My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon．

  I tried as hard as I could to remain calm, but my heart was racing．I stared down at my sweat-covered, shaking hands．

    I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were real people． They were not just my mum and dad, who would say, “Good job!” even if I messed up the entire piece．

    What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

    As it turned out, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was waiting for me． I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat．

    Slowly I walked to the mud-brown piano in the center of the room．It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played．I swallowed the golfball-sized lump in my throat and sat down．Slowly, I opened the music．Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys．

    As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment．But the memory of my years of training came flooding back． I knew that I had practiced this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if requested．

    Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically．

    My eyes burned holes into（were fixed on） the pages in front of me．

    There was no way that I was going to lose my concentration．To keep this to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music．

    When I came to the end of the page, a warning went off inside my head: DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

    Needless to say, I obeyed myself with all my heart and mind．And proud of my “page-turning” feat, I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake．

    After the final note died away, a celebration went into action inside my head．I had finished．I had mastered the impossible．

1．The author was nervous before the performance because ______．

A．his or her mother and father weren’t present

B．the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage

C．he or she hadn’t mastered the entire piece

D．he or she had never performed in public before

2．The underlined phrase “mess up” in paragraph 3 probably means ______．

     A．put into disorder                        B．forget about

C．stop halfway                           D．do well in

3．The author ______．

A．didn’t make any mistake in the performance

B．felt better at the beginning of the performance

C．paid all attention to nothing but his/her performance

D．lost his/her concentration sometimes during the performance

4．What did the author feel about his/her performance?

A．He/She thought it was comfortable and successful．

B．He/She thought it was very difficult but successful．

C．He/She thought he/she had never made a mistake during the performance．

D．He/She thought he/she played through the piece carefully but light-heartedly．

　 My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

　 I tried as hard as I could to remain 36　 , but I had an empty feeling in my stomach. I stared down at my sweat-covered, 37　 hands.

　 I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were 　38 people. They were not just my mum and dad, who 　39 say, "Good job!" even if I messed up the entire piece.

　 What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

　 As it 　40 , I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was 　41 for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

　 Slowly I walked to the mulberry piano in the 42 of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played．I swallowed the golfball-sized lump（隆起的） in my throat and sat down. 43 , I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys.

　 As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more 　44 of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my year of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece 　45 that I could play it backwards if 　46 .

　 Although at one point I accidentally played two keys　 47　 the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically. My eyes burned holes into the page in front of me.

　 There was no　 48　 that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this promise to myself, I leaned　 49 and focused carefully on the music.　 50 1 came to the end of the page, a warning 　51 inside my head: DON' T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

　 Needless to say, I 52　 myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my "page- turning" feat (技艺), I finished the 53　 of the piece without making a single mistake.

After the final note died away, a celebration went into action 54　 my head. I had finished. I had mastered the　 55 .

36．　 A．unknown 　　　　 B．still 　　　　　　 C．calm 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．quiet

37．　 A．shaking　　 　　 B．moving　 　　 C．waving 　　　　　　　　 D．wandering

38．　 A．true　 　　　　　　 B．real　 　　　 C．young　 　　　　　　　　 D．old

39．　 A．will 　　　　　　　　 B．can　　 　　 C．could　 　　　　　　　　　 D．would

40．　 A．turned out 　　　 B．turned up 　　 C．turned back 　　　　　　 D．turned down

41．　 A．looking　 　　　 B．searching 　　 C．expecting 　　　　　　　 D．waiting

42．　 A．corner　　 　　 B．cross 　　　　　 C．center　 　　　　　　　　 D．passage

43．　 A．Slowly　 　　　 B．Happily　 　　 C．Quickly 　　　　　　　　　 D．Suddenly

44．　 A．sure 　　　　　　　　 B．unsure 　　　　 C．certain 　　　　　　　　　 D．confident

45．　 A．so much time　　 B．so hardly 　　 C．such a lot of time　　　 D．so many times

46．　 A．requested　 　　 B．told　　 　　 C．demanded 　　　　　　 D．ordered

47．　 A．in spite of 　　　　 B．instead of 　　 C．in the way of 　　　　　 D．in the shape of

48．　 A．way 　　　　　　　　 B．need　 　　　　 C．use 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．sense

