graft（移植）a pair of outer ears （37）　　you could get them，"the doctor said．

However，two years （38）　　，nobody wanted to offer the young man ears．Then one day the father said，"Son，（39）　　will offer his ears to you．But it's a secret．"The operation was a great （40）　　．

Time kept the secret，but the day did come…The young man stood with his father（41）　　his mother′s body．Slowly，the father held out a hand and raised the thick，brown hair．（42）　　，the son found his mother had no outer ears．

"Mother said she was glad she （43）　　 let her long hair be cut，"the father said gently．"and nobody ever thought mother （44）　　beautiful，did they？"

Real （45）　　lies not in what is done and known，but in what is done not known．

31．A．active	B．dead	C．born	D．awake
32．A．speaking	B．hearing	C．writing	D．reading
33．A．of	B．in	C．around	D．with
34．A．called	B．asked	C．said	D．told
35．A．looked up	B．grew up	C．brought up	D．caught up
36．A．is	B．was	C．are	D．be
37．A．if	B．until	C．unless	D．because
38．A．went down	B．got over	C．went by	D．arrived
39．A．nobody	B．someone	C．anyone	D．everyone
40．A．succeed	B．successful	C．success	D．failure
41．A．between	B．besides	C．towards	D．beside
42．A．With interest	B．To be surprise	C．In silence	D．What anger
43．A．always	B．often	C．never	D．sometimes
44．A．less	B．more	C．most	D．least
45．A．idea	B．friendship	C．thought	D．love

It is hard to imagine how a person is to spend the whole life when only the head and hands are able to move．

    Xu Ruiyang， an 18﹣year﹣old student from Kunming， has suffered（遭 受） from spinal muscular atrophy（脊柱肌肉菱缩）（1）　　she was 2 years old． At that time， the doctor said that most children with spinal muscular atrophy will only live a few years．

    The family did not give up， or even just （2）　　． To help Xu Ruiyang live with dignity（尊严），her parents （3）　　 her living and learning skill strictly． Opening a book or raising hands，some very easy actions for common people，（4）　　， are big challenges for Xu． She had to use her head or（5）　　to work together with hands to finish these actions．

    When she started learning to write ，she couldn't even（6）　　 a pen．But she never gave up．Once she lost the pen， she picked it up and （7）　　writing． Xu finally could write 500 Chinese characters before becoming a primary school student， after（8）　　thousands of times．

    Over the past few year，Xu has overcome（克服）many problems，including the（9）　　 caused by the disease． Her parents worried about her health and（10）　　her to drop out of school，but Xu's answer was no．"（11）　　I read a book and do my homework， the pain is gone，"said Xu．

    When asked by reporters on how to deal with difficulties， Xu calmly said， "Patience．When you can't change anything， crying is useless， so just be（12）　　．"

    In Xu's opinion， her sunny and self﹣confident（13）　　comes from the love of her parents．

    "If we are not able to make her live longer,we can make her life wider,"said Xu's father.They travelled across China and more than 20（14）　　over the world,including Italy,Thailand and Singapore.During these trips,she developed an interest in learning a（15）　　 language."I think it's cool to learn about other countries' culture and express your feelings to others，"said Xu．

    Last June， she finished China's Gaokao and received an offer from Sichuan International Study University．

（1）A． since	B． before	C． after	D． until
（2）A． discuss	B． depend	C． complain	D． change
（3）A． managed	B． trained	C． praised	D． expected
（4）A． moreover	B． perhaps	C． especially	D． however
（5）A． legs	B． feet	C． mouth	D． knees
（6）A． hold	B． drop	C． pass	D． find
（7）A． stopped	B． continued	C． succeeded	D． regretted
（8）A． imagining	B． counting	C． recording	D． practising
（9）A． cancer	B． fever	C． sadness	D． pain
（10）A． warned	B． forced	C． advised	D． allowed
（11）A． As well as	B． As soon as	C． As a result	D． As usual
（12）A． patient	B． quiet	C． relaxed	D． active
（13）A． personality	B． appearance	C． disability	D． achievement
（14）A． cities	B． countries	C． communities	D． colleges
（15）A． standard	B． modern	C． foreign	D． common

