A man sat at an underground station in Washington, D.C.,and started to play the violin. It was _____ cold day in January. He played six Bach(巴赫) pieces _____ about 45 minutes. It was rush hour and _____ people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by and the first person, a middle-aged man, noticed there was a _____ playing. He slowed down and stopped for _____ seconds and then hurried up _____ the subway.
After a minute, the violinist _____ his first dollar tip. A young woman threw the money in the box and continued to walk. Then _____ five minutes went by and someone stood against the wall to listen to _____, but the young man looked at his watch and started to walk again. ______,he was late for work.
During the musician's performance, only six people stopped and stayed for a while, twenty gave him the money ______ continued to walk. When he finished ______, no one applauded (鼓掌). No one knew the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world.
This is a(n) ______ story. Joshua Bell playing in the underground station ______ by TheWashington Post as part of a social experiment. One of the conclusions coming from this experiment could be: ______ we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music, how many other things are we missing?
【小题3】 | A.thousand of | B.thousand | C.thousands of | D.thousands |
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【小题4】 | A.music | B.musician | C.musical | D.musically |
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【小题5】 | A.little | B.a little | C.few | D.a few |
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【小题6】 | A.to catch | B.catching | C.caught | D.catch |
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【小题7】 | A.receives | B.received | C.has received | D.will receive |
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【小题8】 | A.other | B.the other | C.others | D.another |
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【小题10】 | A.Clear | B.Clearer | C.Clearly | D.Clearest |
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【小题12】 | A.playing | B.played | C.play | D.to play |
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【小题13】 | A.real | B.unreal | C.really | D.reality |
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【小题14】 | A.organized | B.organizing | C.is organized | D.was organized |
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【小题15】 | A.If | B.Unless | C.Although | D.Because |
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