II.[2015•广州]完形填空(7分钟)Onceakinglovedmusicsomuchthathesearchedtheworldforthebestinstrument.Onedayamagicman1thekingaharp(竖琴).Thekingtookittothepalacebut2heplayedittheharpsoundedterribl

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II. [2015 • 广州]完形填空(7分钟) 

Once a king loved music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument. One day a magic man 1the king a harp (竖琴) .

The king took it to the palace but 2 he played it the harp sounded terrible. Many 3 people tried it. They agreed that the harp was 4 and the king had been fooled. The harp was thrown out as rubbish.

A poor little girl 5 found the harp and even though she didn't know how 6 she decid ed to have a try. She played and played the whole day through for months and years. The music she produced was never perfect 7 each time it sounded a little better.

Then one day suddenly the harp started to play the most beautiful music. It was in fact 8 magic harp and could only be played well by someone who would put in the necessary effort.

The king heard the music from his window and called the girl to the palace. When the king saw that she was playing his old harp he was filled 9 joy. At that moment he made the girl his own private 10 giving her and her family many riches.

() 1. A. offer   B. offers

   C. offered   D. has offered

() 2. A. when   B. before

   C. if   D. because

() 3. A. another   B. other

   C. others   D. the other

() 4. A. used   B. using

   C. useless   D. uselessness

() 5. A. late   B. lately

   C. latest   D. later

() 6. A. played   B. to play

   C. playing   D. to playing

() 7. A. so   B. and   C. or   D. but

() 8. A. a   B. an   C. the   D. /

() 9. A. in   B. of   C. by   D. with

() 10. A. music   B. musical

   C. musician   D. musically

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