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During the Warring States Period， there was a musician called Gongming Yi， who played musical instrument﹣qixianqin very well．He loved it so much（1）　　he played it at home almost every day．A great number of people would like（2）　　to him， and admired him very much． They all said that the man was such a great musician． When they（3）　　free， they often went to Gongming Yi's house and listened to his music．

    One day， Gongming Yi saw a（4）　　when he was having fun in the countryside．Suddenly，he had a strange idea． "Since everybody loves my music，why don't I play some music for this cow？" Then he moved his qixianqin（5）　　front of the cow． And he began to play it． He played the qixianqin very well and the music was beautiful， but the cow showed no reaction at all． It just kept eating（6）　　with its head down． He thought the music he played might be too（7）　　for the cow．So he tried to play some easy music． However， after playing for a long time， Gongming Yi was disappointed． He began to question his musical ability． He said to（8）　　，"The cow didn't understand my music． "Then he shook his head and went away．

    This is a funny story，but it is educational． We can learn（9）　　lessons from the story．First， don't say anything to the people who don't understand you at all． Second， （10）　If　 you talk to a wrong listener， you are silly and wasting time．