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There was a man who played the piano in a small bar. There were not too many   41  , but because he was a good piano player, some people   42   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   43   that before in public. I think I’m   44   at playing the piano.”     But the customer   45  . He told the waiter, “I’m   46   listening to the piano day after day. I want to hear something new and I want that guy to sing.”     The waiter   47   across the room, “Hey, buddy! If you want to get   48  , sing a song. The patrons are asking you to sing!”       49   in order to bring some money home that night, the piano player who had never sung in public did so for the first time. And   50   had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung _ 51   that night by Nat King Cole, and it surprised all, including the   52   himself!     He had talent he was   53   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   54   to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.     You, too, have skills and   55  . You may not feel as if your “talent” is particularly  56  , but it may be better than you think! And with persistence (堅持), most skills can be   57  . Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you   58  ! The   59   is not “What ability do I have that is useful?” It is   60   “How will I use whatever ability I have?”.     Just think a minute…  41. A. waiters         B. players          C. singers      D. customers  42. A. still           B. never            C. ever             D. only  43. A. practiced       B. shown            C. done             D. dreamed  44. A. better          B. richer               C. easier           D. sooner  45. A. confused        B. insisted             C. agreed       D. charged  46. A. familiar with   B. fond of          C. used to      D. tired of  47. A. served      B. shouted          C. explained        D. complained  48. A. changed         B. broadcast            C. paid             D. drunk  49. A. But             B. And              C. Because      D. So  50. A. nobody      B. anybody          C. somebody         D. everybody  51. A. since           B. after                C. until            D. when  52. A. waiter      B. singer           C. patron       D. owner  53. A. sitting         B. waiting          C. depending        D. playing  54. A. went up         B. went on          C. went off         D. went away  55. A. advantages B. character            C. abilities        D. principle  56. A. unique      B. surprising           C. famous       D. great  57. A. improved        B. wasted           C. remembered   D. impressed  58. A. imagine         B. develop          C. expect       D. possess  59. A. decision        B. answer           C. question         D. solution  60. A. even            B. rather               C. pretty           D. fairly  

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