FrommysecondgradeontherewasoneeventIfearedeveryyear:thepianorecital(独奏会).Arecital5Ihadtopractiseaboringpieceofmusicandper?formbeforestrangers.EachyearI6askmyfatherifIcouldskiptherecital"j

　　FrommysecondgradeontherewasoneeventIfearedeveryyear:thepianorecital(独奏会).Arecital5Ihadtopractiseaboringpieceofmusicandper?formbeforestrangers.EachyearI6askmyfatherifIcouldskiptherecital"justthisonce".Andeachyearhe'dshakehisheadmuttering(喃咕)7aboutbuildingself-confidenceandworkingtowardsa8 .

　　Soitwaswithreallygreat9thatIstoodinchurchonerecentSundayvideocamerainhandand 10 my68-year-oldfathersweatinginhisshirt11 risingtoplaythepianoinhisveryfirstrecital.

　　Myfatherhadlongedtoplaymusicsincechild?hoodbuthisfamilywaspoorandcouldn't12lessons.Hecouldhavegoneonregrettingit13toomanyofusdo.Butthoughhewasrootedinhispasthewasn't14there.Whenheretiredthreeyearsagohe15hischurchmusicdirectortotakehimasastudent.

　　Foramomentaftermyfathersatdownatthekey?boardhe16stareddownathisfingers.Hasheforgottenthe17 ？ Iworriedrememberingthosesplitseconds18agowhenmymindwouldgoblankandmyfingerswould19Butthencamethebeauti?fulmelody(旋律)，fromthe20fingersthatoncebaited(装馎于）myfishinglines.AndI21hehadbeendoingwhatmusicteachersalwaysstress:22themusicandpretendtheothersaren'tthere.

　　"I'm23ofhimforstartingsomethingnewathisage"IsaidtomysonJeff.

　　"Yeahanddoingitso 24Jeffadded.

　　Withhisfirstrecitalmyfathertaughtmemoreaboutcourageanddeterminationthanallthewordsheusedthose30-plusyearsago.

　　5. A. reflected B. explained

　　C. meant D. proved

　　6. A. would B. could

　　C. might D. should

　　7. A. nothing B. everything

　　C. anything D. something

　　8. A. goalB. stage

　　C. journey D. chance

　　9. A. trouble B. satisfaction

　　C. strength D. disappointment

　　10. A.kept B. sent

　　C. watched D. felt

　　11. A.through B. from

　　C. against D. before

　　12. A.miss B.afford

　　C. select D.understand

　　13. A.as B.once

　　C. if D.while

　　14. A.educated B.p