My daughter performed（表演） on behalf（代表） of her class in the annual（每年的） school concert today. She played so
that I could not help cheering her. The very
reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.
When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. With great
, she began learning it. However, when she was no longer
, she became sick of （厌烦）it.
, it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine（常规）of
.
When her first teacher left, my friend
me to an American teacher whose way of teaching was completely American. After practicing, she would give my daughter some
comments（评论）, and then point out what should be
. Every time she came,
beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some
. She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the
of playing, but more importantly, to
the music and love it.”
After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. Sometimes she
would like to
a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level.
Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was
that you didn’t give up my piano lessons. Learning it is like climbing a mountain. You’ll feel
when you are on the way. When you look
from where you are, you will realize that you have been making
. But if you
, you’ll never take one more step.” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.
| 小题1: |
| A．regularly |
B．smoothly |
C．carefully |
D．happily |
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| 小题2: |
| A．music |
B．arrangement |
C．scene |
D．praise |
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| 小题3: |
| A．unwillingness |
B．pressure |
C．regret |
D．excitement |
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| 小题4: |
| A．young |
B．free |
C．anxious |
D．curious |
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| 小题5: |
| A．After all |
B．Above all |
C．In all |
D．First of all |
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| 小题6: |
| A．practice |
B．cost |
C．education |
D．show |
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| 小题7: |
| A．led |
B．sent |
C．introduced |
D．directed |
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| 小题8: |
| A．usual |
B．good |
C．interesting |
D．humorous |
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| 小题9: |
| A．explained |
B．changed |
C．stopped |
D．improved |
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| 小题10: |
| A．as with |
B．except for |
C．instead of |
D．thanks to |
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| 小题11: |
| A．jokes |
B．music |
C．games |
D．sports |
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| 小题12: |
| A．skills |
B．levels |
C．training |
D．secrets |
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| 小题13: |
| A．feel |
B．follow |
C．create |
D．read |
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| 小题14: |
| A．once |
B．even |
C．still |
D．then |
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| 小题15: |
| A．make up |
B．get back |
C．show off |
D．give away |
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| 小题16: |
| A．nervous |
B．excited |
C．afraid |
D．lucky |
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| 小题17: |
| A．tired |
B．easy |
C．afraid |
D．excited |
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| 小题18: |
| A．ahead |
B．down |
C．up |
D．over |
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| 小题19: |
| A．mistakes |
B．choices |
C．progress |
D．time |
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| 小题20: |
| A．move |
B．continue |
C．do |
D．stop |
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