Ihavealwayslovedthesoundofthecello(大提琴).Iwouldgotoconce...

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I have always loved the sound of the cello(大提琴). I would go to concerts and wonder what it would feel like to hold a cello and make such glorious music. But I never 36 that I could play one.

One day, rushing between assignments, I 37 knocked on the wrong door in an office building. A (n) 38 man with white hair opened the door, and behind him were a dark cello and a wooden 39 with the design of a lyre on it.

For a moment, I 40 what I was looking for. I asked, “Do you play the cello?”

“Yes,” he said. “Do you want to become one of my 41 ?”

“Yes,” I responded, almost without 42 .

On my first lesson, I told the teacher, Heinrich Joachim, that I had answered yes on impulse(冲动) and I 43 if I could be a musician. Mr. J assured me that with 44 and devotion to the instrument, I could become one.

I told him that I’d had a beautiful voice. I sang solos in my church and dreamed of being a singer. But I 45 my beautiful voice during puberty(青春期). “The cello,” Mr. J promised, “will give you 46 your voice.”

I bought a cello and began to go for weekly 47 . Much to my surprise, the lessons did not start with music but 48 . We chatted about my job, my interests, and my ambitions. Once we got to the cello, it was not just a meeting with a(n) 49 . “Embrace your cello like you would embrace a beautiful woman,” he told me. I put my arms around the neck and my legs around the body of the instrument. “Now play,” he said. “Don’t just listen to the sound. 50 the sound and the vibrations(振动) in your hand, legs and chest.”

I made steady progress. Along with cello techniques, Mr. J taught me about scales, melody (曲调) and harmony. I got good enough to play with an amateur orchestra(乐队) .

I studied with him for seven years, until I got 51 and raised a family. I stopped the lesson, 52 we stayed in touch.

After Mr. J died in 2002, I got a call from his son, Andrew, who said he had a special 53 for me. A large box arrived days later, and inside was Mr. J’s “cello chair,” the 54 one with the lyre on the back.

I sit in Mr. J’s chair often. I know I can never 55 his musical sound, but I keep the tea on.

36. A. doubted B. agreed C. predicted D. imagined

37. A. frequently B. anxiously C. mistakenly D. cheerfully

38. A. elderly B. athletic C. helpful D. lonely

39. A. bench B. chair C. couch D. box

40. A. forgot B. hoped C. checked D. explained

41. A. tutors B. colleagues C. students D. clerks

42. A. thinking B. knowing C. understanding D. laughing

43. A. realized B. believed C. remembered D. doubted

44. A. belief B. preference C. attention D. practice

45. A. raised B. lost C. changed D. dropped

46. A. away B. out C. back D. in