Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang．He went to a pi

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang．He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight．“You need 1  ．” his father said．“But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come．”

What made him said was   2   his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him．“You have no talent（天赋）．You will never be a pianist．”   3   a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly   4   He decided that he didn’t want to be a   5   any more．For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano． 6   , his father didn’t push, but waited．

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to   7   some holiday songs．He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he   8   that he could show others that he had talent   9   ．That day he told his father   10   he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher． 11   that point on, everything turned around!

He started   12   competitions（比赛）．In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was   13   that Lang Lang had won, he was too   14   to hold back his tears．Soon   15   was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world big   16   ．In 1997 Lang Lang   17   again, this time to Philadelphia, U．S．There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over．After his   18   performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs（特邀演出）in Lincoln’s Center and Carnegie Hall started   19   , Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots（发现）him, and lets him   20  ．

1．A．exercise                 B．fortune                C．knowledge           D．wealth

2．A．whether                 B．why                 C．when                D．that

3．A．Like                    B．With                 C．To                      D．As

4．A．hurt                    B．weakened            C．ruined               D．frightened

5．A．singer                 B．pianist               C．conductor            D．player

6．A．Hopefully                B．Patiently             C．Wisely                D．Painfully

7．A．play                    B．sing                C．write                 D．study

8．A．seemed              B．admitted               C．noticed                 D．realized

9．A．in all                   B．above all             C．after all              D．at all

10．A．that                  B．what               C．which                D．when

11．A．From                 B．As                  C．Since                D．After

12．A．receiving              B．accepting            C．winning              D．beating

13．A．told                  B．mentioned           C．announced            D．recognized

14．A．excited                B．encouraged          C．shocked              D．satisfied

15．A．this                   B．it                   C．that                 D．what

16．A．concerts              B．tours               C．competitions          D．stages

17．A．started                B．left                 C．moved               D．performed

18．A．successful             B．cheerful            C．respectful            D．meaningful

19．A．pulling                B．breaking            C．falling                D．pouring

20．A．brighten               B．shine               C．admire               D．develop

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