For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, 36 across the campus with their heavy instrument cases. 37 at school for practice hours 38 anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to 39 music, as he hated getting to school extra early. __40___ , one day , in the music class that was __41__of his school’s standard curriculum , he was playing idly (随意地) on the piano and found it ____42___to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually __43__doing it. He tried to hide his __44__pleasure from the music teacher, who had __45__over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, __46__the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good ___47__ and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room t o see if any of the instruments there __48__ him. There he decided to give the cello (大提琴) a __49__. When he began practicing, he took it very __50__. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instru m ent, and was __51__to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well. This __52__, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, __53__ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the __54__ looks of the non-musicians he had left __55__. 36.A. travelling B. marching C. pacing D. struggling 37. A. rising up B. coming up C. driving up D. turning up 38. A. before B. after C. until D. since 39. A. betray B. accept C. avoid D. appreciate 40. A. Therefore B. However C. Thus D. Moreover 41. A. part B. nature C. basis D. spirit 42. A. complicated B. safe C. confusing D. easy 43. A. missed B. disliked C. enjoyed D. denied 44. A. transparent B. obvious C. false D. similar 45. A. run B. jogged C. jumped D. wandered 46. A. because B. but C. though D. so 47. A. ear B. taste C. heart D. voice 48. A. occurred to B. took to C. appealed to D. held to 49. A. change B. chance C. mission D. function 50. A. seriouslyB. proudlyC. casuallyD. naturally 51. A. committedB. usedC. limitedD. admitted 52. A. provedB. showedC. stressedD. meant 53. A. pushingB. draggingC. liftingD. rushing 54. A. admiringB. pityingC. annoyingD. teasing 55. A. overB. asideC. behindD. Out