Myfatherwasaself-taughtmandolin(曼陀铃)player.Hewasoneofth...
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My father was a self-taught mandolin (曼陀铃) player. He was one of the best string ________ players in our town. He could not ________ music, but if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it.
Dad loved to play the mandolin for his ________ for he knew we enjoyed singing, and hearing him play. He was always there, ________ his time and efforts to making sure that his family had enough in their life. I had grown into a man and had children of my own ________ I realized how much he had sacrificed.
I joined the United States Air________ in January of 1962. Whenever I would come home ________ , I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. He could ________ your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his ________ in his ability to play so well for his family.
In 1950, our family moved to Maryland. While working at Todd Steel, he was ________ in an accident. On that particular day, Dad got the third index finger of his left hand ________ by the machine. ________ he didn’t lose enough of the finger where it would stop him picking up anything, it did ________ his ability to play the mandolin. After the accident, every time we asked him to play, he would make ________ for why he couldn’t play. Eventually, we could persuade him and he would say, “Okay. But I can’t hold down on the strings and play as well as before.” For the family it didn’t make any ________ .
In August of 1993, my father was discovered with lung cancer. He chose not to receive treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life ________ dignity. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He made excuses but said “okay”. He knew it would probably be the ________ time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few ________ . When I looked around, there was not a ________ eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet man with an inner strength. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. Dad was doing something he had done all his life, ________ . As sick as he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad surely could play that Mandolin!
27.A. equipment B. musical C. instrument D. musician
28.A. copy B. see C. look at D. read
29.A. family B. employer C. friends D. audience
30.A. applying B. paying C. devoting D. attaching
31.A. since B. while C. before D. after
32.A. Force B. Energy C. Power D. Strength
33.A. on duty leave C. on holiday D. on vacation
34.A. touch B. contact C. feel D. keep
35.A. proud B. praise C. please D. pride
36.A. took part B. participated C. joined D. involved
37.A. cut in B. cut off C. cut up D. cut out
38.A. Although B. If C. Whether D. Because
39.A. destroy B. affect C. effect D. injure
40.A. uses B. preparations C. impressions D. excuses
41.A. comment B. sense C. difference D. decision
42.A. at B. on C. with D. off
43.A. first B. latest C. last D. longest
44.A. bills B. notes C. symbols D. signs
45.A. wet B. dry C. cried D. crying
46.A. sponsoring B. giving C. distributing D. taking
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知识点:人物传记 故事阅读类
题型:完型填空
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