I was 11 when I asked my mum for piano lessons.We were in an economic crisis and she'd recently been（1）AA off.She said a polite "no".
That didn't discourage me.I drew a keyboard onto a piece of paper and stuck it on my desk.I would（2）CC notes on an online keyboard and "play" them back on my paper one—keeping the sound they made on the computer in my head.I spent six months playing without touching a real piano.As my mum found I was serious about it，she bought me 10 lessons with borrowed money.
I still remember the first one.I was（3）AA by how organic the sound of the piano was，as I had become familiar with the artificial electronic sound.The teacher was trying to explain where middle C was，but I could（4）DD play all the major and minor scales.
I sat my grade one after eight lessons and got distinction.By the time I started secondary school，we couldn't（5）CC lessons again，so I returned to my paper keyboard.I passed grade three，then grade five，practising only on my piece of paper.
For the grades above that，there's an expectation that you add a certain sensitivity into your playing.The music teacher at my school said I could practise on the school's grand piano.I would wake up at 5：30 am to get there in time and play until lessons started.I'd（6）BB lunch and then practise after school until the caretaker kicked me out.At home，I'd have dinner，do three hours of revision，and then mental practice until 1：00 am.
My school didn't offer music A-level.I found the Purcell School for young musicians.The audition （試鏡） was extremely（7）DD，and I felt overwhelmed.To my amazement，I was offered a place.
I had been told I had started playing too late to reach conservatoire （音樂學(xué)院）level，but when I left Purcell，I was awarded the senior piano prize.That was the point when I realized I wasn't behind everyone else.I am now at the Guildhall School in London，where I was offered a scholarship.I feel proud：it's been 10 years since I drew my paper piano and I'm at one of the world's（8）CC conservatoires.
The irony is that I continue to do a lot of my practice away from the piano-what we call mental practice.It（9）DD key areas of the mind that are less readily accessed by piano playing alone.The paper piano helped stimulate my（10）BB about how music works.
| （1） | A．laid | B．pushed | C．dropped | D．knocked |
| （2） | A．take | B．sign | C．click | D．compose |
| （3） | A．struck | B．puzzled | C．comforted | D．inspired |
| （4） | A．only | B．still | C．hardly | D．a(chǎn)lready |
| （5） | A．offer | B．teach | C．a(chǎn)fford | D．observe |
| （6） | A．a(chǎn)void | B．skip | C．save | D．miss |
| （7） | A．fascinating | B．motivating | C．frightening | D．challenging |
| （8） | A．grand | B．strict | C．leading | D．expensive |
| （9） | A．builds | B．covers | C．defines | D．unlocks |
| （10） | A．prediction | B．curiosity | C．memory | D．imagination |
【考點】生命的意義與價值．
【答案】A；C；A；D；C；B；D；C；D；B
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