OnmyeighthbirthdayDadboughtmeanaccordion(手风琴)andsaidexcitedly"Onceyoulearntoplayit'llstaywithyouforlife."ButIdidn'twanttoplayit.IjustwantedtoplaygamesButDadaskedmetotakeaccordionlessons.
OnedayIfoundaboxinacorner.WhenIopeneditIsawabeautifulviolin."You’reyourfather's"Mumsaid."Hisparentsboughtitforhim.Iguesshegottoobusyonthefarmtolearntoplayit."
IhadtopracticehalfanhoureverydayandeverydayItriedtogetoutofit.ButDaddidn'tallow.Iaskedwhy.Heanswered"Becauseyoucanbringpeoplejoy.Youcantouchtheirhearts."Headdedsoftly"Somedayyou'llhavethechanceIneverhad:you'llplaybeautifulmusicforyourfamily.Andyou'llunderstandwhyyou'veworkedsohard."Iwasspeechless.
ThelessonsstoppedafterIfinishedhighschool.WhenIgrewupIgotmarriedandmovedintoanewhouse.Iputtheaccordionintheattic(阁楼).
Oneafternoonmytwochildrenfoundtheaccordionbyaccident(偶然).Theygotveryexcited."Playit.Playit"theylaughedandsaid.Istartedtoplaysomesimplesongs.IwassurprisedIcouldstillrememberthem.Soonthekidsweredancing.Evenmywifewaslaughingandclappingtothebeat.
Atthatmomentmyfather'swordscamebacktome"Somedayyou'llhavethechanceIneverhad.Andyou'llunderstand."IfinallyknewwhyDadhadaskedmetopracticehard.Dadneverlearnttoplayhisviolin.ButItoldmyfamily"Thisismyfather'smusic."
1.Myfatherdidn'tlearntoplayhisviolinwhenhewasyoungbecause_______.
A.hedidn'tliketoplaytheviolin B.hehadtosupporthisfamily
C.hewantedtoplaygames D.hedidn'tkeeponpracticing
2.Howmightthewriterfeelwhenhehadtopracticeplayingtheaccordion?
A.Delighted. B.Excited. C.Bored. D.Relaxed.
3."Daddidn'tallow"means"_______".
A.Daddidn'tletmedoit. B.Daddidn'tstopmedoingit.
C.Daddidn'thelpmedoit. D.Daddidn'tseemedoit.
4.Dadaskedmetolearntoplaytheaccordionsothat_______.
A.Icouldgotoabetterschool B.Icouldgivemyselfmuchjoy
C.Icouldbeausefulman D.Icouldmak