A statue was erected at ___ public expense.

Jean-Michael Lourdis 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 oversensitive (过度敏感的) to the comments of his playing. Unfortunately, in those days, a critic(批评家) was not considered a critic, unless he found something wrong. This attitude of the critics would often leave the young man ready to give up 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 when everything went wrong. That night as he played, he felt as if it were the worst concert of his young life. The next day, in the newspapers, some of the comments were so unkind. The young musician was painful.

That day, as he sat in his hotel room in total despair(绝望), there came a knocking at his door. He had a visitor. The famous Finnish composer(作曲家) Jean Sibelius had come by to congratulate the young pianist on his performance. Jean-Michael asked how he thought of that and began to quote 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 young Jean-Michael and said, " Remember, son, there is no city in the world where they have erected a statue(雕像) for a critic."

216.According to the passage, Jean-Michael Lourdis（）.

A.was a bad pianist

B.cared too much about what the critics had said

C.refused to play in Helsinki

D.was praised highly by the critics

217.A critic in those days usually（）.

A.found fault with musicians' performances

B.said kind and encouraging words to musicians

C.helped musicians become famous

D.asked more people to go to concerts

218.The young musician was painful because（）..

A.he was very strict with himself

B.he didn't trust himself

C.some of the comments were so unkind

D.he felt lonely in his hotel room

219.The comments mentioned all EXCEPT（）.

A.hands of iron

B.no imagination

C.little skill

D.wonderful

Jean-Michael Lourdis 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 oversensitive (过度敏感的) to the comments of his playing. Unfortunately, in those days,

a citic(批评家) was not considered a citic. unless he found something wrong. This aitnde of the critis would ofen leave the young man ready to give up his dream and retun 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 when everything went wrong. That night as he played, he felt as if it were the worst concert of his young life. The next day, in the newspap

ers, some of the comments were so unkind. The young musician was painfl

That day, as he sat in his hotel room in total despair(绝望)。there came a knocking at his door. He had a visitor. The famous Finnish composer(作曲家) Jean Sibelius had come by to congratulate the young pianist on his performance. Jean-Michael asked how he thought

spaper crtis. "Hands of iron. No imnagination. Litle skil no joy. Don't you he

Jean Sibelius looked at young Jean-Michael and said, " Remember, son, there is no city in the world where they have erected a statue(雕像) for a critic."

1.According to the passage, Jean-Michael Lourdis.（）

A. wasabad pianist

B. cared too much about what the crtis had said

C. refised to play in Hesini

D. was praised highly by the critics

2.A citic in those days usally（）.

A. found fault with musicans" performances

B. said kind and encouraging words to musicians

C. heped musicans become famous

D. asked more people to go to conerts

3.The young musician was painful because（）.

A. he was very strict with himself

B. he didn"t trust himself

C. some of the comments were so unkind

D. he felt lonely in his hotel room

4.The comments mentioned all EXCEPT（）.

A. hands of iron

B. no imagination

C. ite skill

D. wonderful

5.Jean Sibelius came to visit the young musician because（）.

A. he wanted to tell the young man the critics were right

B. he wanted to tell the young man not to lose his temper at that time

C. he wanted to tell the young man his performance was great

D. he wanted to tell the young man to respect the critics" opinion

The Curious children watched the towers（）.

The children went there to watch the iron tower ______.

The curious children watched the towers _______.A. erectedB. be erectedC. to be erecte

Signpost （) along the way directed us to the town.A、electedB、correctedC、collectedD、erect

Yesterday they erected a fence to___off the dogs.

Xi’an City Wall which is the longest, oldest and best-preserved extant city defense system, was erected in the 14th century Ming Dynasty. （）

The soldiers had （) barricades to protect themselves.

Opposition demonstrators have _______ barricades in roads leading to the parliament bu