One place that is very important in my life is my grandmother's house． She

（1）　　in a small village in the south of the country． I go there every summer， to visit my grandmother， （2）　　the city and relax．

The village is just a group of white houses on a hillside with some shops， and it's

（3）　　peaceful．

    One reason why I like it is because it's a beautiful place． My grandmother has a lovely garden and we always sit （4）　　the trees， drinking sweet tea and chatting． It's so pleasant． But the main reason why this place is so important to me is （5）　　． She is so kind to me， and wonderful to talk to．Also， she's a great cook and the meals she prepares are simple （6）　　so fresh and…rich？ No， no，I mean tasty． And she's always giving me eh…What do you call （7）　　？ ﹣small plates of food during the day， so I always return home feeling calm and refreshed…and （8）　　!

    I wouldn't like （9）　　there， though． I prefer living in the city． I'm a city person． I （10）　　live in a small village where everybody knows each other． I'd rather live in a busy， exciting place． But I really love visiting the villages for holiday．

（1）A． lived	B．will live	C．lives	D．was living
（2）A．get up	B．get away from	C．get to	D．get ready for
（3）A． really	B．quietly	C．only	D． hardly
（4）A．in	B． over	C．on	D． under
（5）A．local people	B． my friend	C．my grandmother	D．the teacher
（6）A．or	B．and	C．so	D．but
（7）A． him	B．me	C．them	D．us
（8）A．fat	B．ugly	C． big	D． lazy
（9）A． living	B． to live	C．loving	D． to love
（10）A． don't have to	B． couldn't	C． would	D． should

A kindergarten teacher decided to have her class play a game． The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few potatoes in it to school． Each student would"name"their potatoes after people they did not like． （1） 　　， the number of potatoes would be（2） 　　depending on how many people each student hated．

The next day， with their potatoes， all the students went to school （3） 　　the game． Some kids had just one or two potatoes， while others had as many as five or six． The teacher then told the children that they would have to carry their potatoes with （4） 　　wherever they went for one week．

Several days （5） 　　．Some of the students started to complain（ 抱怨）， as their potatoes began to rot（腐烂）and（6） 　　bad． The students who carried （7） 　　potatoes began to get unsatisfied with the heavy bags．

One week later， the game （8） 　　．The teacher asked，" How did you（9） 　　carrying around your potatoes for a week？"

The students complained once again． The teacher simply smiled and said， "This is what it's like to carry hatred（仇恨 ）in your heart． You have to carry it with you wherever you go． If you can′t tolerate （容忍） carrying rotten potatoes for one week， how can you imagine having （10） 　　in your heart for a whole lifetime？ Forgive others and move on with your life．"

（1）A．However	B． In a word	C． Therefore	D．After all
（2）A． different	B．similar	C．the same	D．small
（3）A． to watch	B． to join in	C． to win	D．to lose
（4）A． it	B．that	C． them	D．school bags
（5）A． passed by	B．passde on	C． passed	D．walked by
（6）A． taste	B．smell	C． sound	D．feel
（7）A． few	B．some	C． more	D．any
（8）A． continued	B．was done	C． began	D．was over
（9）A． feel like	B． look like	C． enjoy	D．just like
（10）A．love	B． happiness	C． friendship	D． hate

It was a dark night．There came a crazy（1）　　at the doctor's office door． "Come in!" the doctor was a bit impatient．

    The door opened and in walked a scared little girl who was no more than nine．She had（2）　　on her mind， "Oh doctor， I beg you， please come with me． My father is certainly dying， he is（3）　　he can be．"

    "I don't go to people's houses to serve them，（4）　　your father here．" "But he's too sick， （5）　　you must come or he will die， I'm afraid．" The doctor， touched by her deep strong love， decided he would go．

    She led the doctor to her house where her father lay in bed．Her father was so sick that he couldn't（6）　　his head． But his eyes cried out for help．

    The doctor got his fever（7）　　 and he lived through the night． The doctor said he had to leave but would return again by two o'clock．And later he came back to check，just like he said he would do．

    The father thanked the doctor for all the things he'd done． The doctor told him that he would have died （8）　　it had not been for his little girl．

    "How（9）　　you must be of your wonderful little girl! It was her pleading（恳求）that made me come； she is quite a pearl （珍珠）!

