Howapersonreactstocriticismoftenmeansthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure．TakeOleBullforexampleHis1father，achemist，wantedhimtostudyfortheministryandforbadehimtoplayhisbeloved（心爱的）violinH

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How a person reacts to criticism often means the difference between success and failure．Take Ole Bull for example His 1 father，a chemist，wanted him to study for the ministry and forbade him to play his beloved（心爱的）violin He soon gave up the course and，disobeying his father， 2 all his time and energy to the violin．

Unfortunately，though he had great ability，his teachers were 3 unskilled，so that by the time he was ready to start his concert tour he wasn't prepared In Italy a Milan newspaper critic（批评家）wrote：“He is a（n） 4 musician．If he is a diamond，he is certainly in the rough and unpolished．”There were two ways Ole Bull could have 5 to that criticism．He could have let it make him angry，or he could learn from it．

Fortunately he chose the 6 ．He went to the newspaper office and asked to see the critic．The 7 editor introduced him Ole spent the evening with the 70 year old critic，asked about his faults，and sought the old mall's 8 on how to correct them．

Then he cancelled the rest of his tour，returned home，and 9 the next six months studying under really able teachers He practiced hour after hour to overcome his 10 ．

Finally，he returned to his concerts and，when only 26，became the wonder of Europe．

1．A．awkward B．generous C．stubborn D．confident

2．A．devoted B．donated C．supplied D．allocated

3．A．absolutely B．completely C relatively D．gradually

4．A．untrained B．gifted C．mature D．1eading

5．A．referred B．attracted C．affected D．reacted

6．A．former B．1atter C．1ater D．early

7．A．frightened B．ashamed C．astonished D．convinced

8 A．advice B．attitude C．virtue D．wisdom

9．A．totaled B．squeezed C．spent D．spared

10．A．mistakes B．troubles C．difficulties D．faults

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