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Starting from my second year of primary school，there was one event I hated every year：the piano recital（獨(dú)唱會(huì)）．I didn't want to practice a boring piece of music and was afraid to perform in front of strangers．Each year I would ask my father if I could clear the recital"just this once"．And he would say something about building self-confidence and working toward a goal．
So I was very satisfied when I stood in church（教堂） and watched my father play the piano during his very first recital．My father wanted to play music when he was small．But his mother couldn't afford lessons．
Three years ago，when he retired，he asked the church music director，Charles，to take him as a student．Just before the recital，Charles told me my dad was playing"the best I've ever seen him．"
For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard，he simply stared down at（盯得…不敢對(duì)視） his fingers．I wondered whether he would even begin．
But then Aram Khachaturian's Melody began．It seemed that my father was so focused on the music that he didn't realize we were there．
My dad made it through Melody and then through another song．Although he didn't have much skill，he made up for it in feeling．
My 11-year-old son Jeff was there．"So what did you think about your granddad？"I asked Jeff later．"He was great，"Jeff replied．
My father may not have reached his height musically，but in his grandson's eyes，he's at the top of the mountain．
31．From the first paragraph，we know the writerC．
A．practiced the piano every day
B．was confident at piano recitals
C．didn't like to play the piano at all
D．was always working toward his goal
32．Which is NOT true about the writer's father？B
A．He was poor when he was a child．
B．He gave a piano recital the year he retired．
C．The music teacher was proud of him．
D．He had learned the piano for three years．
33．Why did people like the performance of the writer's father？C
A．Because he practiced hard．
B．Because he was an old learner．
C．Because he played with his feelings．
D．Because he communicated with people．
34．What does the story tell us？C
A．Children should respect parents'decisions．
B．Learning an instrument is easy for old people．
C．Never give up on your dreams no matter your age．
D．Skills for playing an instrument are not very important．
