Myfatherwasaself-taughtmandolin（曼陀林琴）player.Hecouldnotreadbutifheheardatuneseveraltimeshecouldplayit.Occasionallyhe21playforthelocalradiostation.Dadlovedplayingthemandolinforhisfami

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My father was a self-taught mandolin（曼陀林琴）player. He could not read but if he heard a tune several times he could play it. Occasionally he ___21___ play for the local radio station.

Dad loved playing the mandolin for his family. He knew we enjoyed his playing. If he could give ___22___ to others he would especially for his family. He was always ___23___ his time and efforts to making sure his family had enough in their life.

Later I matured into a man and had my own children. Whenever coming home I would ask Dad to play the mandolin for nobody played the mandolin like him. He could ___24___ your soul with tunes coming out of that old mandolin. He seemed to ___25___ when playing taking pride in his ability to play so well.

Unfortunately in 1977. Dad was ___26___ in an accident leaving his third finger of his left hand wounded seriously. ___27___ he didn’t lose enough of the finger where it would stop him picking up anything it did affect his ___28___ to play the mandolin. After the accident he was ___29___ to play and felt unable to play as well as before. Every time we asked him to play he would make excuses. ___30___ we could persuade him and he would say “Okay. But I can’t hold down on the strings and play as well as before.” For the family it made no ___31___. When he played the old mandolin it would carry us back to a cheerful happier time.

In August 1993 Dad was ___32___ with serious disease. He chose not to receive any chemotherapy（化疗）treatments ___33___ he could live out his rest life in dignity(尊严). A week before his death we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for his family. First he made the usual ___34___ again but later said “Okay.” ___35___ it was likely to be the last chance for us to hear him playing. He tuned up the old mandolin and played. ___36___ I found everyone in the family ___37___. We saw before us a quiet humble man with an inner ___38___ that lives with him in his life.

Dad would never play the mandolin for us again but we still ___39___ the most valuable gift we gained from him ___40___ he had done all his life giving.

21. A. might B. should C. would D. must

22. A. pleasure B. advice C. help D. favor

23. A. applying B. paying C. attaching D. devoting

24. A. touch B. discover C. deliver D. possess

25. A. escape B. shine C. exist D. calm

26. A. included B. absorbed C. buried D. involved

27. A. Although B. If C. Whether D. Because

28. A. courage B. faith C. ability D. energy

29. A. desperate B. unwilling C. worthwhile D. sensitive

30. A. Eventually B. Suddenly C. Gradually D. Consequently

31. A. sense B. difference C. contact D. progress

32. A. combined B. burdened C. carried D. diagnosed