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一场座无虚席的歌曲演唱会，歌迷正在等待他们最喜欢的歌手登台时，因意外歌手没有到场，这场演唱会能出现什么结果呢？歌迷们还会为此喝彩吗？请大家阅读下文便会知晓！

A famous singer agreed to sing in a bar（酒吧）. The manager（经理） of the bar made it widely known around town and tickets for the event sold out quickly. In fact， it turned out that there were no seats left on the night of the concert.

A feeling of expectation and happiness was in the air as the manager walked up to the stage（舞臺）. He said， “Hello everybody， thank you for being here tonight. I am afraid that the singer will not be singing tonight because she is ill. However， we have found another great singer. She will sing for you. We hope she will give you great happiness as well...”

The air seemed frozen for a moment. People were unhappy about  the news. They did not even hear the host say the stand-in’s name.

The environment turned from excitement to quietness.

The stand-in performer gave the show everything she had. When she finished， there was nothing. It was so quiet. No one cheered. Nobody clapped（鼓掌）. The stand-in performer was embarrassed（尴尬的）. Suddenly， from the balcony， a little boy stood up and shouted， “Mommy， I think you are wonderful！”

Everyone turned to the balcony， saw the little boy’s smile， and then broke into cheers at the same time.

We all need people in our lives who would like to stand up once in a while and say， “I think you are wonderful.”

1. What was the bar like before the manager came？

A. There were many seats left.

B. People were waiting excitedly.

C. The stage was open to everybody.

D. The manager was singing on the stage.

2. Why couldn’t the famous singer come to sing in the bar？

A. Because she was ill.

B. Because the tickets didn’t sell out.

C. Because people wouldn’t like to listen to her songs.

D. Because the manager found a more famous singer.

3. After hearing the boy’s words， the stand-in performer might feel_______.

A. angry        B. frozen

C. cheerful    D. embarrassed

4. What does this story teach us？

A. Learn to take it easy.

B. A little boy can be smarter than you think.

C. Always have a smile on your face.

D. Stand up for others.