Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a famous concert. After they were seated, the mother (1) a friend and walked over to greet her. Seizing the (2) to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy got up and explored his way (3) a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE（禁止进入）”. When the lights became less bright and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her (4) and discovered that the child was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains (5) and the lights focused on the stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, (6) Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
At that moment, the great piano master, Paderewski, (7) on the stage, quickly went to the piano and (8) in the boy’s ear, “Don’t (9) Keep playing.”
Then, leaning(倾斜) over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began (10) in a bass (低音的) part. Soon his right arm reached (11) to the other side of the child and he added a beautiful piece of music. (12) , the old master and the boy (13) a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative (14)
That’s the way it is in life. (15) we can complete on our own is (16) noteworthy(值得注目的). We try our best, but the (17) aren’t exactly graceful or flowing music. (18) when we put our trust in the hands of greater power, our life can be truly beautiful.
The next time you set (19) to create great performances, listen carefully. You can hear the (20) of the master whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”