学进去

It was not easy to learn different kinds of musical instruments well at the same time. I still remembered when I took my piano lessons, my mother said worriedly to my father, “Why hasn’t he made any progress with so much practice?” I tried to play the piano better. However, my parents never got a strong feeling of satisfaction with my piano performance.

From then on, I didn’t play any musical instrument until my old friend Larry invited me to play the violin with him when I was 60. It made me enjoy the joy of playing music again. One day, Larry asked me to take part in a violin performance with him. At first, thinking of my past, I wanted to refuse. I expected to hear his words that I would become more skilled with practice on stage（舞台）. But he said, “OK, only play if you want to. “I was shocked by the unexpected answer.

In fact, nobody made me do it, so I had to make a choice by myself. I was willing to catch the chance this time. After a long and careful preparation, I played the violin with Larry. Though I didn’t lose all my nervousness, it was enough for me to overcome my fear. Finally, I offered a full performance in front of the audience（观众）.

However, happy times always didn’t last long, my friend Larry passed away. It was a hard hit, but his influence stayed. It helped me not only in music, but on all sides of my life. Whenever I paid attention to what I wanted to do, joy usually took the place of fear.

1．The mother was worried about the writer because __________.

A．he spent little time playing the piano	B．he made no progress in the piano
C．his father didn’t like him any more	D．she had no time to teach him music

2．From Paragraph 2 we know that the writer __________.

A．actually wanted to play the violin with Larry	B．didn’t want to play any musical instrument again
C．began to learn music at the age of 60	D．refused Larry’s invitation at last

3．The writer felt a little __________ during his violin performance with Larry.

A．angry

B．bored

C．nervous

D．tired

4．This underlined phrase “passed away” means __________ in the last paragraph.

A．slept

B．left

C．lost

D．died

5．The article mainly tells us __________.

A．not to fear but enjoy the joy of doing something

B．how to offer a full performance in front of the audience

C．how to help a person both in music and on all sides of life

D．Larry is the writer’s best old friend in his life