" Wanted: A violin. Can’t pay much. Call…"
The ad in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. Because my family was
36 , I couldn’t have a violin. So I asked, "Daddy, may I have a 37 ？" Daddy’s face looked sad. But a few weeks later, Daddy went home with a case in his hand. Inside the case was a second—hand violin for seven dollars.
No one could know how
38 I was when I took my violin to school for my first lesson. Several years later, I became famous as a violinist. And then, I carefully
39 the violin away.
Now
40 this ad, I discovered the case deep in my closet(储藏室). I put it on the table. Then I picked up the
41 , walked to the telephone and called the number.
Later in the day, a man aged about 30 knocked at the door. "I’ve been expecting
someone can answer my advertisement. My daughter wants a violin so
42 ," he said, examining my violin. "How much is it?"
I said, "
43 dollars. "
"Are you surer" he asked. "Seven dollars," I
44 and then added, "I hope your daughter will be
45 to have it and enjoy it as I did. "
I smiled, but I found my tears roiling down my face.
| 小题1: | | A．rich | B．poor | C．large | D．small |
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| 小题2: | | A．drum | B．guitar | C．violin | D．piano |
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| 小题3: | | A．surprised | B．excited | C．bored | D．interested |
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| 小题4: | | A．carried | B．put | C．took | D．threw |
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| 小题6: | | A．ad | B．violin | C．case | D．newspaper |
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| 小题7: | | A．badly | B．easily | C．quickly | D．luckily |
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| 小题8: | | A．Ninety | B．Twenty | C．Seven | D．Five |
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| 小题9: | | A．repeated | B．showed | C．reminded | D．suggested |
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| 小题10: | | A．clever | B．sad | C．afraid | D．happy |
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