Myfatherwasaself-taughtmandolinplayer.Hewasoneofthebest...

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My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string instrument players in our town. He could not _____21_____ music, but if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it. I loved. to sing, but I never learned how to _____22_____ the mandolin. This is something I _____23_____ to this day.

Dad loved to play the mandolin for his _____24_____, as he knew we enjoyed singing, and hearing him play. He was always there, _____25_____ time and efforts to see that his family had enough in their life. I had to mature into a man and have children of my own _____26_____ I realized how much he had sacrificed. _____27_____ played the mandolin like my father. He could _____28_____ your soul. with the tones. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his _____29_____ in his ability to play so well for his family.

One day, he was involved in an _____30_____. On this particular day, Dad got the first finger of his left hand _____31_____ by the machine. The doctor who operated on the finger could not _____32_____ it, which did affect his _____33_____ to play the mandolin.

After the accident, Dad felt that he could not play _____34_____. When I came home and asked him to play, he would make _____35_____ for why he couldn't play.

In August of 1993 my father was diagnosed with _____36_____ lung cancer. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He said "_____37_____". He knew it would probably be the last time he could play for us. When I looked around, there was not a _____38_____ eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet man with an inner _____39_____. Dad was always doing something he had done all his life, _____40_____.

21. A. recognize    B. appreciate    C. read    D. write

22. A. study    B. play    C. make    D. observe

23. A. abandon    B. discuss    C. advocate    D. regret

24. A. family    B. colleagues    C. audience    D. friends

25. A. wasting    B. saving    C. valuing    D. sacrificing

26. A. when    B. before    C. until    D. once

27. A. Nobody    B. Everybody    C. Somebody    D. Anybody

28. A. see    B. feel    C. touch    D. contact

29. A. performance    B. modesty    C. preference    D. pride

30. A. activity    B. entertainment    C. accident    D. organization

31. A. broken    B. held    C. dirtied    D. hurt

32. A. discover    B. save    C. understand    D. examine

33. A. skill    B. talent    C. interest    D. ability

34. A. once more    B. for ever    C. as well    D. so far

35. A. preparations    B. excuses    C. mistakes    D. commitments

36. A. inoperable    B. curable    C. cute    D. irrelevant

37. A. absolutely not    B. impossible    C. never mind    D. okay

38. A. bright    B. dewy    C. dry    D. glazed

39. A. weakness    B. strength    C. dream    D. motivation

40. A. giving    B. seeking    C. completing    D. entertaining

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知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

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