741.A tone-deaf(五音不全)teenager has surprised his family by suddenly being able to play music while after suffering a concussion (腦震蕩). Gordon,a high school student,now can play 13 instruments -(1)
he has never learned music. As a small child,he loved sports,dreamed of playing lacrosse (長曲棍球) as a career,and had no (2)
in music. "He really had no musical (3)
," his mother told the reporter."When he played lacrosse with a local team in Grade Six,he (4)
backwards and hurt the back of his head (5)
the ground." "I remember (6)
and then I felt really dazed (恍惚的)," he told the reporter."I didn't really understand something(7)
had happened." The doctors told him he could return to the (8)
.He did so,but unluckily he went on to suffer (9)
couple of hard hits to the head,which sent him to the hospital again. After that the doctors told him he couldn't play sports any more,but there was one good side effect:his new-found (10)
. "Now I can play many instruments,such as piano,guitar and violin.Music is the thing that gets me up in the morning,"he said.
745.Cindy and Anna were best friends.Some days they could spend hours happily together without any argument,but other days they just could not(1)
on what to do. One day they decided to play in the garden near their school. "Come on,let's play chess,"Anna said. "I don't want to play chess,"Cindy replied. "We always do what you want to do,Cindy.It's my turn to make a(2)
," Anna said.She was getting a little unhappy and(3)
,leaving Cindy alone. Cindy was very angry.(4)
she got home,she found she still had Anna's notebook in her schoolbag. "Well,I'm not giving it back to her today.I'm too mad at her, " Cindy thought. The next day at school,their teacher Mrs.Stone(5)
their notebooks.But Anna didn't have hers,and she looked(6)
.Cindy knew she should tell Mrs.Stone that she had the notebook,but she was(7)
mad at Anna. When it was time for lunch,Cindy finally told Mrs.Stone the(8)
. "Thank you for being(9)
,Cindy.I'm sure Anna will be thankful that you have given me her notebook," said Mrs.Stone. Later,Mrs.Stone asked the two girls together and talked with them.Mrs.Stone helped them(10)
that it was a good idea to take turns to decide the activity.They became best friends again.
750.Bill,a thirteen-year-old boy,thought he had grown up to be a man.But his parents told him,"You won't be a real man.(1)
you begin to think about helping others." One morning,his parents gave him some(2)
to buy some milk for them.Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very(3)
.Bill went to him and asked,"What's wrong with you?'' The old man answered,"I'm hungry.I haven't had any food for two days." At the thought of his parents' words,Bill said to the old man,"Let's go to the(4)
." When they got there,Bill asked the-waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man.The old man finished the meal quickly.After the waiter(5)
the plate and the cup?the old man said,"Sorry for giving you so much(6)
.I'm fine now.I'll(7)
forget your kindness!You are a very good young man." Bill was(8)
when he heard this.Just when he wanted to(9)
the meal,the waiter came.Bill and the old man learned in surprise that the food was free.They needed to pay(10)
because it was the birthday of the boss,and they were the first customers(顧客)that day.