There was a man who played the piano in a small bar. There were not too many
36 , but because he was a good piano player, some people
37 came in every night just to hear him play. But one night, a patron (老主顾) told him he didn’t want to hear him play but to sing a song.
The man said, “I have never
38 that before in public. I think I’m
39 at playing the piano.”
But the customer
40 . He told the waiter, “I’m
41 listening to the piano day after day. I want to hear something new and I want that guy to sing.”
The waiter
42 across the room, “Hey, buddy! If you want to get
43 , sing a song. The patrons are asking you to sing!”
44 in order to bring some money home that night, the piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very first time. And 45 had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung before
46 that night by Nat King Cole, and it surprised all, including the
47 himself!
He had talent he was
48 on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but because he had to sing, he
49 to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.
You, too, have skills and
50 . You may not feel as if your “talent” is particularly
51 , but it may be better than you think! And with persistence (坚持), most skills can be
52 . Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you
53 ! The
54 is not “What ability do I have that is useful?” It is
55 “How will I use whatever ability I have?”.
Just think a minute…
| 小题1: | | A．waiters | B．customers | C．singers | D．players |
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| 小题2: | | A．never | B．still | C．ever | D．only |
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| 小题3: | | A．practiced | B．shown | C．dreamed | D．done |
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| 小题4: | | A．better | B．richer | C．easier | D．sooner |
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| 小题5: | | A．agreed | B．confused | C．insisted | D．charged |
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| 小题6: | | A．familiar with | B．fond of | C．used to | D．tired of |
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| 小题7: | | A．served | B．explained | C．shouted | D．complained |
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| 小题8: | | A．changed | B．broadcast | C．paid | D．drunk |
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| 小题9: | | A．So | B．And | C．Because | D．But |
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| 小题10: | | A．nobody | B．anybody | C．somebody | D．everybody |
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| 小题11: | | A．until | B．after | C．since | D．when |
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| 小题12: | | A．waiter | B．singer | C．patron | D．owner |
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| 小题13: | | A．sitting | B．waiting | C．depending | D．playing |
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| 小题14: | | A．went up | B．went on | C．went off | D．went away |
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| 小题15: | | A．advantages | B．character | C．principle | D．abilities |
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| 小题16: | | A．unique | B．surprising | C．famous | D．great |
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| 小题17: | | A．recognized | B．wasted | C．improved | D．impressed |
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| 小题18: | | A．imagine | B．possess | C．expect | D．develop |
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| 小题19: | | A．decision | B．answer | C．question | D．solution |
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| 小题20: | | A．even | B．rather | C．pretty | D．fairly |
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