21．"Wanted：Violin.Can't pay much.Call..."
That advertisement in the newspaper made me remember my childhood.I，too，bad wanted a violin，but we didn't have the money.Even though times（歲月） were（1）
，I couldn't wait any longer to ask. "Daddy，may I have a violin of（2）
？" Daddy's face looked（3）
.But a few weeks later，Daddy went home，with a case in his hand，（4）
，"Mary，I found this second hand violin for seven dollars."
The day when I carried my violin to school for my first lesson，no one could know how（5）
I was.I practiced，joined the school orchestra（管弦樂隊(duì)），gave performances...Several years seemed to nun even quickly and I found myself in the first violin chair.More years（6）
，and my violin made every move with me，until one day，I carefully（7）
it away.
Now here（8）
this wanted advertisement，I discovered the case deep in my closet （儲(chǔ)藏室） .I put it on the table.Then I picked up the（9）
，walked to the telephone and called by the（10）
.
Later in the day- a man of about 30 knocked at the door. "I've been expecting someone would（11）
my advertisement.My daughter wants a violin so（12）
，" he said，examining my violin."How much are you asking？"
I said， "Seven dollars."""Are you sure？" he asked，（13）
he did not believe his ears."Seven dollars."I.（14）
and then added，"I hope your little girl will enjoy it.（15）
I did at her age.'
I smiled，but I found my tears rolling down my face.
| （1） |
A．easy |
B．hard |
C．late |
D．long |
| （2） |
A．my |
B．my own |
C．Myself |
D．me |
| （3） |
A．a(chǎn)ngry |
B．happy |
C．sad |
D．funny |
| （4） |
A．a(chǎn)nswering |
B．saying |
C．a(chǎn)sking |
D．telling |
| （5） |
A．surprised |
B．excited |
C．interested |
D．exciting |
| （6） |
A．past |
B．was passed |
C．passing |
D．passed |
| （7） |
A．carried |
B．put |
C．took |
D．threw |
| （8） |
A．a(chǎn)bout |
B．by |
C．in |
D．for |
| （9） |
A．violin |
B．a(chǎn)dvertisement |
C．case |
D．newspaper |
| （10） |
A．date |
B．name |
C．number |
D．a(chǎn)ddress |
| （11） |
A．offer |
B．a(chǎn)nswer |
C．receive |
D．find |
| （12） |
A．much |
B．easily |
C．quickly |
D．luckily |
| （13） |
A．though |
B．when |
C．a(chǎn)s if |
D．until |
| （14） |
A．repeated |
B．continued |
C．reminded |
D．suggested |
| （15） |
A．which |
B．when |
C．what |
D．a(chǎn)s |
