Hecameonstageandbenttotheaudiencebeforehebeganhisperfor...

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He came on stage and bent to the audience before he began his performance. If you have ever been to his concert, you know that getting on stage is no small 41 for him. He was 42 with a serious disease as a child, and so he walks with the aid of two walking-sticks.

The audience sat quietly 43 he made his way across the stage to his chair and began his play. But this time, 44 went wrong. Just as he finished the first few pieces, one of the strings on his violin 45 . We thought that he would have to stop the concert. But he didn’t. 46 , he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then 47 the conductor to begin again.

The orchestra began and he played with such 48 and such power as they had never heard before. Of course, anyone knows that it is 49 to play a harmonious work with just three strings. I know that, and you know that, but that night the violinist 50 to know that.

When he finished, there was a(n) awesome silence in the room. And then people rose and cheered. There was an extraordinary outburst of 51 from every corner of the auditorium. He 52 , and then said in a quiet tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to 53 how much music you can 54 make with what you have left.”

This powerful 55 has stayed in my mind ever since I heard it. Perhaps that is the 56 of life — not just for artists but for all of us. He had 57 all his life to make music on a violin of four strings, but 58 , in the middle of a concert, he found himself with only three strings; so he made music with three strings, and the music he made that night was more 59 , and more memorable.

So, perhaps our 60 on the stage of life is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left.

41. A. shame B. pleasure C. privilege D. achievement

42. A. stricken B. suffered C. survived D. impacted

43. A. while B. before C. unless D. although

44. A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything

45. A. lost B. bent C. broke D. stretched

46. A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Moreover

47. A. ordered B. signaled C. prevented D. promised

48. A. pride B. despair C. passion D. stress

49. A. strange B. probable C. important D. impossible

50. A. seemed B. refused C. pretended D. attempted

51. A. anger B. laughter C. scream D. applause

52. A. wept B. smiled C. sighed D. whispered