49．　 A．backward　　　　　 B．forward　　　　 C．upward　　　　　　　　　　 D．downward

50．　 A．Then　　　　　　　　 B．Next　　 　　 C．When　 　　　　　　　　 D．While

51．　 A．appeared 　　　　 B．had　 　　　　 C．raised　　　 　　　　 D．went

52．　 A．told　 　　　　　　 B．asked　　 　 C．obeyed 　　　　　　　　　 D．refused

53．　 A．other　 　　　　　 B．part　　 　　 C．left 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．rest

54．　 A．inside 　　　　　　　 B．outside 　　　　 C．out of 　　　　　　　　　　 D．on

55．　 A．musical 　　　　　　 B．piece 　　　　　 C．impossible　　　　　　　　 D．possible

My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon. I tried as hard as I could to remain    36    , but I had an empty feeling in my stomach. I stared down at my sweat covered,     37      hands. I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were    38    people. They were not just my mum and dad, who     39    say, "Good job!" even if I messed up the entire piece. What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes? As it    40    , I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was    41    for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat. Slowly I walked to the mulberry piano in the     42    of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played．I swallowed the golf ball-sized lump（隆起的） in my throat and sat down.     43    , I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys. As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more     44     of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my year of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece     45    that I could play it backwards if     46     . Although at one point I accidentally played two keys   47    the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically （自动的）. My eyes burned holes into the page in front of me.  There was no     48     that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this promise to myself, I leaned     49    and focused carefully on the music.     50     1 came to the end of the page, a warning     51     inside my head: DON' T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE! Needless to say, I     52      myself with all my heart and mind．And, proud of my "page- turning" feat（技艺） I finished the     53    of the piece without making a single mistake.  After the final note died away, a celebration went into action     54     my head.1 had finished.I had mastered （征服）the

    55    .

My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

I tried as hard as I could to remain calm, but my heart was racing. I looked down at my sweat-covered, shaking hands.

I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were real people. They were not just my mum and dad, who would say, “Good job!” even if I messed up the entire piece.

“What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes? ”

As it turned out, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was waiting for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

Slowly I walked to the piano in the center of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played. Slowly, I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys.

As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my years of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if requested.

Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically.

My eyes burned holes into the pages in front of me.

There was no way that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music.

When I came to the end of the page, a warning went off inside my head: DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

Needless to say, I obeyed myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my “page-turning” feat, I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake.

After the final note died away, a celebration went into action inside my head. I had finished. I had mastered the impossible.

57．The author was nervous before the performance because _______.

     A．her mother and father weren’t present

     B．the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage

     C．she hadn’t mastered the entire piece

       D．she had never performed in public before

58．The underlined phrase “mess up” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

       A．put into disorder                               B．forget about 

       C．stop halfway                                   D．do well in

59．The author _________.

       A．didn’t make any mistake in the performance

       B．felt better at the beginning of the performance

       C．paid all attention to nothing but her performance

       D．lost her concentration sometimes during the performance

60． What did the author feel about her performance?

       A．She thought it was comfortable and successful.

       B．She thought it was very difficult but successful.

       C．She thought she had never made a mistake during the performance.

       D．She thought she played through the piece carefully but light-heartedly. 

My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

I tried as hard as I could to remain clam，but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered shaking hands.

       I looked up again at the audience，realizing that these were real people. They were not just my mum and dad，who would say，“Good job!”even if I messed up the entire piece.

What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

       As it turned, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was waiting for me. I grasped my hands tightly together，drying off the sweat.

       Slowly I walked to the piano in the center of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys，which were waiting impatiently to be played. Slowly, I opened the music. Next，I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys.

       As my fingers played across the keys，I was becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my year of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece times that I could play it backwards if requested.

       Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one，I continued to move my fingers automatically.

       My eyes burned holes into the page in front of me.

       There was no way that 1 was going to lose my concentration. To keep this promise to myself，I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music.

       When I came to the end of the page，a warning went off inside my head：DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

       Needless to say，I obeyed myself with all my mind. And，proud of my“page-turning”feat, I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake.

