More than 70 years ago, a young man traveled far away to take an entrance examination for a famous music school. During the examination, he tried his best, but the examiner didn't enroll(录取) him.
The young man had no money, so he could only make a living by playing the violin on the street. He played so well that a lot of people stopped to listen and put money into his violin case.
An old man dropped some money at the young man's feet. The young man bent down(弯腰) to pick up the money, then handed it to the old man and said, “Sir, your money dropped on the ground.”
The old man took the money, threw it at the young man's feet again and said, “This money has been yours, so you must take it！”
The young man deeply bowed to him and said, “Sir, thank you for your support! When you dropped your money, I picked it up for you. Now my money is on the ground, may I trouble you to pick it up for me？”
The rich old man was surprised. Finally he picked up the money, put it into the young man's violin case and left in disgrace(丢脸地)．
The examiner who had been quietly watching the young man among other onlookers (旁观者) decided to give him a second chance. He brought the young man back to the school and eventually enrolled him.
The young man became a famous musician later.
1.The young man played the violin on the street because________．
A.he ran out of money and needed to make a living
B.he wanted more people to listen to his music
C.he wanted to find someone who liked his music
D.he knew his examiner was there and wanted to impress him
2.Why did people give money to the young man?
A.Because they knew the young man was famous.
B.Because they wanted him to stay in the town longer.
C.Because the young man was poor.
D.Because they liked his music.
3.The examiner decided to give another chance to the young man because________．
A.the young man played the violin well and replied to the old man cleverly
B.the young man attracted enough people to listen to his music
C.the young man was intelligent enough
D.the examiner always liked the young man
Born in 1949, Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming and was a swimming winner in her high school. Like many young players, she had Olympic dreams, ____ a serious illness kept her from taking part in the games. But this didn't stop her from achieving the dreams. Instead，when she grew older，she became____ in marathon(马拉松) swimming. As a long distance(长距离)swimmer，she would fight against herself and also the cold, ____， and tiredness in the water.
In 1970, she swam a tenmile marathon in Lake Ontario and set the women's____ for the course. In 1972, she set another record by swimming 102.5 miles____ an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida.
Her biggest dream in her life finally came true in 2013, when she____ swam from Cuba to Florida on her fifth try in 35 years old. How did she do it? “____out a way，”she said after getting out of water. “You will never know the way unless you have___ it.”
When Nyad ended her job as a swimmer，she continued to try___ things—traveling the world as a reporter，writing books and giving public speeches about her life to____ others. She wanted more people to get courage from her experiences.
1.A.and B.but C.or D.so
2.A.weak B.nervous C.strict D.interested
3.A.danger B.peace C.color D.voice
4.A.example B.record C.table D.rule
5.A.with B.against C.through D.from
6.A.politely B.badly C.successfully D.carelessly
7.A.Find B.Watch C.Lose D.Break
8.A.looked for B.looked up C.looked down D.looked after
9.A.silly B.new C.wrong D.tiny
10.A.praise B.remember C.introduce D.encourage
(2019原创)Everyone ________ with laughter and tears, and maybe that is the truth of life.
A.gets up B.makes up C.grows up D.holds up
(2019原创)The ________ and words of famous people can have a great influence.So they should set good examples.
A.plans B.actions C.problems D.rules
(2019原创)As people get richer, many people would like to go to________ countries for a holiday.
A.national B.strange C.foreign D.careful
Life is changeable. No one knows what________ happen in the future.
A.should B.need C.might D.must
