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Kashy Keegan is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known for his song This Is My Dream.

Keegan was bom on July 18 ,1983 in England. He wrote This Is My Dream in 2007. The song was originally a London 2012 Olympics motivational song and was later discovered by a music supervisor(音乐总监) after Keegan had (上传) it to the website The song was chosen as the theme music for a documentary series called The Challenge. And on October 27 ,2013,about 30,000 people watched Keegan perform his song This Is My Dream in Hong Kong,China. The song reached the number 1 position on a music chart outselling major international artists like Lady Gaga,Katy Perry and Justin Bieber.

“I wrote that song seven years ago,and had never performed it,J, says Keegan,who by that time had given up on a musical career after 15 years of doing other jobs to pay for studio time. “That's the (奇异可笑之处) of life,I guess. Things happen when you least expect it."

Keegan has released two albums independently Kashy Keegan and Looking In until now. He moved to Hong Kong,China to pursue his music career and signed to a record label Evosound in May 2014 and released an album This Is My Dream on December 1 ,2014r He writes and produces all of his own material and is influenced by classic pop music. He says his favorite album is Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman because of its socially conscious lyrics.

When asked to describe his own music,Keegan uses the words “inspiringM and “empowering” before reluctantly admitting that UI guess it is pop,but …deeper."

Clearly,he values (实质) over style. “For me,an artist is not so much how well he sings; it's having the genuine heart behind that,” he says.

5. What do we know about This Is My Dream?

A. It failed to reach No. 1 on a music chart.

B. It was the 2012 London Olympics theme song.

C. It was uploaded to the website by a music supervisor.

D. It was chosen to be the theme music for The Challenge.

6. What Keegan says in Paragraph 3 means .

A. he hates paying a lot for studio time

B. he will never give up his musical career

C. he is surprised by the success of his song

D. he has devoted himself to music for seven years

7. The underlined word ^pursue^ in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by .

A. prove B. develop C. abandon D. complain

8. Which album does Keegan like best?

A. Looking In. B. Kashy Keegan.

C. Tracy Chapman. D. This Is My Dream.

5. D 6. C 7. B 8. C

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本文是介绍了 Kashy Keegan因其七年前的自创歌曲This Is My Dream被系列纪录片The Challenge选作主题曲而一跃成名。

5. D.细节理解题。根据第二段中的The song was chosen as the theme music for a documentary series Challenge可知，This Is My Dream这首歌

被选作系列纪录片The Chcllenge的主题曲。

6. C.推理判断题。根据第三运中的Things happen when you least expect it 可推知，Keegan 没想到自己创作的歌曲会在七年后获得成功。

7. B.词义猜测题。根据第四段中的He moved to Hong Kong,China ... and signed to a record label EvosoUnd ih May 2014 and released an album This Is Afy on December 1.2014 可推知，Keegan 去香港继续深造。

8. C.细节理解题。根据第四段中的He says his favorite album is Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman可知，Keegan最喜欢的专辑是Tracy Chapman.

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