The leaves（树叶） fluttered（飘动）over Josh’s head. The park near his home had always been one of Josh’s
36 places. He liked to watch the colors of the trees glow（闪耀）in the sunlight,
37 the golden trees. It was the same color as his trumpet（小号）. He smiled when he
38 the music the leaves made. Josh sat down and looked at his watch. His father would meet him in a few
39 for their first practice in the park.
Josh and his family lived in an apartment building.When Josh first began playing the trumpet, he
40 in his own living room. Then the family next door had a new baby. To avoid 41 the baby, Josh would
42 his practice time in the park. His father told him it would be good to practice in a wide, open
43 like the park. The baby next door would be able to sleep
44 , but Josh was not very happy with the
45 . He enjoyed visiting the park, but he didn’t want to practice there. He was
46 that he would embarrass（使……难堪）himself in a pubic place if he played the wrong notes（音符）. He didn’t want people to
47 him as he played in the middle of the park.
Josh’s father was a great trumpet player, who once played in a jazz band. He couldn’t possibly understand how
48 it would be to practice in the park！
His father came over and
49 Josh’s daydream(遐想). “Josh, are you ready to practice?” He sat down and
50 his own trumpet from its case. He held the trumpet to his
51 and began to play. The beautiful music floated into the blue afternoon sky.
Josh looked up at the golden trees. The leaves
52 to be dancing to the tune his father was playing. Josh felt
53 as he watched the people walking by and smiling at his father.
He
54 to play like that. Josh put his trumpet to his mouth and blew. He had such a great time that he didn’t
55 if he played a few bad notes. Now he and his neighbors could all be happy.
| 小题1: | | A．painful | B．favorite | C．admirable | D．suitable |
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| 小题2: | | A．slowly | B．frequently | C．hardly | D．especially |
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| 小题3: | | A．thought of | B．looked for | C．set out | D．picked up |
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| 小题4: | | A．weeks | B．minutes | C．years | D．months |
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| 小题5: | | A．practiced | B．developed | C．continued | D．advanced |
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| 小题6: | | A．amusing | B．waking | C．guiding | D．assisting |
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| 小题7: | | A．spend | B．waste | C．shorten | D．realize |
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| 小题8: | | A．address | B．section | C．space | D．corner |
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| 小题9: | | A．anxiously | B．excitedly | C．peacefully | D．angrily |
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| 小题10: | | A．preparation | B．description | C．arrangement | D．appointment |
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| 小题11: | | A．delighted | B．satisfied | C．puzzled | D．afraid |
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| 小题12: | | A．ignore | B．watch | C．forget | D．guess |
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| 小题13: | | A．embarrassing | B．interesting | C．encouraging | D．disappointing |
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| 小题14: | | A．measured | B．interrupted | C．imagined | D．believed |
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| 小题15: | | A．checked | B．pulled | C．changed | D．threw |
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| 小题17: | | A．sounded | B．seemed | C．smelt | D．felt |
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| 小题18: | | A．ashamed | B．nervous | C．calm | D．proud |
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| 小题19: | | A．hated | B．wanted | C．disliked | D．refused |
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| 小题20: | | A．recognized | B．suspect | C．admit | D．care |
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