A boy’s mother wanted to help her son make progress at the piano. She bought tickets to a performance by a great pianist. When the evening arrived, they found their seats near the front of the concert hall and looked at the big piano waiting on the stage. Soon the mother found a friend to talk to, and the boy slipped away.
At 8 o'clock, the lights in the hall became weak. The spotlights (聚光灯) came on. Only then did they notice the boy up on the piano bench, playing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. His mother was shocked, but before she could get her son back, the master himself was on the stage and quickly moving to the piano.
He went up to the boy and said gently, "Don't stop. Keep playing." Then he leaned (屈身) over and reached down with his left hand and began filling in the bass (低音部) part. Soon his right arm reached around the other side and played a delightful piece of music. Together, the old master and the little boy carried the crowd away with their beautiful music.
In all our lives, we receive helping hands --- some we notice, some we don't. Equally we ourselves have a great many chances to give a helping hand to others --- sometimes we like our help to be noticed, sometimes we don't. Little of what we all achieve comes without learning or support from others. What we receive we should give back.

(1) The little boy slipped onto the stage when ____________.

A. the evening arrived

B. they got to the concert hall

C. the spotlight came on

D. her mother talked to her friend

(2) Which of the following sentences is true?

A. The pianist knew the boy’s mother very well.

B. The pianist helped the boy to play a beautiful music.

C. The pianist told the boy to stop playing the piano.

D. The pianist wanted to play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

(3) We learn from the text that ____________.

A. we could get help and we should help others

B. we should give helping hands to others when they notice

C. we never receive helping hands when we need

D. we always do things successfully without help