这里是how to play it，是疑问词+动词不定式的形式，在句中做宾语

【题目】完形填空（共15分，每小题1.5分）

Once, a king loved music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument. One day, a magic man  　the king a harp(竖琴).

The king took it to the palace, but 　 he played it, the harp sounded terrible. Many ___ people tried it. They agreed that the harp was __ 　and the king had been fooled. The harp was thrown out as rubbish.

A poor little girl 　found the harp, and even though she didn’t know how 　 it, she decided to have a try. She played and played, the whole day through, for months and years. The music she produced was never perfect, __　 each time it sounded a little better.

Then one day, suddenly, the harp started to play the most beautiful music. It was in fact _____ magic harp, and could only be played well by someone who would put in the necessary effort.

The king heard the music from his window, and called the girl to the palace. When the king saw that she was playing his old harp, he was filled ___　 joy. At that moment he made the girl his own private __　 , giving her and her family many riches.

【1】A. offer   B. offers   C. offered     D. has offered

【2】A. when   B. before   C. if          D. because

【3】A. another B. other    C. others     D. the other

【4】A. used   B. using    C. useless    D. uselessness

【5】A. late    B. lately   C. latest     D. later

【6】A. played B. to play  C. playing    D. to playing

【7】A. so     B. and      C. or          D. but

【8】A. a       B. an       C. the         D. /

【9】A. in     B. of       C. by          D. with

【10】A. music B. musical   C. musician    D. musically