Do you still remember your dreams from childhood? They’re like flowers that never fade, “23-year-old Liu Wei told a happy audience during a broadcast of the nationwide talent competition China’s Got Talent. Liu, an ___16____ pianist from Beijing, was named one of the show’s finalists.
Liu once had arms. At the age of 10 he accidentally grabbed a high-voltage wire and lost his arms. “My family and I were so ___17____ then,” Liu recalled. He credits a disable boy he met at the hospital who gives him the __18_____ to cheer him up.
He was forced to __19_____ playing soccer (his favorite sport) but bounced back and ___20____himself to learn swimming. After two years, Liu had won two gold medals and one silver at the National Swimming Championship for the disabled in 2002.
By the age of 19, Liu had taught himself __21_____ to play the piano with his feet, fulfilling a childhood ___22____ of composing and producing music, he said ___23____ a big smile. “__24_____ enough time, I could be just as same as anyone.”
“I can read music and have __25_____ the ‘toeing’ by myself,” he told. According to Liu, the big toe is the most __26_____ digit when “toeing,” but that he can only reach five keys at the same time. “It means I have to train my toes to move more ___27____,” he said.
One of the show’s hosts, Cao Kefan, told press. “He was __28_____ so hard his feet were constantly cramping,” Cao said.
“ We’ve all __29_____ our dreams when we were young, but no one has fought as hard as you,” commented Gao Xiaosong. Gao is one of the show’s judges and one of most ___30____ music producers in China.
“You tell us that to __31_____ our dream, we need to spare no pains,” said Yi Nengjing, a show judge and Taiwanese pop star.
“I’ve received a lot of letters of support, all ___32____ me to focus on my music,” Liu said. When asked what he would do when the show was ___33____, he revealed several music companies had asked to __34_____ him. But whatever happened, he added he is sure he would keep __35_____ his dream.
“Music is like water and air to me,” he said. “I can’t live with out it.”
1.A．aimless B．legless C．armless D．forceless
2.A．desperate B．happy C．angry D．nervous
3.A．power B．strength C．energy D．enthusiasm
4.A．give away B．give in C．give up D．give off
5.A．let B．devoted C．abandoned D．challenged
6.A．what B．how C．whether D．which
7.A．idea B．purpose C．dream D．thought
8.A．at B．to C．in D．with
9.A．given B．if C．when D．only if
10.A．carried out B．figured out C．worked out D．gave out
11.A．flexible B．available C．sensible D．advisble
12.A．heavily B．rapidly C．slowly D．slightly
13.A．looking B．working C．exercising D．practicing
14.A．looked for B．fought for C．make for D．took for
15.A．influential B．beneficial C．potential D．official
16.A．make B．gain C．get D．realize
17.A．letting B．discouraging C．inspiring D．encouraging
18.A．by B．out C．over D．off
19.A．offer B．sign C．answer D．find
20.A．pursuing B．looking C．thinking D.promising
One of the most important things in education is to let students ____ positive emotions and experience in the process of their learning.
A. require B. acquire C. demand D. clarify
––– I felt left out at the party last night.
––– Really? ____, you should have said something.
A. If possible B. If so C. If necessary D. If any
Where were you at supper time? I ____ for you to join me.
A. waited B. had waited C. have been waiting D. was waiting
––– I promise my daughter ____ get a nice present on her birthday.
––– I think it will be a big surprise to her.
A. must B. shall C. might D. need
––– Could I use your phone for a moment?
––– ______. Help yourself.
A. Take your time B. Forget it
C. By all means D. Never mind