    "Yes， doctor． Though my daughter is very weak， she does all the housework．" The doctor stood quietly for quite a little while． He was（10）　　the whole thing that had happened， and about the beautiful little angel （天使）that had walked across his floor．

（1）A． voice	B． knock	C． sound	D． noise
（2）A． trouble	B． questions	C． ideas	D． information
（3）A． as healthy as	B． as careful as	C． as fast as	D． as sick as
（4）A． take	B． put	C． bring	D． have
（5）A． and	B． as	C． so	D． since
（6）A． lift up	B． look up	C． put on	D． hold on
（7）A． up	B． down	C． out	D． in
（8）A． whether	B． unless	C． although	D． if
（9）A． pride	B． proud	C． nice	D． kind
（10）A． thinking about	B． talking about	C． learning about	D． caring about

Cindy and Anna were best friends． Some days they could spend hours happily together without any argument， but other days they just could not （1）　　 on what to do．

    One day they decided to play in the garden near their school． "Come on， let's play chess，"Anna said．

    "I don't want to play chess，"Cindy replied．

    "We always do what you want to do， Cindy． It's my turn to make a（2）　　，" Anna said． She was getting a little unhappy and （3）　　， leaving Cindy alone．

    Cindy was very angry． （4）　　 she got home， she found she still had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag． "Well， I'm not giving it back to her today． I'm too mad at her， " Cindy thought．

    The next day at school， their teacher Mrs． Stone （5）　　 their notebooks． But Anna didn't have hers， and she looked （6）　　． Cindy knew she should tell Mrs． Stone that she had the notebook， but she was （7）　　 mad at Anna．

    When it was time for lunch， Cindy finally told Mrs． Stone the （8）　　． "Thank you for being （9）　　， Cindy． I'm sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook，" said Mrs． Stone．

    Later， Mrs． Stone asked the two girls together and talked with them． Mrs． Stone helped them（10）　　 that it was a good idea to take turns to decide the activity． They became best friends again．

（1）A． agree	B． live	C． depend	D． try
（2）A． promise	B． project	C． decision	D． dialogue
（3）A． went over	B． went on	C． went by	D． went away
（4）A． Because	B． After	C． Unless	D． If
（5）A． gave away	B． asked for	C． handed in	D． paid for
（6）A． worried	B． normal	C． proud	D． relaxed
（7）A． still	B． never	C． usually	D． almost
（8）A． chance	B． method	C． truth	D． rule
（9）A． patient	B． honest	C． active	D． quiet
（10）A． describe	B． explain	C． guess	D． realize

More than 700 years ago，Scotland （ 苏格兰 ） was fighting with England．The king of England wanted to（16）　　Scotland．He had a strong army so it was （17）　　for the Scots to fight．They lost many times，King Robert of Scotland had to run from the English army．

     One rainy day，King Robert lay in an old house．He thought that he was not good enough to be king．He was so（18）　　that he didn't even see a spider（蜘蛛）near him．He （19）　　when he

saw the spider climbing．It was trying to climb up its web at the top of the house but it fell down．

"How sad"thought King Robert．"The spider is like me．It's not （20）　 enough．"He watched while the spider climbed up again．It fell down a second time．

"Be careful，little spider，or you might die，"he said．"Life is so hard．You'll never get back to your web．"But the spider （21）　　again and again．King Robert watched while it （22）　　climbed back to its web．After an hour，the spider got do the web．

"You are such a great （23）　　，"he said．"If you can keep trying．I can too．I must keep on fighting．I won't let the English win．"His （24）　　grew strong and they （25）　　the English army．Scotland was free．

     Nobody knows if this is a true story．Many parents tell it to their children because the want them to keep trying．

