Last Saturday evening, Mike, who has autism (自闭症), attended a concert with his grandfather, Stephen Mattin at Boston Symphony Hall. As the orchestra (交响乐队) _________ playing, they expected to hear polite applause after a brief _________.
The music was over and there was no sound, but it suddenly was _________ by the “Wow!” heard around the hall. A child’s _________ expressed simple, refreshing amazement at the performance. The elder Mattin felt _________ and turned to people around them, _________ that Mike actually did not _________ to make noise and that he has autism and often expresses himself _________ from other people.
The moment _________ the orchestra so that they released the audio recording of the “Wow!” moment, hoping to __________ the child. Not long after the audio clip (片段) hit the Internet, it became extremely __________, getting thousands of shares across several platforms. Later, David Snead, the president and CEO of the orchestra, gave out his email address, wishing to get a (n) __________ from the parents of the child and __________ them to meet the musician Harry Christophers. It took less than a week for the kid to come forward. His family and the orchestra planned to __________ a date for him to meet the musician.
Mattin expressed his __________ that the society has become more tolerant and understanding of the differences between people.
1.A.practiced | B.considered | C.finished | D.delayed |
2.A.account | B.appearance | C.statement | D.silence |
3.A.surrounded | B.guided | C.followed | D.warned |
4.A.message | B.voice | C.opinion | D.attitude |
5.A.annoyed | B.astonished | C.disappointed | D.embarrassed |
6.A.explaining | B.suggesting | C.promising | D.supposing |
7.A.pretend | B.mean | C.decide | D.learn |
8.A.casually | B.vividly | C.differently | D.safely |
9.A.touched | B.puzzled | C.annoyed | D.frustrated |
10.A.blame | B.find | C.defend | D.adopt |
11.A.special | B.useful | C.important | D.popular |
12.A.comment | B.agreement | C.suggestion | D.request |
13.A.allow | B.remind | C.invite | D.require |
14.A.arrange | B.delay | C.provide | D.advocate |
15.A.satisfaction | B.confidence | C.regret | D.thanks |