A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering

  A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I    31    that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning   32    the wall. Being a piano music lover and    33   , I asked, if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been   34   lessons—at age 54!  I told her that it was very   35   that she was pursuing （追求） her passion（热情） to play the piano.

    Then she asked me   36    question.

    “I have been playing for 8 years now, ” I answered.

    “Then you must play a song for me before you leave, ” she   37   . I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she   38   me of our musical “   39   ”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room,    40   asked me to play a song for her. I thought   41   and decided to play David Lanz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for   42   , and it was my soul-searching song.

    I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions   43   into it as possible. She loved it.    44   I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man! ”

    I turned around. And there was an old lady   45   one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to   46   you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to   47   my bed, but your music made me feel good, ”she said. With that, she turned around and walked   48   back to her room.

    I was deeply   49   by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s   50   for peace and joy.

31. A. observed       B. watched

C. noticed           D. caught

32. A. on       B. at

C. over        D. against

33. A. player       B. teacher

C. composer       D. starter

34. A. giving       B. attending

C. teaching        D. reviewing

35. A. interesting       B. wonderful

C. moved             D. impressive

36. A. another       B. a different

C. the same         D. other

37. A. advised       B. ordered

C. demanded       D. requested

38. A. warned       B. reminded

C. asked           D. required

39. A. course       B. task

C. discussion       D. deal

40. A. and          B. but

C. as a result       D. what’s more

41. A. for the moment       B. at the moment

C. for a moment           D. at a moment

42. A. music       B. songs

C. the piano       D. vitamins

43. A. dropping       B. falling

C. pouring           D. running

44. A. Since       B. As

C. While          D. Because

45. A. taking       B. making

C. having          D. moving

46. A. thank       B. praise

C. admire         D. owe

47. A. get on       B. get up

C. get off          D. get down

48. A. quietly       B. calmly

C. happily          D. slowly

49. A. shocked       B. touched

C. delighted         D. disturbed

50. A. world       B. heart

C. brains          D. dreams

   本文讲述了作者去一家店买维生素时，爱好钢琴的店主要作者弹奏一曲，作者感情专注、十分投入地演奏了一曲，而这却使一位久病在床的老人感觉精神顿好，老人起身感谢，作者深受感动。由此，作者对这首曲子有了更深的理解。

31. 【解析】选C。一进房子，我注意到有一个电子键盘在架子上。

32. 【解析】选D。against表示“倚着，靠着”。

33. 【解析】选A。下文谈到作者为这位女士弹钢琴，因此应为player。

34. 【解析】选B。根据上下文可以看出她一直在学钢琴，因此选attending。

35. 【解析】选D。impressive意为“给人深刻印象的，感人的”。

36. 【解析】选C。根据回答的内容可推断所提问的问题内容与上文所谈论的是一样的。

37. 【解析】选D。与下文. . . asked me to play a song for her. 中的asked相呼应。

38. 【解析】选B。她提醒我，我们原先的关于音乐方面的交易。

39. 【解析】选D。买维生素是一笔“交易”，请“我”弹琴也是谈成的一笔“交易”。

40. 【解析】选A。连接两个动作。

41. 【解析】选C。for a moment意为“一会儿”。

42. 【解析】选A。此句意为“既然她对音乐充满了热情”。

43. 【解析】选C。my emotions pouring into it感情专注，投入。

44. 【解析】选B。as引导时间状语从句。

45. 【解析】选A。有一位老太太在另一位女士的帮助下一次只走一小步。“走一步”通常说“take a/one step”。

46. 【解析】选A。根据上下文可知，出来应为表示感谢。

47. 【解析】选C。因为病得很严重，因此下床（get off one’s bed）很难。

48. 【解析】选D。因为有病，所以走路应该非常缓慢。

49. 【解析】选B。我被她对音乐的欣赏所感动。

50. 【解析】选B。此句回归主题。