“Wanted: Violin. Can’t pay much. Call me at...”
Why did I notice that? I wondered, since I seldom look at such ads. I put the newspaper on my lap and closed my eyes, _______ what had happened many years before, when my family _______ to make a living on our farm. I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn’t have the money.
When my arms grew long enough, how I wanted one! But I knew it was impossible. It was not a good year. At harvest the crops did not bring as much as we had hoped. Yet _______ times were hard, I couldn’t wait any longer to ask, “Daddy, may I have a violin of my own?”
Daddy looked _______ . That night, I heard him pray, “…Mary wants her own violin.” One evening we all sat around the table. Daddy wrote a letter to his friend, Mr Finkle, a violinist. When Daddy received a letter from Columbus several weeks later, he announced, “We’ll be driving to Columbus.”
The day finally _______ . After we got there, Mr Finkle, a tall man, opened the door. “Come in!” he and Daddy heartily shook hands at once.
He _______ a case, opened it and lifted out a violin. He said, “Carl, I found it in a shop for _______ dollars. It’s a good violin.” Then he handed the violin to me. I noticed the _______ in Daddy’s eyes. It was mine! I stroked (抚摸) the violin gently. The wood was a golden brown that seemed to warm in the light. “It’s beautiful.” I said, barely breathing.
The day I carried my violin to school for my first lesson no one could imagine the bursting feeling in my heart. Over the months I _______ every day. When I was ready to join the school orchestra (管弦乐队), I shook with ________ . I sat in the third row of violins and wore my white jacket. My heart beat ________ at my first public performance. I felt sure everyone in the audience was watching me. Daddy and Mother smiled ________ at their little girl.
I thought of Daddy, who did all he could to ________ my needs when I was a little girl. I wonder if I had ever thanked him.
At last I walked to the ________ and dialed the number. Later in the day, a man in his 30s knocked on the door. “My daughter wants a violin so badly,” he said. “ ________ are you asking?” Any music store, I knew, would offer me a nice sum. But now I heard my voice answer, “Seven dollars.”
【小题1】A.updating | B.remembering | C.defining | D.reflecting |
【小题2】A.struggled | B.intended | C.planned | D.agreed |
【小题3】A.now that | B.in case | C.as though | D.even though |
【小题4】A.sad | B.joyful | C.pleased | D.satisfied |
【小题5】A.gathered | B.went | C.stuck | D.arrived |
【小题6】A.made up | B.brought up | C.picked up | D.cleaned up |
【小题7】A.three | B.five | C.seven | D.nine |
【小题8】A.riddles | B.tears | C.pressure | D.energy |
【小题9】A.functioned | B.aimed | C.practised | D.adapted |
【小题10】A.excitement | B.sadness | C.fear | D.confusion |
【小题11】A.eagerly | B.wildly | C.seriously | D.suddenly |
【小题12】A.generously | B.frankly | C.falsely | D.proudly |
【小题13】A.decorate | B.confirm | C.meet | D.learn |
【小题14】A.target | B.snack | C.costume | D.phone |
【小题15】A.How soon | B.How much | C.How often | D.How long |