Read the paragraph.Trey repeated the scales. His manipulation of the keys was becoming less of a struggle, and the tuba was making sounds that were almost musical. The low notes still gave him pause, though, so he attempted them again. After countless repetitions, his room boomed with the tuba’s brassy blare. He held the last note until he was out of breath, and as he exhaled, he heard his mother say from downstairs, “That one sounded good!”
Trey keeps practicing the scales and repeats the low notes even though they are difficult. His persistence shows that he is determined to improve, which matches “determined.” The paragraph does not suggest that he is impatient or already especially talented.
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