OnenightinNovember,ItzhakPerlmangaveaconcertinatheatre,ifyouhaveeverbeentoaPerlmanconcert,youknowthatbecomingaviolinistisnotasmall(16)___forhim,hehadtowalk(17)___thehelpoftwowalkingsticksasares
OnenightinNovember,ItzhakPerlmangaveaconcertinatheatre,ifyouhaveeverbeentoaPerlmanconcert,youknowthatbecomingaviolinistisnotasmall (16)___forhim,hehadtowalk(17)___thehelpoftwowalkingsticksasaresultofthediseasehecaughtasachild.
Peoplesat(18)___whilehemadehiswaytohischairandbeganhisplay.Butthistime,somethingwent (19)___.Justashefinishedthefirstfewpartsofthemusic,oneofthestrings(弦) onhisviolin (20)___.Wethoughtthathewouldhavetostoptheconcert.Buthedidn't (21)___,hewaitedamoment,closedhiseyesandthen (22)___theconductor(指挥) tobeginagain.Theorchestra (管弦乐队)beganandheplayedwithsuchstrongfeelingandpurityastheyhad (23)___heardbefore.
Ofcourse,everyoneknowsthatitis (24)___foraviolinisttoplayapleasantworkwithjustthreestings.Iknowthat,andyouknowthat,(25)___thatnightItzhakPerlmandidn'twanttoacceptthat.
Whenhefinished,therewasaterrible (26)___intheroom,Andthenpeopleroseand (27)___fromeverycornerofthetheatre.
Perlmanwasexcited.Hesmiledandsaid,"Youknow,sometimesitistheartist'staskto (28)___howmuchmusicyoucanstillmakewithwhatyouhaveleft."
So,supposeourtaskinthisfast-changingworldistomake (29)___,atfirstweshouldtryourbestwithallthatwehave.Andthen,(30)___itisnolongerpossible,trytoplayitwithwhatwehaveleft.
16.A.achievementB.advantageC.accidentD.application17.A.forB.byC.toD.with18.A.widelyB.closelyC.quietlyD.noisily19.A.wrongB.wellC.smoothlyD.slowly20.A.fixedB.brokeC.burnedD.lost21.A.InsteadB.AnywayC.IndeedD.Otherwise22.A.followedB.askedC.directedD.forced23.A.oftenB.usuallyC.alreadyD.never24.A.comfortableB.possibleC.un