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记叙文 【2016苏州市吴中区调研测试一】 Starting from my second year of primary school, there was one event I hated every year: the piano recital(演奏会). I didnt want to practice a boring piece of music and was scared to perform in front of strangers. Each year I would ask my father if I could skip(跳过)the recital just this once. And he would say something about building self-confidence and working toward a goat. So I was very satisfied when I stood in church and watched my father play the piano during his very first recital. My father wanted to play music when he was small. But his mother couldnt afford lessons. Three years ago, when he retired, he asked the church music director, Charles, to take him as a student. Just before the recital, Charles told me my dad was playing the best Ive ever seen him. For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he simply stared(注视)down at his fingers. I wondered whether he would even begin. But then Aram Khachaturians Meldy began. It seemed that my father was so focused on the music that he didnt realize we were there. My dad made it through Melody and then through another sting. Although he didnt have much skill, he made up for it in feeling. My 11-year-old son Jeff was there. So what did you think about your granddad? I asked Jeff later. He was great, Jeff replied. My father may not have reached his best musically, but in his grandsons eyes, hes at the top of the mountain. 30. From the first paragraph, we know the writer . A. practiced the piano every day B. didnt like to play the piano at all C. was confident at piano recitals D. was always working toward his goal 31. Which is NOT true about the writers father? A. He was poor when he was a child. B. The music teacher was proud of him. C. He gave a piano recital the year he retired. D. He had learned the piano for three years. 32. Why did people like the performance of the writers father? A. Because he played with his feeling