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For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, __41__ across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, __42__ at school for practice hours before anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to __43__ music, as he hated getting to school extra early.

__44__, one day, in the music class that was __45__ of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly (随意地) on the piano and found it __46__ to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually enjoyed doing it. He tried to hide his __47__ pleasure from the music teacher, who had __48__ over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, but the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good __49__ and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there __50__ him. There he decided to give the cello (大提琴) a __51__. When he began practicing, he took it very __52__. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was __53__ to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

This meant, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, __54__ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the __55__ looks of the non-musicians he had left behind.

41.A. travelling B. marching C. pacing D. struggling

42.A. rising up B. coming up C. driving up D. turning up

43.A. betray B. accept C. avoid D. appreciate

44.A. Therefore B. However C. Thus D. Moreover

45.A. part B. nature C. basis D. spirit

46.A. complicated B. safe C. confusing D. easy

47.A. transparent B. obvious C. false D. similar

48.A. run B. jogged C. jumped D. wandered

49.A. ear B. taste C. heart D. voice

50.A. occurred to B. took to C. appealed to D. held to

51.A. change B. chance C. mission D. function

52.A. seriously B. proudly C. casually D. naturally

53.A. committed B. used C. limited D. admitted

54.A. pushing B. dragging C. lifting D. rushing

55.A. admiring B. pitying C. annoying D. teasing

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