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

16.A. announced    B. known    C. shown    D. predicted

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

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

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

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