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Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need 36  .” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him said was   37   his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent(天赋). You will never be a pianist.”   38   a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly   39   He decided that he didn’t want to be a   40   any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano.   41   , his father didn’t push, but waited. 
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to   42   some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he   43   that he could show others that he had talent   44   .That day he told his father   45   he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher.   46   that point on, everything turned around!
He started   47   competitions(比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was   48   that Lang Lang had won, he was too   49   to hold back his tears. Soon   50   was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world big   51   .In 1997 Lang Lang   52   again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his   53   performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln’s Center and Carnegie Hall started   54   , Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现)him, and lets him   55  .   
36. A. exercise    B. fortune        C. knowledge    D. wealth
37. A. whether           B. why         C. when         D. that    
38. A. Like              B. With          C. To              D. As     
39. A. hurt        B. weakened     C. ruined       D. frightened
40. A. singer       B. pianist       C. conductor            D. player
41. A. Hopefully    B. Patiently      C. Wisely        D. Painfully
42. A. play        B. sing          C. write         D. study
43. A. seemed      B. admitted          C. noticed       D. realized
44. A. in all       B. above all      C. after all      D. at all   
45. A. that        B. what          C. which      D. when
46. A. From       B. As           C. Since       D. After
47. A. receiving    B. accepting             C. winning     D. beating  
48. A. told        B. mentioned      C. announced   D. recognized
49. A. excited     B. encouraged    C. shocked     D. satisfied
50. A. this       B. it             C. that         D. what
51. A. concerts    B. tours          C. competitions  D. stages
52. A. started            B. left                  C. moved       D. performed
53. A. successful  B. cheerful        C. respectful    D. meaningful
54. A. pulling     B. breaking       C. falling       D. pouring
55. A. brighten           B. shine          C. admire      D. develop

在沈阳长大的郎朗是一个世界一流的年轻钢琴家。刚刚8岁的时候，郎朗就去北京一个钢琴学校学习。 “你需要运气”,爸爸说， “但是如果你不刻苦练习的话,运气是不会到来的。”
（但是）北京的钢琴老师不喜欢他，这使郎朗很难过。 “你没有天分。你永远不会成为一个钢琴家。作为一个九岁的男孩，郎朗被深深的伤害了。他决定他再也不想成为一个钢琴家了。之后的两个星期，他没有再碰过钢琴。他的爸爸地没有逼迫他,而是等待（他的主动改变）。
幸运的是,这一天很快来了。当他的老师要求他演奏一些节日歌曲的时候,他没有照办。但是当他把手指放在琴键上的时候,他意识到他可以向其他人展示他毕竟是有天赋的。那一天他说出了爸爸一直想听到的话---那就是他想要跟一个新的老师学习。从那时起,一切都改变了。
他开始赢得各类比赛。在1994年的国际青年钢琴家比赛中,当宣布郎朗获胜的时候,他激动得流下了眼泪。很快，很明显他不能一直呆在中国——他要在世界的大舞台上演出。1997年，郎朗再次搬家,这次是到美国的费城。他花了两年时间在那里学习,1999年时他刻苦的练习已足够给他带来好运气。在芝加歌的拉维尼亚音乐节的成功演出之后,在林肯中心剧院和卡内基剧院的特邀演出又是喝彩不断。他的不懈努力终于使得好运眷顾，并使他出类拔萃。

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In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again.

 To my __36__, it was the same score.

Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over,

we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ(智商) test. We _39_ that Michael’s

score must have been a __40___ and we should treat him ___41___ as usual.

We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year.

He got _42 _ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.

Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards,

his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968,

he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.

On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony (典礼) at Yale. After the ceremony,

we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes

 would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor,

not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.

Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he

 had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points.

A result like that was supposed to be _52_.

Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them.

That is, tell a child he is “ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.

36. A. joyB. surpriseC. dislikeD. disappointment

37. A. tearfullyB. fearfullyC. cheerfullyD. hopefully

38. A. studentB. sonC. friendD. doctor

39. A. arguedB. realizedC. decidedD. understood

40. A. jokeB. mistakeC. warningD wonder.

41. A. speciallyB. strictlyC. naturallyD. carefully

42. A. poorB. goodC. averageD. standard

43. A. in B. aboutC. ofD. for

44. A. visitedB. choseC. passedD. entered

45. A. allowedB. describedC. requiredD. offered

46. A. missedB. heldC. delayedD. attended

47. A. highB. sameC. lowD. different

48. A. curiouslyB. eagerlyC. calmlyD. jokingly

49. A. faithB. interestC. prideD. delight

50. A. looked forB. asked forC. waited forD. prepared for

51. A. receivedB. acceptedC. organizedD. discussed

52. A. imperfectB. impossibleC. uncertainD. unsatisfactory

53. A. honestlyB. muchC. well D. bravely

54. A. hear B. learnC. expectD. speak

55. A. wiseB. rudeC. shyD. stupid
在医院里，我问大夫是否可以让麦克重新测试一遍，所以专家们又给他测了一遍。结果令我很失望，成绩是一样的。
那天晚些时候，我流着泪告诉弗兰克在医院发生的事情。谈完后，我们认为作为父母我们自己要比智商测验更加了解儿子。麦克的测试成绩一定不正确，我们应该像往常一样对待他。
1962年，我们搬到了印第安纳州，而麦克也开始在Concordia学校学习。他在学校里的成绩不错，尤其是在生物和化学上更加突出，这对我们来说是极大的安慰。
1965年，麦克作为医学预科生进入印第安娜大学学习，之后，他的老师允许他选修更多的课程，而不仅仅是几门必修课。1968年，他被耶鲁大学医学院所入取。
1972年的毕业典礼那一天，弗兰克和我都参加了。毕业典礼后，我告诉了麦克他6岁时智商测验的成绩。从那天起，麦克经常看着我们开玩笑说：“我亲爱的爸爸妈妈在我从医学院毕业前从来没有告诉我我不能成为医生！”。这是他特殊的方式来感谢我们对他的信任。
有意思的是，麦克后来又作了一个智商测试。我们去了18年前他接受测试的同一家医院。这次麦克的成绩是126分，比上次增加了36分。取得这样的成绩应该是不可能的。
孩子们常常要比大人，尤其是父母和老师所预料的那样做得更好。也就是说，告诉孩子他很笨，那么他就会成为一个笨小孩。