二、完形填空 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Robby was 11 years old when his mother ( a single mom) sent him to have his first piano lesson. I __16__ that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano. So I took him on __17__ a student

Although Robby tried very hard, he didn’t have a basic __18__ of music. However, he continued and at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say: “My mom’s going to __19__  me play someday.” But it seemed __20__. He didn’t have a gift for music.

One day Robby stopped coming to our __21__. He told me that his mom had been __22__ and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still practicing.

He asked if he could take part in my concert and I __23__.

The night of the concert came. The high school gym was __24__ with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came up on stage. He announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C M ajor. I was not __25__ for what I heard next. His __26_ danced on the keys...

He played so well that everyone was on their feet, clapping __27__. In tears, I ran up on __28__. “Oh, Robby! How’d you do it?”

“Well, Miss Hondorf, remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well... She was born __29__ so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play. I wanted to make __30__ special.

16. A. like              B. prefer             C. enjoy              D. love

17. A. as                B. for                C. with             D. in

18. A. spirit           B. sense           C. listening             D. knowledge

19. A. hear      B. feel     C. watch        D. sound

20. A. meaningful        B. hopeful          C. hopeless             D. helpful

21. A meetings           B. concerts          C. homes            D. lessons

22. A. well          B. happy               C. sick               D. dead

23. A. refused       B. accepted           C. agreed              D. disagreed

24. A. crowded           B. covered           C.  supported        D. cheered

25. A. ready         B. good               C. suitable            D. careful

26. A. feet            B.fingers          C. voice           D. hands

27. A. surprisingly     B.slightly         C.seriously        D.excitedly

28. A. there           B. foot            C. time            D. stage

29. A. blind           B. deaf            C. strong          D. different

30. A. her             B. me             C. it              D. us