Do you like playing ________ piano?

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B. an

C. the

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Do you still remember your dream from childhood? They’re like flowers that never fade(雕谢). The ___26___ Liu Wei,the ___ 27     pianist who plays the piano with his toes(脚趾)，won the final of China’s Got Talent(达人秀) at Shanghai Stadium. ____28____, he seemed quite calm(平静)during his TV interview. He said,“I am _____29     ordinary person and will keep ____30     music of my own.”Liu lost his arms when he was ten after touching a high-voltage wire(高压线)during a game of hide-and seek. “My family and I were sad then.” Liu said. A disabled(残疾的) boy he met at the hospital encouraged ____31    . At the time he dreamed ____32    becoming a soccer player. But he had to ____ 33      playing soccer. Two years ___34___, he started to learn to swim and won two gold medals and one silver medal at the National Swimming Championship for the disabled in 2002.At the age of 19,Liu taught himself ____35     the piano with his feet and started to compose and produce music,practising more than seven hours every day. He said,“The big toe is the most flexible digit (易弯曲的足趾)when ‘toeing,’ but I can only reach five keys at the same time. It means I have to train my toes to move more quickly.”One of the show’s hosts Cao Kefan told the reporter,“He was practising so hard that his feet were cramping(痉挛).” “We’ve all fought for our dreams _____36     we were young but no one has fought___37     you.”commented the pop composers Gao Xiaosong. “You tell us that to realize our dreams we __ 38     to spare no pains(不遗余力).”said Taiwan singer-actress Yi Nengjing. They all praised Liu’s performance. Liu said,“Music is like water and air to me. I can’t live without it. For people like me,there are only two options(选择):One is to give up all dreams which lead to a quick,hopeless ____39____;the other is to struggle(奋斗)without arms to live a(n)___ 40____life.”

(     )26.A.23 years old   B.23-year-old    C.23-years-old    D.23 year-old

(     )27.A.legless       B.footless       C.armless        D.toeless

(     )28.A.But          B.Though       C.After          D.However

(     )29.A.an           B.a            C./              D.the

(     )30.A.composing    B.compose      C.composes      D.composed

(     )31.A.her          B.him          C.he            D.his

(     )32.A.at           B.about         C.around        D.along

(     )33. A.give up      B.gave up       C.give out       D.give off

(     )34.A.after         B.late          C.later          D.since

(     )35. A.what play    B.how play      C.what to play    D.how to play

(     )36. A.when        B.before        C.after          D.soon

(     )37.A.as hardly as   B.so hard as     C.as hard as      D.so hardly as

(     )38.A.needed       B.needing       C.need          D.to need

(     )39.A.die          B.dead          C.died          D.death

(     )40.A.excellent     B.terrible        C.awful         D.sad

Dear Zhang Qian,

Thanks for your letter. You want to know about my favorite sport and instrument(乐器). Now let me tell you. I like swimming very much, and I like volleyball, basketball, and ping-pang, too. Swimming is my favorite sport. I am good at playing the guitar and the violin, too. My favorite instrument is the violin. I often play the violin on weekends. What about you? What’s your favorite sport? Do you like to play the violin or the guitar? Please write to me soon.     

Yours,  

Li Ping

1.This is ____________.

A．a message         B．an ad(广告)        C．an e-mail          D．story

2.______ is Li Ping’s favorite sport.

A．Swimming         B．Running           C．Jumping           D．the violin

3._______ is Li Ping’s favorite instrument.

A．guitar and Piano                        B．guitar and violin

C．piano and violin                         D．the violin

4.Li Ping often plays the violin on ________.

A．Monday          B．Friday            C．Saturday and Sunday D．weekdays

5.Li Ping doesn’t like ________.

A．basketball         B．soccer            C．volleyball          D．Ping-Pong