Question

(2015 .廣州中考) 

   Once,a king loved music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument. One day,a magic man 1 the king a harp (豎琴) .

   The king took it to the palace,but 2 he played it,the harp sounded terrible. Many 3 people tried it. They agreed that the harp was 4 and the king had been fooled. The harp was thrown out as rubbish.

   A poor little girl 5 found the harp,and even though she didn't know how 6 it'she decided to have a try. She played and played,the whole day through,for months and years. The music she produced was never perfect,7 each time it sounded a little better.

   Then one day,suddenly,the harp started to play the most beautiful music. It was in fact 8 magic harp,and could only be played well by someone who would put in the necessary effort.

   The king heard the music from his window,and called the girl to the palace. When the king saw that she was playing his old harp,he was filled 9 joy. At that moment he made the girl his own private 10 ,giving her and her family many riches.

1. A. offer   B. offers   C. offered   D. has offered

2. A. when   B. before   C. if   D. because

3. A. another   B. other   C. others   D. the other

4. A. used   B. using   C. useless   D. uselessness

5. A. late   B. lately   C. latest   D. later

6. A. played   B. to play   C. playing   D. to playing

7. A. so   B. and   C. or   D. but

8. A. a   B. an   C. the   D. /

9. A. in   B. of   C. by   D. with

10. A. music   B. musical   C. musician   D. musically

Answer 1

1〜5. CABCD 6〜10. BDADC