Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion(打击乐)  in Scotland. In an interview,she recalled how she became a percussion soloist in spite of her disability.

“Early on I decided not to allow the 1     of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeastScotlandand began 2      piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got,the more my passion for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 3      . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 4      and by age twelve,I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 5      me. ”

“My 6      was to become a percussion soloist,even though there were

none at that time. To perform,I 7      to ‘hear’ music differently from others.

I play in my stocking feet and can 8      the pitch of a note(音调高低)  by the vibrations(振动) I feel through my body and through my 9      . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 10      that I have. ”

“I was 11      to be assessed(评定)  as a musician,not as a deaf musician,and I applied (申请)  to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London.  No other deaf student had 12      this before and some teachers 13      my admission. Based on my performance,I was 14      admitted and went on to 15      with the academy’s highest honours. ”

“After that,I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 16      and arranged a lot of musical compositions since  17      had been writ ten specially for solo percussionists. ”

“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 18      the doctor thought I was totally deaf,it didn’t 19      that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 20      by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go to.

1. A.  conditions   B. opinions   C. actions   D. suggestions

2. A.  enjoying   B. choosing   C. taking   D. giving

3. A.  sight   B. hearing   C. touch   D. taste

4. A.  evidence   B. result   C. excuse   D. cause

5. A. left   B. excited   C. accompanied   D. disappointed

6.  A. purpose   B. decision   C. promise   D. goal

7. A.  turned   B. learned   C. used   D. ought

8.  A. tell   B. see   C. hear   D. smell

9. A.  carefulness   B. movement   C. imagination   D. experience

10. A.  sense   B. effort   C. feeling   D. idea

11. A. dissatisfied   B. astonished   C. determined   D. discouraged

12. A.  done   B. accepted   C. advised   D. admitted

13. A.  supported   B. followed   C. required   D. opposed

14. A. usually   B. finally   C. possibly   D. hopefully

15. A.  study   B. research   C. graduate   D. progress

16. A.  wrote   B. translated   C. copied   D. read

17. A.  enough   B. some   C. many   D. few

18. A.  However   B. Although   C. When   D. Since

19. A.  mean   B. seem   C. conclude   D. say

20. A.  directed   B. guided   C. taught   D. limited

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