As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical 41 ,but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school 42 I could concentrate more on my studies.
It’s one of my biggest 43 to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would 44 . However, I didn’t keep my promise because I was 45 with my study. 46 I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been 47 that I never returned. I haven’t taken lessons since then but to be honest, I 48 to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn’t help recalling many 49 -- times of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher 50 me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so 51 that I could hardly say anything. But her 52 helped me ease my shame. These memories, 53 , good or bad, never caused my 54 for playing the piano again.
This thought then led me to think that 55 is like music, and that we all try to play different 56 in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch(音高) is 57 when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own 58 style of music. No matter what style our music is, it is 59 that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn’t 60 that I’ve stopped making music.
41.A. instrument B. performance C. room D. stage
42.A. in that B. so that C. now that D. except that
43.A. Successes B. regrets C. decisions D. hobbies
44.A. play B. graduate C. leave D. return
45.A. occupied B. angry C. satisfied D. patient
46.A. Actually B. Constantly C. Suddenly D. Gradually
47.A. astonished B. glad C. disappointed D. amazed
48.A. liked B. needed C. wanted D. decided
49.A. dreams B. expressions C. words D. memories
50.A. instructed B. hurt C. punished D. respected
51.A. frightened B. moved C. embarrassed D. excited
52.A. happiness B. satisfaction C. comfort D. sigh
53.A. instead B. meanwhile C. therefore D. however
54.A. Hope B. courage C. feeling D. effect
55.A. life B. learning C. attitude D. enjoyment
56.A. cards B. sports C. roles D. games
57.A. hard B. wonderful C. surprising D. complex
58.A. unique B. boring C. common D. similar
59.A. necessary B. strange C. possible D. important
60.A. matter B. mean C. report D. Appear
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