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.

63. 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

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

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

65. 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

66. 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 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.

59. 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

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

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

61. 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

62. 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 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.

                                (C)

    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.

59. 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

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

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

61. 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

62. 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 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．