There was a man who played the piano in a small bar.
There were not too many 36 , but because he was a good piano
player, some people 37 came in every night just to hear him
play. But one night, a patron (老主顧) told him he didn’t
want to hear him play but to sing a song.
The man said, “I have never 38 that
before in public. I think I’m 39 at playing the piano.”
But the customer 40 . He told the
waiter, “I’m 41 listening to the piano day after day. I want
to hear something new and I want that guy to sing.”
The waiter 42 across the room, “Hey,
buddy! If you want to get 43 , sing a song. The patrons are
asking you to sing!”
44 in order to bring some money home
that night, the piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very
first time. And 45 had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung before 46
that night by Nat King Cole, and it surprised all, including the 47
himself!
He had talent he was 48 on! He may
have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but
because he had to sing, he 49 to become one of the
best-known entertainers in America.
You, too, have skills and 50 . You
may not feel as if your “talent” is particularly 51 , but it
may be better than you think! And with persistence (堅(jiān)持), most skills can be 52 . Besides,
you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you 53
! The 54 is not “What ability do I have that is useful?”
It is 55 “How will I use whatever ability I have?”.
Just think a minute…
1. A．waiters B．customers C．singers D．players
2. A．never B．still C．ever D．only
3. A．practiced B．shown C．dreamed D．done
4. A．better B．richer C．easier D．sooner
5. A．a(chǎn)greed B．confused C．insisted D．charged
6. A．familiar with B．fond of C．used to D．tired of
7. A．served B．explained C．shouted D．complained
8. A．changed B．broadcast C．paid D．drunk
9. A．So B．And C．Because D．But
10. A．nobody B．a(chǎn)nybody C．somebody D．everybody
11. A．until B．a(chǎn)fter C．since D．when
12. A．waiter B．singer C．patron D．owner
13. A．sitting B．waiting C．depending D．playing
14. A．went up B．went on C．went off D．went away
15. A．a(chǎn)dvantages B．character C．principle D．a(chǎn)bilities
16. A．unique B．surprising C．famous D．great
17. A．recognized B．wasted C．improved D．impressed
18. A．imagine B．possess C．expect D．develop
19. A．decision B．a(chǎn)nswer C．question D．solution
20. A．even B．rather C．pretty D．fairly