Marianne, a schoolgirl, was learning to play the piano, and day after day her father  1  behind as she practiced. How patient and loving he was, and how cleverly he  2  Marianne how to play some particularly difficult piece! She was making  3  and that was excellent.

And there, almost lost in the  4  chair, sat Wolfgang, her four-year-old brother,  5  never had to be told to keep  6  when Marianne was practicing.

One evening at sundown the father  7  Marianne’s shoulder, saying she had done remarkably well.  8  the moment Wolfgang climbed on his father’s knee and begged to be allowed to  9  the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered.

What a  10  that was! Picking up his baby son, the father  11  ,tapped the tiny nose and said,“Look at your small hands. Why, you  12  span the note（跨键）yet. You must wait, little man. You must wait. ”

There was no end of fun during tea. After dinner Marianne helped clear  13  the dishes when the father lit his pipe(烟头). But the pipe went  14  . He was on his feet. “Listen! Listen!  15  is playing the piece better than ever!”  16  Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.

He   17  following, he went upstairs, the lamp in one hand and his pipein the other. He  18  open the door, and there was little Wolfgang  19  in the darkness. “I love it so!”Whispered the child.

It was the beginning of Mozart’s life of  20  .

1. A. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. hid

C. seated　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. waited

2. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　        B. found

C. showed　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. asked

3. A. progress　　　　　　　　　　      B. repairs

C. experiment　　　　　　　　　　      D. practice

4. A. deeply　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. tiny

C. small　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. big

5. A. who　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. whom

C. which　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. that

6. A. close　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. away

C. fit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. quite

7. A. held　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. caught

C. patted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. seized

8. A. For　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. At

C. On　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. By

9. A. learn　　   　　　　　　　　　　     B. listen

C. play　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. see

10. A. fun　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. joke

C. piece　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. job　　

11. A. laughed　　　　　　　　　　      B. thought

C. nodded　　　　　　　　　　 　　 　　 D. felt

12. A. mustn’t　　　　　　       　　   B. can’t

C. don’t　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. shouldn’t

13. A. down　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. up

C. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. away

14. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. out

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　    D. off

15. A. Marianne　　　　　　　　        B. Wolfgang

C. Mr. Mozart　　　　　　   　　    D. Mrs. Mozart

16. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. So

C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. Or

17. A. children　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. daughter

C. son　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. wife

18. A. pushed　　　　　　　　　　       B. left

C. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. struck

19. A. crying　　　　　　　　　　        B. standing

C. playing　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. sitting

20. A. study　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. music

C. piano　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. school

And there, almost lost in the  4  chair, sat Wolfgang, her four-year-old brother,  5  never had to be told to keep  6  when Marianne was practicing.

One evening at sundown the father  7  Marianne’s shoulder, saying she had done remarkably well.  8  the moment Wolfgang climbed on his father’s knee and begged to be allowed to  9  the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered.

What a  10  that was! Picking up his baby son, the father  11  ,tapped the tiny nose and said,“Look at your small hands. Why, you  12  span the note（跨键）yet. You must wait, little man. You must wait. ”

There was no end of fun during tea. After dinner Marianne helped clear  13  the dishes when the father lit his pipe(烟头). But the pipe went  14  . He was on his feet. “Listen! Listen!  15  is playing the piece better than ever!”  16  Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.

He   17  following, he went upstairs, the lamp in one hand and his pipein the other. He  18  open the door, and there was little Wolfgang  19  in the darkness. “I love it so!”Whispered the child.

It was the beginning of Mozart’s life of  20  .

1. A. stood　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. hid

C. seated　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. waited

2. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　        B. found

C. showed　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. asked

3. A. progress　　　　　　　　　　      B. repairs

C. experiment　　　　　　　　　　      D. practice

4. A. deeply　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. tiny

C. small　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. big

5. A. who　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. whom

C. which　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. that

6. A. close　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. away

C. fit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. quite

7. A. held　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. caught

C. patted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. seized

8. A. For　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. At

C. On　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. By

9. A. learn　　   　　　　　　　　　　     B. listen

C. play　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. see

10. A. fun　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. joke

C. piece　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       D. job　　

11. A. laughed　　　　　　　　　　      B. thought

C. nodded　　　　　　　　　　 　　 　　 D. felt

12. A. mustn’t　　　　　　       　　   B. can’t

C. don’t　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. shouldn’t

13. A. down　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. up

C. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. away

14. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. out

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　    D. off

15. A. Marianne　　　　　　　　        B. Wolfgang

C. Mr. Mozart　　　　　　   　　    D. Mrs. Mozart

16. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　       B. So

C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. Or

17. A. children　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. daughter

C. son　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. wife

18. A. pushed　　　　　　　　　　       B. left

C. kept　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. struck

19. A. crying　　　　　　　　　　        B. standing

C. playing　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. sitting

20. A. study　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. music

C. piano　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      D. school

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Tom is a worker in my factory and he is a little bit dirty. I have been taking   36   of him for years and years, he always wears an old red hat and carries a   37   bag. He usually spends his break time and his lunchtime by walking around to   38   the unused tins around.
Once I saw him by his   39   , with a lot of rubbish bags, which were full of aluminum(铝) tins. He threw them into the back of his car and then   40   the car. Being very curious, I got into my car to   41   him. He drove   42   he reached the entrance to a wide, empty parking area, but did nothing more.
Today, I was   43   one of the broken machines during lunchtime when this“tin man”came along with his bag. As usual, he   44   the tins around the place. My   45   , who was worried about how the   46   caused by the machine would affect production, was standing there watching me.
When I finished my job, my manager asked the “tin man” about what he would   47    the tin that he had collected. I had    48   even though about asking this kind of question,  49  I had always thought that this “tin man” would sell the   50   to the recycling place
51  ,this “tin man” answered, “I will give them to my neighbor,  52   has epilepsy(癫痫病) and is unable to work.” I was   53   to hear this, and I asked him, “You   54   you are collecting all those tins just to help your neighbor?”
“I know it doesn’t help very much,” he said, “   55   I try my best to help him.” It was the most beautiful moment in my life and made me feel very humble(卑鄙的).
36. A. hold            B. care            C. charge             D. notice
37. A. plastic          B. rubbish          C. paper             D. metal
38. A. collect          B. find            C. hide                D. spread
39. A. house           B. store           C. machine             D. car
40. A. got out of        B. broke up        C. jumped into          D. settled down
41. A. follow          B. block           C. inspect              D. catch
42. A. since           B. until            C. when               D. after
43. A. decorating       B. performing      C. repairing             D. selecting
44. A. turned up        B. put up          C. set up               D. picked up
45. A. manager         B. workmate       C. neighbor             D. friend
46. A. power           B. delay           C. signal               D. harm
47. A. do with          B. deal with        C. go with            D. put up with
48. A. seldom          B. always          C. nearly              D. never
49. A. unless           B. because         C. though              D. if
50. A. machine         B. cars            C. tins                 D. bags
51. A. Certainly        B. Briefly          C. Surprisingly          D. Fortunately
52. A. who            B. whom           C. which               D. that
53. A. shocked         B. interested        C. satisfied             D. concerned
54. A. announce        B. mean          C. say                 D. declare
55. A. instead          B. however        C. but                 D. and