题目内容：

There was a boy that dreamt of becoming the world’s best violinist. To achieve his life goal, he travelled to a faraway land where the famous and best violinist of all time__     .

The apartment he was directed to was in an old, lonely place. There was no evidence of life at all. The young man was __     and turned to leave. ___     _ he heard someone coughing from within.

The famous violinist was very old and __     . He refused to teach the young boy, who also refused to __     . The boy played his violin in the yard, and this he did for three nights__     _ the old man could not bear it any more. He came out on the fourth night and began to ___     the boy. Under his instruction, the ___     _student’s musical skills rapidly improved.

Years passed by. Now the old man asked the boy to __     an important competition. It was the best violin competition in the world. The young man was among hundreds of __     _ from all over the world. The __     lasted for days. On the day he played, everyone was deeply ___     _. First, the boy was so young, but no violin player could have played__     . Second, the boy was focused on one ___     _ and never looked elsewhere till he finished. Third, tears came down his focused eyes but his ____     _ was not drawn away from the music. He was ___     _the winner.

Only the boy knew the __     __for his success in the competition. ___     _learning from the best violinist the world ever knew, his teacher had come in person that day to ____     _him. The old man stood in the dark where he wasn’t ___     _ to anyone around. The old violinist died few days later.

1.A. performed   B. lived         C. toured       D. lay

2.A. bored       B. disappointed  C. excited     D. satisfied

3.A. Still       B. Also          C. Thus      D. Then

4.A. weak        B. polite       C. kind       D. strict

5.A. leave       B. talk         C. learn     D. play

6.A. so          B. unless        C. if        D. till

7.A. punish     B. persuade     C. beg          D. coach

8.A. slow        B. gifted        C. kind         D. quiet

9.A. take part in B. look forward to  C. stay away from  D. come up with

10.A. judges     B. students      C. competitors  D. fans

11.A. program   B. event         C. concert     D. lecture

12.A. annoyed   B. moved        C. hurt         D. concerned

13.A. better    B. quicker       C. harder      D. louder

14.A. book       B. model         C. direction  D. question

15.A. hand       B. eye           C. interest     D. attention

【小题 16】A. announced  B. known        C. shown        D. predicted

16.A. prize      B. wish         C. way           D. reason

17.A. Without   B. Besides      C. Through      D. By

18.A. find       B. comfort      C. support       D. visit

19.A. dangerous  B. unfair       C. noticeable   D. particular