Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need _ _21__ ,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.” What made him sad was _ _22__ his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.” As a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly __ 23__ . He decided that he didn’t want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely, his father didn’t push, but waited. Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he _ _24__ that he could show others that he had talent _ _25__ . That day he told his father what he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around. He started _ _26__ competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was _ _27__ that Lang Lang had won, he was too excited to hold back his tears. Soon __ 28__ was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang moved again, this time to Philadelphia, USA. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his __ 29__ performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs in Lincoln Centre and Carnegie Hall started __ 30__ in, Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him shine. 21. A. exercise                        B. fortune                     C. knowledge                D. wealth 22. A. whether                           B. why                         C. when                       D. that 23. A. hurt                          B. weakened                 C. ruined                      D. frightened 24. A. seemed                     B. admitted                   C. noticed                     D. realized 25. A. in all                        B. above all                  C. after all                    D. at all 26. A. receiving                  B. accepting                  C. winning                   D. beating 27. A. told                          B. mentioned                C. announced                D. recognized 28. A. this                          B. it                             C. that                          D. what 29. A. successful                 B. cheerful                   C. respectful                 D. meaningful 30. A. pulling                     B. breaking                   C. falling                      D. pouring