阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A 、 B 、 C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Throughout my years in elementary and high school, I am able to recall ( 回想 ) countless experiences which stand out in my mind as meaningful. The teachers had different methods of making their 41 effective and easy to understand. However, in all of my memories, a single day in the fifth grade stands out as a(n) 42 day that truly changed my life. I can remember my first band lesson 43 . The excitement I felt as I opened my new saxophone ( 萨克斯管 ) case for the first time could not be put into words. I had never held a(n) 44 before. It was all new to me. Yet, slowly, my band director began to 45 me how to hold the instrument and the fingerings of basic notes. By the end of the lesson, I had learned to 46 Mary Had a Little Lamb and Hot Cross Buns . At the time, I didn't 47 what made that lesson so 48 . As a 10-year-old child, I knew that I liked this 49 toy. I also felt that I was a(n) 50 player. After all, I had learned to play two songs on my 51 day! In retrospect ( 回顾过去 ), however I realize that there might be something more to this 52 experience than just first-time excitement. My teacher had developed a lesson that consisted of easily recognizable and 53 parts. She began by introducing me to this new instrument, instructing me on basic 54 . This basic introduction was followed by a developmental period. With my teacher's 55 , I began to learn beginning notes and note values. Together, we worked to 56 my skills. The lesson was concluded by putting together all of the information that I had worked to develop. The random 57 that I made throughout the lesson became music as I 58 my first songs. This gave the lesson a sense of closure, as well as a sense of accomplishment. This memorable 59 experience was very 60 to me in the fifth grade. 41. A. reports B. Notes C. experiences D. lessons 42. A. different B. exciting C. normal D. heartbreaking 43. A. partly B. naturally C. clearly D. immediately 44. A. present B. instrument C. tool D. model 45. A. instruct B. ask C. remind D. prove 46. A. sing B. read C. play D. write 47. A. realize B. consider C. remember D. imagine 48. A. mysterious B. difficult C. stressful D. memorable 49. A. strange B. new C. soft D. large 50. A. good B. slow C. trained D. average 51. A. previous B. first C. best D. last 52. A. awkward B. uncommon C. positive D. terrible 53. A. hard B. unusual C. hopeful D. meaningful 54. A. subjects B. facts C. skills D. senses 55. A. praise B. work C. comfort D. help 56. A. develop B. test C. display D. change 57. A. mistakes B. decisions C. plans D. sounds 58. A. reviewed B. performed C. recorded D. heard 59. A. work B. research C. learning D. teaching 60. A. basic B. necessary C. familiar D. valuable