1 . If you want to stand out, 10,000 hours of training will take you much further than your natural abilities. Mozart is considered by many as the greatest composer who ever lived. Traditionally, many people ________ outstanding achievements like Mozart’s are due to talent, or even inborn inspiration or ________.
This assumption holds especially true for child prodigies (神童) like Mozart whose music talent ________ the world at the age of six. But looking more ________ at this phenomenon, we find that these individuals actually had to practice countless hours before showing their ________ remarkable talent. In fact, scientists indicate that a prodigy’s training typically ________ at a very early age, with massive time invested in practice.
For example, when the six-year-old Mozart toured Europe to ________ his brilliant piano skills, he had already ________ 3,500 hours of musical training. If you compare this to other pianists who have practiced for as long, Mozart’s ________ wasn’t all that exceptional. It seems that outstanding abilities come from intensive strict practice ________ natural talents. A study shows the only factor directly ________ the students’ level of achievement was the amount of serious practice time: the most ________ performers had practiced for an average of 10,000 hours, while the least skilled had only 4,000 hours of practice. What’s even more revealing is that there were no ________: All of the top performers had ________ great efforts to their practice. It seems that no extraordinary talent can ________ without tough practice.
1. | A．admit | B．assume | C．realize | D．hope |
2. | A．motivation | B．progress | C．fate | D．determination |
3. | A．amazed | B．excited | C．questioned | D．scared |
4. | A．slowly | B．hurriedly | C．widely | D．closely |
5. | A．old-fashioned | B．so-called | C．well-organized | D．newly-discovered |
6. | A．begins | B．exists | C．ends | D．grows |
7. | A．polish | B．spread | C．display | D．broadcast |
8. | A．exchanged | B．accelerated | C．undergone | D．missed |
9. | A．achievement | B．ambition | C．exploration | D．experience |
10. | A．other than | B．rather than | C．as well as | D．in case of |
11. | A．putting forward | B．adjusted to | C．bringing up | D．involved in |
12. | A．aggressive | B．ordinary | C．energetic | D．gifted |
13. | A．limitations | B．principles | C．exceptions | D．evidences |
14. | A．devoted | B．adapted | C．saved | D．reduced |
15. | A．perform | B．escape | C．suffer | D．shine |
