B．the author enjoyed staying with her family

　　C．piano practice made the author feel confident

　　D．the author got support from her family

　　D　[推理判断题。根据第一段的"My grandparents were coming...my busy Aunt Dianne...was coming."和第三段的"My mum and dad had flowers for me..."可知，作者获得了家人的支持。]

　　3．What did the author learn from her piano performance?

　　A．Don't be too hard on oneself.

　　B．Things seldom go as well as people expect.

　　C．No one will care what others have done.

　　D．Never think much of a matter.

　　A　[细节理解题。根据最后一段中"Aunt Dianne was right.I think we are harder on ourselves than anyone else is."可知A项正确。]

　　4．What would be the best title for the text?

　　A．A Piano Lesson

　　B．My Family and I

　　C．My Aunt Dianne

　　D．A Piano Recital Disaster

　　D　[标题归纳题。通读全文可知，作者主要围绕一次糟糕的钢琴演奏会展开叙述。]

　　B

　　Kids in primary schools in Bellaire，Ohio，have something to sing about.For the past eight years，public primary schools in that town didn't offer music classes.They didn't have the money to pay for them.But the school district got some support to bring back music this school year.

Many school officials across the country say music classes get students excited about going to school.And studies have shown that music classes may boost brainpower.For example，researchers from the University of Southern California