An armless pianist who plays with his toes has won the first series of China’s version of the internationally popular TV talent show, “China’s Got Talent.”
Liu Wei, a 23-year-old Beijing-born pianist, who lost both his arms at the aged of 10 when he was electrocuted（触电）during a game of hide-and-seek. Liu Wei stayed in rehabilitation（康复）centre for 2 years. When he got out, he was introduced to Beijing’s disabled swimming team, and he managed to take 2 gold medals in the National Disabled Swimming Championship at the aged of 14. But soon he was told not to do too much sport by the doctor.
Liu Wei was very sad. Luckily, the door was shut on sports, but it opened in music. At the age of 18, he started to learn the piano. He could not find a teacher to lead him to play with his toes, so he began teaching himself. Liu said, “I knew if I tried, I might get a chance at success. If I didn’t try, I would lose my future.”
He carried on a daily 7-hour practice, his improvement gave him hope. He kept practicing and made progress gradually. In early 2011, he gave a memorable performance in Vienna’s Golden Concert Hall. In 2012, he received the award “Top Ten People Who Moved China”.
【小题1】Liu Wei lost both his arms when he was______ years old.
A. 10                       B. 14                       C. 23
【小题2】Besides playing the piano, Liu Wei is also good at _______.
A. playing games
B. learning from others
C. armless swimming
【小题3】Liu Wei was taught by ________ to play the piano with toes.
A. his teacher                 B. his mother                   C. himself
【小题4】The sentence “The door was shut on sports, but it opened in music” means that Liu Wei ______.
A. lost the future of music
B. got other chances at success
C. couldn’t do sports
【小题5】The best title of this passage is “_________”
A. One is never too old to learn
B. Time and tide wait for no man
C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way

An armless pianist who plays with his toes has won the first series of China’s version of the internationally popular TV talent show, “China’s Got Talent.”

Liu Wei, a 23-year-old Beijing-born pianist, who lost both his arms at the aged of 10 when he was electrocuted（触电）during a game of hide-and-seek. Liu Wei stayed in rehabilitation（康复）centre for 2 years. When he got out, he was introduced to Beijing’s disabled swimming team, and he managed to take 2 gold medals in the National Disabled Swimming Championship at the aged of 14. But soon he was told not to do too much sport by the doctor.

Liu Wei was very sad. Luckily, the door was shut on sports, but it opened in music. At the age of 18, he started to learn the piano. He could not find a teacher to lead him to play with his toes, so he began teaching himself. Liu said, “I knew if I tried, I might get a chance at success. If I didn’t try, I would lose my future.”

He carried on a daily 7-hour practice, his improvement gave him hope. He kept practicing and made progress gradually. In early 2011, he gave a memorable performance in Vienna’s Golden Concert Hall. In 2012, he received the award “Top Ten People Who Moved China”.

1.Liu Wei lost both his arms when he was______ years old.

    A. 10                       B. 14                       C. 23

2.Besides playing the piano, Liu Wei is also good at _______.

    A. playing games

B. learning from others

C. armless swimming

3.Liu Wei was taught by ________ to play the piano with toes.

    A. his teacher                  B. his mother                   C. himself

4.The sentence “The door was shut on sports, but it opened in music” means that Liu Wei ______.

    A. lost the future of music

B. got other chances at success

C. couldn’t do sports

5.The best title of this passage is “_________”

    A. One is never too old to learn

    B. Time and tide wait for no man

    C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way

I used to watch a little girl 36 basketball every day from my kitchen window. One day I asked her why she practised so 37 . She said: “I would like to go to college. The only way is 38 a scholarship（奖学金）. I like basketball and I want to be the 39 player in college. My dad told me: ‘If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.’ ” She 40 changed her mind. I watched her through those junior high years and into senior high school. One day before she graduated 41 high school, I saw her sitting on the grass 42 . I asked her what was wrong. She told me her coach said she was 43 a short girl that she couldn’t be a good basketball player, so she should 44 dreaming about going to college. She was heartbroken and it 45 　made me feel sad. Then she smiled and told me her father said that coach was wrong. He did not understand the power of dream. Her father said to her: “If you really want to 46 the scholarship of a good college, nothing but you 47 can stop your dream.” The next year, she and her team went to a big game. She 48 by a coach of a famous college team and was offered a scholarship to the 49 basketball team of their college. She was about to get the college education 50 she had dreamed of and worked towards for all those years. “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” It is true.

(　 )36. A. to play　　　　 B. plays　　　　　 C. play

(　 )37. A. many　　　　　 B. much　　　　　 C. little

(　 )38. A. to get　　　　 B. get　　　 　　　C. got

(　 )39. A. most　　　　　 B. good　　　　　 C. best

(　 )40. A. never　　　　 B. ever　　　　 　　 C. always

(　 )41. A. in　　　　　 B. to　　　　　 　　 C. from

(　 )42. A. sad　　　　　 B. sadly　　　　　　 C. happily

(　 )43. A. too　　　　　 B. such　　　　　　 C. so

(　 )44. A. stop　　　　 B. forget　　　　　 C. go on

(　 )45. A. as well　　　 B. also　　　　　　 C. too

(　 )46. A. play for　　 B. play with　　　　 C. play against

(　 )47. A. your　　　　 B. yourself　　　　 C. own

(　 )48. A. saw　　　　　 B. was seeing　　　 C. was seen

(　 )49. A. women’s　　 B. woman’s　　　　 C. womans’

(　 )50. A. whom　　　　 B. who　　　　　　　 C. that