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  3. Jean-Michael was a promising young pianist. But when the young man played, it seemed to him as if his hands were iron. He worrie

Jean-Michael was a promising young pianist. But when the young man played, it seemed to him as if his hands were iron. He worrie

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问题     Jean-Michael was a promising young pianist. But when the young man played, it seemed to him as if his hands were iron. He worried so much about his playing that he became over-【S1】______ to the reviews of his playing. 【S2】______, in those days, a critic was not considered a critic, 【S3】______ he found something wrong. This 【S4】______ of the critics would often leave the young man ready to 【S5】______ his dream and return home.
    He was invited to play in Helsinki. The rich, the famous, the leaders of State were all there. Jean-Michael had one of those days where everything went 【S6】______. That night as he played, he felt as if it were the 【S7】______ concert of his young life. The next day, in the newspaper, some of the reviews were harsh and full of irony. The young musician was extremely 【S8】______.
    That day, as he sat in his hotel room, he was in total despair. There came a knocking at his door. He had a visitor. The famous Finnish composer Jean Sibelius had come by to 【S9】______ the young pianist for his performance. Jean-Michael asked how he thought of that and began to 【S10】______ some of the newspaper critics. "Hands of iron. No imagination. Little skill, no joy. Don’t you hear what they say?" he asked. Jean Sibelius looked at him and said, "Remember, son, there is no city in the world where they have erected a statue to a critic."

              Word Bank:
A. best                  I. criticize
B. Absolutely            J. announce
C. despair               K. depressed
D. give up               L. worst
E. Unfortunately         M. attitude
F. wrong                 N. sensitive
G. quote                 O. congratulate
H. unless
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