《2025年课堂作业武汉出版社九年级英语上册人教版》

Once there were some musicians who used to make their living by playing music traveling around from one town to another. One day they ______1______ they were not making much money. People were not able to ______2______ the tickets they were charging for their music.
So they ______3______ together to decide what to do. One musician said, "I think we should stop performing now because our earnings are not much."
Several others also supported him with their own ______4______. But there was one named Cruse sitting in ______5______. Then the others asked him, "You did not say anything. What is your idea?"
"I think we should perform," he said. "I know that nowadays very few people are coming, ______6______ still we should perform. Because we have a ______7______ to perform towards those people. They will be expecting us to perform. The people who come should not be ______8______ for those who do not come."
The other musicians got some encouragement ______9______ his words and they performed on that cold snowy night at their best. Very few people came to their performance as they ______10______, but they were happy that at least some were there.
When ______11______ had left, Cruse came to the other musicians with a note and said, "One of the people gave me this note before he left the hall." Everybody was ______12______ to see the note, because nobody had left any note for their performance during their whole life.
They immediately unfolded it and read ______13______ as if no one could hear, "You have performed beautifully tonight. Thanks a lot. Come to my court tomorrow morning." The note was signed by "Your King". All of them started ______14______ with happiness. This performance would make their ______15______ different. They thanked Cruse heartily and went to their homes waiting to meet the King.
We should not be discouraged even if only a few people are appreciating our service.
1. A. heard
B. felt
C. wished
D. mindedB
2. A. care for
B. put up
C. pay for
D. cut upC
3. A. sat
B. played
C. sang
D. movedA
4. A. excuses
B. reasons
C. money
D. repliesB
5. A. danger
B. complaint
C. doubt
D. silenceD
6. A. so
B. or
C. but
D. andC
7. A. fame
B. duty
C. dream
D. placeB
8. A. confused
B. welcomed
C. punished
D. complainedC
9. A. with
B. to
C. in
D. fromD
10. A. wished
B. expected
C. invited
D. countedB
11. A. everybody
B. nobody
C. somebody
D. anybodyA
12. A. tired
B. surprised
C. disappointed
D. satisfiedB
13. A. quietly
B. loudly
C. quickly
D. slowlyB
14. A. replying
B. crying
C. singing
D. dancingD
15. A. music
B. home
C. way
D. lifeD

答案： 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.B 11.A 12.B 13.B 14.D 15.D