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 ___36___ was more manageable, I ___37___ ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. ___38___ that was years ago and times have changed. ___39___ 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 ___40___ my disability pension(残疾抚恤金). ___41___ I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my ___42___. I decided that I would consider ___43___ to singing in restaurants. My family are all musicians, so I was ___44___ 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 ___45___ to get started. And ___46___ you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can ___47___ use. When I told the owner of the shop about my ___48___, he gave me a long, thoughtful ___49___. “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.” He led me ___50___ the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand ___51___ on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your ___52___ and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.” I ___53___. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose ___54___ that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help. His ___55___ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance. 小题1: A.sadness B.tiredness C.sickness D.loneliness 小题2: A.enjoyed B.kept C.shared D.set 小题3: A.ually B.Unfortunately C.Surprisingly D.Gladly 小题4: A.Then B.Sometime C.Meanwhile D.Now 小题5: A.make up for B.get rid of C.take advantage of D.add up to 小题6: A.As B.Though C.Before D.If 小题7: A.condition B.choices C.positions D.movement 小题8: A.living up B.getting on C.going back D.reaching out 小题9: A.interviewed B.found C.invited D.recognized 小题10: A.time B.energy C.knowledge D.money 小题11: A.once B.seldom C.often D.thus 小题12: A.hardly B.nearly C.formerly D.actually 小题13: A.family B.idea C.offer D.job 小题14: A.view B.look C.sight D.face 小题15: A.along B.towards C.through D.over 小题16: A.lovingly B.pitifully C.gratefully D.unhappily 小题17: A.turn B.role C.step D.pick 小题18: A.ought to cry B.should have cried C.could have cried D.had to cry 小题19: A.the ones B.few C.the rest D.more 小题20: A.devotion B.kindness C.trust D.courage