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Although I love my life, it hasn't been a lot of fun as I've been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my__1__ was more manageable,
I __2__ ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.__3__ that was
years ago and times have changed.__4__I live with my mother on a country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to__5__ my disability
pension (残疾抚恤金). __6__ I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my __7__.I decided
that I would consider __8__to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was__9__ when I went into our local music store.I explained that I
wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music.I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of __10__ to get started.And__11__ you find only three to four songs out of ten on a
disc that you can __12__use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my __13__, he gave me a long, thoughtful __14__.'This
means a lot to you, doesn't it?' he said.'Come with me.'
He led me __15__the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it.He
placed his large hand __16__ on his treasure and said, 'I have 800 karaoke songs in here.You can take
your __17__and I'll record them for you.That should get you started.'
I __18__.Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose__19__ that I
could sing.I have come full circle with his help.
His __20__ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.
( )1. A. loneliness
( )2. A. set
( )3. A. Gladly
( )4. A. Now
( )5. A. add up to
( )6. A. If
( )7. A. movement
( )8. A. reaching out
( )9. A. recognized
( )10. A. money
( )11. A. thus
( )12. A. actually
( )13. A. job
( )14. A. face
( )15. A. over
( )16. A. unhappily
( )17. A. pick
( )18. A. had to cry
( )19. A. more
( )20. A. courageB. sadness
B. enjoyed
B. ually
B. Then
B. make up for
B. As
B. condition
B. living up
B. interviewed
B. time
B. once
B. hardly
B. family
B. view
B. along
B. lovingly
B. turn
B. ought to cry
B. the ones
B. devotionC. tiredness
C. kept
C. Unfortunately
C. Sometime
C. get rid of
C. Though
C. choices
C. getting on
C. found
C. energy
C. seldom
C. nearly
C. idea
C. look
C. towards
C. pitifully
C. role
C. should have cried
C. few
C. kindness D. sickness
D. shared
D. Surprisingly
D. Meanwhile
D. take advantage of
D. Before
D. positions
D. going back
D. invited
D. knowledge
D. often
D. formerly
D. offer
D. sight
D. through
D. gratefully
D. step
D. could have cried
D. the rest
D. trust