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