36．A．unknown 　　　　　 B．still 　　　　　　　　　 C．calm 　　　　　　　　 D．quiet

55．A．control　　　　　　　　 B．order　　　　　　　　　 C．belong　　　　　　　　 D．ownership

4

My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

I tried as hard as I could to remain 　36, but I had an empty feeling in my stomach. I stared down at my sweat covered, 37 hands.

I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were 38 people. They were not just my mum and dad, who 39 say, "Good job!" even if I messed up the entire piece.

What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

As it 40, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was 41 for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

Slowly I walked to the mulberry piano in the 42 of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played．I swallowed the golfball-sized lump(隆起的) in my throat and sat down. 43, I opened the music．Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys.

As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more 44 of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my year of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece 45 that I could play it backwards if 46 .

Although at one point I accidentally played two keys 47 the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically (自動(dòng)的).

My eyes burned holes into the page in front of me.

There was no 48 that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this promise to myself, I leaned 49 and focused carefully on the music．

50 1 came to the end of the page, a warning 51 inside my head: DON' T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

Needless to say, I 52　 　myself with all my heart and mind．And, proud of my "page- turning" feat(技藝) I finished the 53 of the piece without making a single mistake.

After the final note died away, a celebration went into action 54 my head．1 had finished．I had mastered (征服)the 55.

54．A．more than　　　　　 B．just　　　　　　　　　　 C．no more than　　　 D．rather than

53．A．with　　　　　　　　　 B．on　　　　　　　　　　　 C．by　　　　　　　　　　　 D．in

52．A．wounded 　　　　　 B．hidden　　　　　　　　 C．forbidden　　　　　　 D．hurt

51．A．visiting　　　　　　　 B．equal　　　　　　　　　 C．watching　　　　　　 D．biological

50．A．quarreled　　　　　　 B．thought　　　　　　　 C．prepared　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)greed

49．A．therefore　　　　　　 B．but　　　　　　　　　　 C．or　　　　　　　　　　　 D．so

48．A．explained　　　　　　 B．said　　　　　　　　　　 C．showed　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)nnounced

47．A．own　　　　　　　　　　 B．wrong　　　　　　　　 C．bad　　　　　　　　　　 D．other