第20课时 九年级上册Modules 3—4
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My father was a selftaught mandolin player.He was one of the best players in our town.He could not __1__ music，but if he heard a tune(曲子)a few times，he could play it.When he was young，he was a __2__of a small country music band .They played at local dances and the radio station.
At home Dad often got out his mandolin and played for the family.We three children sang along.__3__ played the mandolin like my father.He could __4__ your heart with the music that came out of that old mandolin.He seemed to shine when he was playing.You could see his __5__in his ability to play so well for his family.
But Dad had to find another__6__ in a factory later because the money he made at the band wasn't enough to __7__the family.Unluckily he had an __8__one day and lost one finger.He c ouldn't play as __9__ as before.From then on，every time we asked him to play，he would make up reasons to __10__ down our request.However，we missed his performance so much.__11__，he agreed and said “Okay，but remember，I can't hold down on the strings(琴弦) the way I __12__ to”．When he played the old m andolin，it carried us back to a __13__，happy time in our lives.
