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When I was in Grade Three, I was chosen to the heroine in the school play.

For weeks my mother helped me  1  my lines(台词), But once on stage.  Every word disappeared   2  my head.  My teacher asked me to change   3 and be the narrator.

Although I didn’t tell my mother  4 had happened that day, she   5 my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.

It was a lovely  6 day.  It was warm.  In the yard all the flowers came out.  We could see lots of dandelions dancing among the colorful flowers.  How beautiful they were! I watched my mother carelessly bend down by some flowers.  “I think I am going to   7 all the useless grass. ” She said.

“But I like dandelions,” I said, “All flowers are   8  — even dandelions”.

My mother looked at me   9 .  “Yes, every flower shines in its own way, doesn’t it?” she said.  I nodded.  “So that is  10  of people, too. ” She added.

She had guessed my   11 .  I started to cry and told her the truth.

“You will be a great narrator. ” She said.  Then she told me   12 I loved to read stories to her when I was in Grade 1.

Over the next few   13 I learned to take pride in the role.  The big day finally   14 .  A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me.  “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, passing me a dandelion.  After the play, I took the flower home, laughing that I was perhaps   15 person who would keep such a common dandelion.

1.                A．write          B．practice        C．train D．provide

2.                A．from           B．in             C．on   D．over

3.                A．names         B．character       C．roles D．lines

4.                A．which          B．when          C．that  D．what

5.                A．sensed         B．touched        C．reached  D．heard

6.                A．spring          B．summer        C．autumn   D．winter

7.                A．use up         B．eat up          C．dig up    D．drink up

8.                A．perfect         B．lively           C．attractive D．natural

9.                A．sadly           B．carelessly       C．surprisingly    D．happily

10.               A．kind           B．good           C．true  D．suitable

11.               A．worry          B．stress          C．nervousness    D．pain

12.               A．how           B．how much      C．how many D．how long

13.               A．days           B．weeks          C．months    D．years

14.               A．went          B．came          C．ran   D．appeared

15.               A．the only        B．the best        C．the last    D．the worst

Beyond Baby Mozart, Students Who Rock
Music education hasn’t changed much since the 1970s. Students are still taught to read notation(乐谱) so they can recite compositions that they would never listen to on their MP3 players or play with friends. Playing music enriches life. The question is: Why do schools teach music in a way that turns off so many young people rather than catch their imagination? Can we do a better job of using the power of music to get kids excited about school?
The experience of an organization called Little Kids Rock suggests the answer is yes — if we change the way music is taught. Little Kids Rock has helped music programs in over a thousand public schools and served 150,000 children. The organization has given 30,000 free instruments out, mainly guitars, and trained 1,500 teachers to run music classes in which students quickly experience the joys of playing their favorite songs, performing in bands(乐队), and writing their own music.

The key to Little Kids Rock is that it teaches children to play music the way many musicians learn to play it — not by notation, but by listening, imitation(模仿) and meaningful experimentation. “The knowledge you need to get started playing rock music is very limited,” explains Dave Wish, the founder of Little Kids Rock. “In high school, my friend Paul taught me a couple of chords(和弦) and my life was changed forever. On the first day of class, Little Kids Rock teachers place guitars in the hands of their students and get them practicing chords that will enable them to play thousands of songs. The kids decide what songs they want to learn and the class is off and running. Their progress is surprising. Within a year, eight and nine-year-olds are playing musical instruments, and giving concerts, even performing their own songs.
One of the biggest advantages that music offers is the ability to encourage students who are otherwise bored by school. “I’ve had students start coming back to school because of this program,” said Adkison Thomas, who heads up music for the Dallas Independent School District. He added, “One of the best things is that the teachers discover a new side of their students. They see kids become successful who weren’t before.”
【小题1】The expression “turn off” in Paragraph 1 means “______”.