Ⅴ. 完形填空
In the 1980s, a new supermarket opened in my hometown. It sold CDs from famous musicians. I was very ____
A
____ and bought many of them. After I listened, I fell in love with Beethoven's pieces and ____
C
____ playing his music in the future. ____
A
____, there was a piano in my grandma's home. With that piano, I learned to play Beethoven. Years later, my dream came true and I became a ____
B
____.
When I was 30, I stayed in Thailand for a few months. I ____
B
____ my wife there. We got married later. At that time, she worked at an animal-care organization. Her job was helping the ____
D
____ elephants there. Most of them were unable to see. Among them, there was a ____
C
____ elephant. Unlike others, he always stayed alone. I wondered what would happen if I ____
C
____ music to him.
So my wife and I placed a piano on the grass. It was a peaceful place away from ____
A
____. The elephants usually enjoyed food quietly there. Surprisingly, when I started playing, that elephant stopped ____
D
____ and listened. He couldn't see and lived in a world of darkness, ____
D
____ he seemed to like music! Some elephants were running on the grass. But when I played, they slowed down and looked ____
A
____. One of them stayed for hours and even ____
D
____ happily to the music I played! His movements also brought me great joy.
So far, I have played for the elephants about 150 times. They have excellent ____
B
____. They even show their understanding of sounds through feet. That means ____
B
____ can truly connect (联系) humans and animals. It's a language we both can understand.
1. A. interested
B. funny
C. tired
D. nervous
2. A. talked about
B. kept on
C. dreamed of
D. thanked for
3. A. Luckily
B. Sadly
C. Importantly
D. Naturally
4. A. pilot
B. pianist
C. scientist
D. doctor
5. A. found
B. met
C. waited
D. understood
6. A. lovely
B. ugly
C. smart
D. poor
7. A. tall
B. heavy
C. special
D. healthy
8. A. wrote
B. lent
C. played
D. taught
9. A. visitors
B. drivers
C. doctors
D. managers
10. A. sleeping
B. shouting
C. swimming
D. eating
11. A. or
B. and
C. because
D. but
12. A. relaxed
B. friendly
C. scared
D. sleepy
13. A. cried
B. smiled
C. sang
D. danced
14. A. smelling
B. hearing
C. seeing
D. tasting
15. A. food
B. music
C. nature
D. history