16．A．leave	B．control	C．help	D．visit
17．A．interesting	B．difficult	C．important	D．necessary
18．A．surprised	B．bored	C．worried	D．lonely
19．A．looked ahead	B．looked out	C．looked on	D．looked up
20．A．old	B．strong	C．fast	D．free
21．A．tried	B．fell	C．practiced	D．cheered
22．A．finally	B．easily	C．slowly	D．suddenly
23．A．player	B．fighter	C．soldier	D．spider
24．A．army	B．feeling	C．opinions	D．family
25．A．kept	B．raised	C．stopped	D．joined

There is an old Spanish saying，"Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week"．How many times have we （1）　　our dreams until tomorrow？I would say，too many．Our dreams should not，and can not wait．We have to go for them now!Here are the （2）　　．

    Tomorrow is not promised．Nobody likes to talk about （3）　　，but the fact is﹣everybody is going to die at one point．（4）　　of us know the hour，or the day．So （5）　　is all we have．Don't go to your tomb （6）　　unfulfilled （未完成的）dreams．Make the decision to go after every dream，（7）　　or small right now．

    You will be much （8）　　if you go for it．Imagine how much happier you'll be if you are living the life you always dream about．The only thing that is stopping you is （9）　　．Take control of your own happiness．Don't keep your dreams waiting．

    Take me for example．When I was nine，I found an ad for （10）　　greeting cards in a children's magazine．I asked my mother to let me send for the cards．Two weeks later when the cards arrived，I rushed from the house．Three hours later，I returned home with no card but a lot of money．A salesperson was born．

（1）A． given up	B． talked about	C． put off
（2）A． reasons	B． examples	C． puzzles
（3）A． danger	B． dream	C． death
（4）A． All	B． None	C． Neither
（5）A． today	B． yesterday	C． tomorrow
（6）A． in	B． with	C． after
（7）A． mad	B． good	C． big
（8）A． happier	B． lazier	C． healthier
（9）A． ourselves	B． himself	C． yourself
（10）A． lending	B． selling	C． collecting

Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano， a mother took her boy to a pianist's concert on a summer holiday evening． After they found their   （1）　　 ， the mother saw two friends in the hall and walked to   （2）　　   them．

    It was the boy's first time to come to the hall． He thought it was a good   （3）　_　   for him to explore the wonders of the concert hall． He   （4）　　   and walked around． He walked   （5）　　   a door marked "NO ADMITTANCE"（禁止入内）．

    When the hall lights dimmed （变暗） ， the   （6）　　   would begin． The mother returned to her seat and discovered that her son was   （7）　　． The mother was   （8）　_　   worried at that at the moment that tears （眼泪） were in her eyes．

    The concert began， and the lights focused on （聚焦于） the wonderful piano on stage． The mother was   （9）　　   to see her little boy sitting at the keyboard， playing the song Twinkle， Twinkle Little Star   （10）　　   he did at home．

    At that moment， the great pianist came， quickly moved to the piano and   （11）　_　   in the boy's ear， "Don't stop． Keep playing． " He leaned over （俯身） and began filling in a bass part （低音） with his left   （12）　　 ， then added a running obbligato （伴奏） with his right hand． They played the piano together   （13）　　． The old pianist and the young novice （初学者） changed a frightening situation into a wonderful creative experience． The audience （观众） stood up and    （14）　　   them．

    An artist's achievements and charm depend on not only his perfect skills   （15）　_　   his good qualities．

（1）A． desks	B． stage	C． seats	D． piano
（2）A． greet	B． feed	C． notice	D． search
（3）A． use	B． chance	C． season	D． culture
（4）A． flew	B． sat	C． fell	D． rose
（5）A． through	B． across	C． above	D． over
（6）A． film	B． concert	C． conversation	D． meeting
（7）A． sleepy	B． missing	C． tired	D． excited
（8）A． so	B． very	C． much	D． such
（9）A． serious	B． sad	C． patient	D． surprised
（10）A． when	B． if	C． as	D． before
（11）A． called	B． shouted	C． whispered	D． cried
（12）A． hand	B． shoulder	C． foot	D． leg
（13）A． badly	B． carelessly	C． terribly	D． happily
（14）A． fought with	B． laughed at	C． shouted at	D． cheered for
（15）A． or	B． but	C． and	D． so