八年级英语阅读题
阅读下面短文,每个空只能填写一个形式正确,意义相符的单词.
“Daddy,can I learn to play the piano?I’ll try it very hard.”“Sarah asked her（ 1 ）,Mr White.
“All right,”Mr White said.“I’ll（ 2 ）for you to have lessons for six weeks.If you play well,you can go on with your lessons.If you don’t,I will（3 ）the lessons.”
“OK,Daddy,”Sarah said.
Mr White found her a good and expensive（ 4 ）and Sarah began her lessons.
Six weeks later,Sarah said to Mr White,“I’m（ 5） to play for you,Daddy,”
“Fine,Sarah,”Mr White said.“Begin.”
She began to play.She didn’t play well.She made a terrible noise.
Her father had one of his friends with him.the friend put his hands over his（ 6）when he heard the noise.
When Sarah （7 ）,her father said,“Well done,sarah.You can go on with your lessons.”
Sarah ran happily out of the room.Mr White’s friend turned to him.“You’ve spent a lot of （8 ）,budt she still plays very （ 9 ）,”he said.
Mr White said,“Since she started learning the piano ,I’ve been able to buy five apartments（单元房间）in this building very cheaply.In another six weeks,I’llown the whole building.”
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