After the final note died away，a celebration went into action inside my head. I had finished. I had mastered the impossible.

1．The author was nervous before the performance because         .

       A．her mother and father weren’t present

       B．the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage

       C．she hadn’t mastered the entire piece

       D．she had never performed in public before

2．The underlined phrase “mess up” in Paragraph 3 probably means     .

       A．put into disorder   B．forget about         C．stop halfway        D．do well in

3．The author           .

       A．didn’t make any mistake in the performance

       B．felt better at t he beginning of the performance

       C．paid all attention to nothing but her performance

       D．lost her concentration sometimes during the performance

4．What did the author feel about her performance?

       A．She thought it was comfortable and successful.

       B．She thought it was very difficult but successful.

       C．She thought she had never made a mistake during the performance.

       D．She thought she played through the piece carefully but light-heartedly.

My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

I tried as hard as I could to remain calm, but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered, shaking hands.

I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were real people. They were not just my mum and dad, who would say, “Good job!” even if I messed up the entire piece.

What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

As it turned out, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight (聚光灯) was waiting for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

Slowly I walked to the mud-brown piano in the center of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played. I swallowed the golf-ball-sized lump (隆起部分) in my throat and sat down. Slowly, I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory (象牙色的) keys.

As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my years of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if requested.

Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically (自动地).

My eyes burned holes into (were fixed on) the pages in front of me.

There was no way that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music.

When I came to the end of the page, a warning went off inside my head: DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

Needless to say, I obeyed myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my “page-turning” feat (技艺), I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake.

After the final note died away, a celebration went into action inside my head. I had finished. I had mastered the impossible.

1．The author was nervous before the performance because _______.

    A．her mother and father weren’t present

    B．the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage

    C．she hadn’t mastered the entire piece

    D．she had never performed in public before

2．The underlined phrase “mess up” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

    A．put into disorder                            B．forget about      

       C．stop halfway                                   D．do well in

3．The author _________.

    A．didn’t make any mistake in the performance

    B．felt better at the beginning of the performance

    C．paid all attention to nothing but her performance

    D．lost her concentration sometimes during the performance

4．What did the author feel about her performance?

    A．She thought it was comfortable and successful.

    B．She thought it was very difficult but successful.

    C．She thought she had never made a mistake during the performance.

       D．She thought she played through the piece carefully but light-heartedly.

My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

I tried as hard as I could to remain calm, but my heart was racing. I looked down at my sweat-covered, shaking hands.

I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were real people. They were not just my mum and dad, who would say, “Good job!” even if I messed up the entire piece.

“What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes? ”

As it turned out, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was waiting for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

Slowly I walked to the piano in the center of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played. Slowly, I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys.

As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my years of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if requested.

Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically.

My eyes burned holes into the pages in front of me.

There was no way that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music.

When I came to the end of the page, a warning went off inside my head: DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

Needless to say, I obeyed myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my “page-turning” feat, I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake.

After the final note died away, a celebration went into action inside my head. I had finished. I had mastered the impossible.

1．The author was nervous before the performance because _______.

     A．her mother and father weren’t present

     B．the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage

     C．she hadn’t mastered the entire piece

       D．she had never performed in public before

2．The underlined phrase “mess up” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

       A．put into disorder                               B．forget about 

       C．stop halfway                                   D．do well in

3．The author _________.

       A．didn’t make any mistake in the performance

       B．felt better at the beginning of the performance

       C．paid all attention to nothing but her performance

       D．lost her concentration sometimes during the performance

4． What did the author feel about her performance?

       A．She thought it was comfortable and successful.

       B．She thought it was very difficult but successful.

       C．She thought she had never made a mistake during the performance.

       D．She thought she played through the piece carefully but light-heartedly.

    My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

    I tried as hard as I could to remain calm, but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered, shaking hands.

    I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were real people. They were not just my mum and dad, who would say, “Good job!” even if I messed up the entire piece.

    What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

    As it turned out, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight (聚光灯) was waiting for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

    Slowly I walked to the mud-brown piano in the center of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played．I swallowed the golf-ball-sized lump (隆起部分) in my throat and sat down. Slowly, I opened the music．Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory (象牙色的) keys.

