题目内容：

It is a true story behind a well-known piece of art.

In a village near Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. Merely to keep food on the table, the father worked eighteen hours a day. Despite their_____ condition, two of the children had a dream to seek their talent for ____ , but they knew well their father would never be able to send ____ of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.

The two boys finally worked out an agreement. They would toss(扔、掷)a coin. The____ would work in the nearby mines to support his brother. Albrecht ____ the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, financed his brother, ____ work at the academy was almost an ______ success. Albrecht's woodcut and oils were ____ better than those of his professors and he soon was earning considerable fees_____ his works.

When the young ____ returned home, the family held a festive dinner. Albrecht rose to toast to his beloved brother, "Now, Albert, it is your ____ to seek your dream and l will support you"

All heads turned to the far end of the table, where Albert sat, tears streaming down his pale face, while he ______ and repeated, "No...no．” Finally, Albert rose and _____ the tears from his cheeks. He said softly, “ I _____ go to Nuremberg, brother. It is too late for me. Look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! The bones in every finger have been smashed at least once, and I cannot even hold a glass to ____ your toast．”

Today, Albrecht's masterful works ____ in every great museum in the world, but chances are great ____ you, like most people, are familiar with only one of them. Albrecht drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and thin ____ stretched skyward. He ____ it "The Praying Hands",

Next time you see that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one ever makes it ____！

1.A. hopeful    B. lucky    C. disappointed    D. hopeless

2.A. music    B. art    C. mining    D. farming

3.A. all    B. both    C. each    D. either

4.A. painter    B. loser    C. winner    D. failure

5.A. lost    B. got    C. won    D. beat

6.A. who    B. his    C. whom    D. whose

7.A. random    B. immediate    C. attractive    D. ordinary

8.A. far    B. quite    C. very    D. more

9.A. for    B. to    C. in    D. at

10.A. miner    B. worker    C. artist    D. professor

11.A. luck    B. turn    C. move    D. moment

12.A. sobbed    B. nodded    C. smiled    D. laughed

13.A. recovered    B. wept    C. wiped    D. handed

14.A. can't    B. mustn’t    C. can    D. have to

15.A. hold    B. return    C. move    D. turn

16.A. hang    B. represent    C. present    D. visit

17.A. when    B. that    C. which    D. as

18.A. figures    B. hands    C. fingers    D. arms

19.A. said    B. loved    C. told    D. called

20.A. yet    B. out    C. alone    D. before