第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a famous concert. After they were seated, the mother  36    a friend and walked over to greet her. Seizing the  37  to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy got up and explored his way 38   a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE（禁止进入）”. When the lights became less bright and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her  39    and discovered that the child was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains  40  and the lights focused on the stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard,   41  Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
At that moment, the great piano master, Paderewski,  42  on the stage, quickly went to the piano and  43  in the boy’s ear, “Don’t  44  . Keep playing.”
Then, leaning(倾斜) over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began  45  in a bass (低音的) part. Soon his right arm reached  46  to the other side of the child and he added a beautiful piece of music.  47  , the old master and the boy  48   a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative  49 
That’s the way it is in life.  50  we can complete on our own is  51  noteworthy(值得注目的). We try our best, but the 52  aren’t exactly graceful or flowing music.  53  when we put our trust in the hands of greater power, our life can be truly beautiful.
The next time you set  54  to create great performances, listen carefully. You can hear the  55  of the master whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
36. A. made               B. saw               C. looked D. called
37. A. chance   B. performance   C. piano    D. lesson
38. A. over                 B. above  C. across D. through
39. A. stage               B. seat               C. room    D. table
40. A. parted             B. drew     C. pulled       D. pushed
41. A. singing   B. knocking       C. playing          D. creating
42. A. stood               B. appeared     C. sat     D. fell
43. A. shouted B. cried    C. whispered（低声说）      D. looked
44. A. perform B. stop               C. leave    D. run
45. A. filling               B. getting         C. breaking       D. taking
46. A. forwards        B. down   C. up       D. around
47. A. Separately  B. Together       C. Luckily D. Hurriedly
48. A. made               B. became        C. changed       D. grew
49. A. experience   B. play    C. concert         D. film
50. A. What               B. That     C. Which  D. When
51. A. hard                 B. hardly  C. always D. usually
52. A. failures  B. successes    C. causes        D. results
53. A. So            B. And      C. But     D. Though
54. A. down               B. about   C. away D. out
55. A. sound              B. noise    C. voice  D. song