    As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my years of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if requested.

    Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically (自动地).

    My eyes burned holes into (were fixed on) the pages in front of me.

    There was no way that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music.

    When l came to the end of the page, a warning went off inside my head: DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

    Needless to say, 1 obeyed myself with all my heart and mind．And, proud of my “page-turning” feat (技艺), I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake.

    After the final note died away, a celebration went into action inside my head．I had finished．I had mastered the impossible.

1．The author was nervous before the performance because _______.

    A．his or her mother and father weren’t present

    B．the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage

    C．he or she hadn’t mastered the entire piece

    D．he or she had never performed in public before

2．The underlined phrase “mess up” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A．put into disorder                                  B．forget about

C．stop halfway                                       D．do well in

3．The author __      _______.

    A．didn’t make any mistake in the performance

    B．felt better at the beginning of the performance

    C．paid all attention to nothing but his / her performance

    D．lost his / her concentration sometimes during the performance

4．What did the author feel about his / her performance?

    A．He / She thought it was comfortable and successful.

    B．He / She thought it was very difficult but successful.

    C．He / She thought he / she had never made a mistake during the performance.

       D．He / She thought he / she played through the piece carefully but light-heartedly.

完形填空

　　My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

　　I tried as hard as I could to remain 1 , but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweatcovered 2 hands.

　　I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were 3 people. They were not just my mum and dad, who 4 say,“Good job!”even if I messed up the entire piece.

　　What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

　　As it 5 , I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was 6 for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

　　Slowly I walked to the mudbrown piano in the 7 of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played. I swallowed the golfball-sized lump(隆起部分)in my throat and sat down. 8 , I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys.

　　As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more 9 of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my year of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practised this piece 10 that I could play it backwards if 11 .

　　Although at one point I accidentally played two keys 12 the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically(自动地).

　　My eyes burned boles into the page in front of me.

　　There was no 13 that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this promise to myself, I leaned 14 and focused carefully on the music.

　　 15 I came to the end of the page, a warning 16 inside my head: DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

　　Needless to say，I 17 myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my“page-turning”feat(技艺)I finished the 18 of the piece without making a single mistake.

　　After the final note died away, a celebration went into action 19 my head. I had finished. I had mastered the 20 .

1．

[　　]

A．unknown　　　　B．still

C．calm　　　　　　D．quiet

2．

[　　]

A．shaking　　　　 B．moving

C．waving　　　　　D．old

3．

[　　]

A．true　　　　　　B．real

C．young　　　　　D．old

4．

[　　]

A．will　　　　　　B．can

C．could　　　　　 D．would

5．

[　　]

A．turned out　　　B．turned up

C．turned back　　 D．turned down

6．

[　　]

A．looking　　　　 B．searching

C．expecting　　　 D．waiting

7．

[　　]

A．corner　　　　　B．cross

C．center　　　　　D．waiting

8．

[　　]

A．Slowly　　　　　B．Happily

C．Quickly　　　　 D．Suddenly

9．

[　　]

A．sure　　　　　　B．unsure

C．certain　　　　 D．confident

10．

[　　]

A．so much time　　　B．so hardly

C．such a lot of time　 D．so many times

11．

[　　]

A．requested　　　　B．told

C．demanded　　　　D．required

12．

[　　]

A．in spite of　　　B．instead of

C．in the way of　　D．in the shape of

13．

[　　]

A．way　　　　　　　B．need

C．use　　　　　　　D．sense

14．

[　　]

A．backward　　　　B．forward

C．upward　　　　　D．downward

15．

[　　]

A．Then　　　　　　B．Next

C．When　　　　　　D．While

16．

[　　]

A．went off　　　　 B．went out

C．went on　　　　　D．went down

17．

[　　]

A．told　　　　　　 B．asked

C．obeyed　　　　　D．refused

18．

[　　]

A．other　　　　　　B．part

C．left　　　　　　 D．rest

19．

[　　]

A．inside　　　　　 B．outside

C．out of　　　　　 D．on

20．

[　　]

A．musical　　　　　B．piece

C．impossible　　　 D．possible