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   16  was more manageable , I   17  ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.   18  that was years ago and times have changed.   19  I live with mother on a country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to   20   my disability pension (残疾抚恤金).   21  I needed to sleep in the afternoons,  I was limited in my   22  . I decided that I would consider   23  to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was   24  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   25  to get started. And   26  you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can   27  use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my   28 ; he gave me a long thoughtful     29 . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me   30  the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand   31  on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your   32  and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
I   33 . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose    34  that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His   35  still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

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.

1.                A．sadness        B．tiredness        C．sickness  D．loneliness

2.                A．enjoyed        B．kept           C．shared   D．set

3.                A．Eventually       B．Unfortunately    C．Surprisingly    D．Gladly

4.                A．Then           B．Sometime       C．Meanwhile    D．Now

5.                A．make up for     B．get rid of        C．take advantage of   D．add up to

6.                A．As             B．Though         C．Before   D．If

7.                A．condition       B．choices         C．positions  D．movement

8.                A．living up        B．getting on       C．going back D．reaching out

9.                A．interviewed     B．found          C．invited   D．recognized

10.               A．time           B．energy         C．knowledge D．money

11.               A．once          B．seldom         C．often D．thus

12.               A．hardly         B．nearly          C．formerly   D．actually

13.               A．family          B．idea           C．offer D．job

14.               A．view           B．look           C．sight  D．face

15.               A．along          B．towards        C．through   D．over

16.               A．lovingly        B．pitifully         C．gratefully  D．unhappily

17.               A．turn           B．role           C．step  D．pick

18.               A．ought to cry     B．should have cried C．could have cried D．had to cry

19.               A．the ones        B．few            C．the rest   D．more

20.               A．devotion       B．kindness        C．trust  D．courage

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   16   was more manageable , I   17   ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.   18   that was years ago and times have changed.   19   I live with mother on a country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to   20    my disability pension (残疾抚恤金).   21   I needed to sleep in the afternoons,  I was limited in my   22   . I decided that I would consider   23   to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was   24   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   25   to get started. And   26   you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can   27   use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my   28  ; he gave me a long thoughtful      29  . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me   30   the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand   31   on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your   32   and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I   33  . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose     34   that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His   35   still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

1.A. loneliness         B. sadness              C. tiredness            D. sickness

2.A. set            B. enjoyed          C. kept                 D. shared

3.A. Gladly             B. Eventually           C. Unfortunately        D. Surprisingly

4.A. Now            B. Then                 C. Sometime             D. Meanwhile

5.A. add up to      B. make up for     C. get rid of           D. take advantage of

6.A. If                 B. As               C. Though           D. Before

7.A. movement       B. condition            C. choices          D. positions

8. A. reaching out B. living up            C. getting on           D. going back

9.A. recognized         B. interviewed      C. found            D. invited

10.A. money             B. time                 C. energy           D. knowledge

11.A. thus          B. once                 C. seldom           D. often

12. A. actually         B. hardly           C. nearly           D. formerly

13.A. job           B. family           C. idea                 D. offer

14.A. face          B. view                 C. look                 D. sight

15.A. over          B. along                C. towards          D. through

16.A. unhappily         B. lovingly             C. pitifully            D. gratefully

17.A. pick          B. turn                 C. role                 D. step

18. A. had to cry       B. ought to cry        C. should have cried    D. could have cried

19.A. more              B. the ones             C. few              D. the rest

20. A. courage      B. devotion             C. kindness             D. trust

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_21_was move manageable ,I  22  ten years as a professional singer in restaurant .playing and singing falk songs.  23 that was years ago and times have changed . __24__ I live with my mother on a country farm .

      Two years ago,I decided that I would need to love some kind of extra work to _25_ my disability pension (残疾抚恤金）._26_ I needed to sleep in afternoons.I was limited in my  _27_I decided that I would consider    28      to singing in restaurants.

     My family are all musicians ,so I was _29 when I went into our local music store .I explained that I waned to sing again but using  recurded knraoke music I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of  _30  to get started ,And    31     you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can __32__use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my    33   ,he gave me a long use the gave me a long ,thoughtful  __34__.

“This means a lot to you , doesn't it ?"be said . “Come with me.”

He led me    35   the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand   36  on his treasure and said . “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your   37    and I´ll record them for you .That should get you started.”

I   38   . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose   39  that I could sing . I have come full circle with his help.

His   40  still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra , which I have the chance.

1.  A. loneliness   B. sadness     C. tiredness      D. sickness

2.   A. set          B. enjoyed     C. kept           D. shared

3.   A. Gladly       B. Eventually  C. Unfortunately  D. Surprisingly

4.   A. Now          B. Then        C. Some time      D. Meanwhile

5.  A. add up to    B. make up for  C. get nd of   D. take advantage of

6.   A. If          B. As            C. Though     D. Before

7.   A. movement    B. condition     C. choices    D. positions

8.   A. reaching out  B. living up   C. getting on  D. going back

9.  A. recognized     B. interviewed C. found      D. invited   

10.  A. money         B. time        C. energy      D. knowledge

11.  A. thus          B. ones        C. seldom      D. often

12.   A. actually      B. hardly      C. nearly      D. formerly

13.  A. job           B. family      C. idea        D. offer

14.  A. face          B. view        C. look        D. sight

15.   A. over          B. along       C. towards     D. through

16.  A. Unhappily     B. lovingly    C. pitifully   D. gratefully

17.  A.pick            B. turn        C. role        D. step

18.  A.had to cry  B. ought to cry  C.should have cried  D. could have cried  

19.  A.more           B. the ones       C. few       D.the rest

20.  A.courage       B. devotion    C. kindness      D.rust

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 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 　　　　　 B. sadness 　　　　　　　　 C. tiredness 　　　　　　　 D. sickness

2. A. set 　　　　　　　 　　B. enjoyed 　　　　　　　　　 C. kept 　　　　　　　　　　 D. shared

3. A. Gladly 　　　　　　　　 B. Eventually 　　　　　　　 C. Unfortunately 　　　　 D. Surprisingly

4. A. Now 　　　　　　　　　 B. Then 　　　　　　　 　　C. Sometime 　　　　　　　 D. Meanwhile

5. A. add up to　　 　 B. make up for 　　　 C. get rid of 　　　　 D. take advantage of

6. A. If 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. As 　　　　　　　　 　　C. Though 　　　　　　　 D. Before

7. A. movement 　　　　 B. condition 　　　　　　　 C. choices 　　　　　　　　 D. positions

8. A. reaching out 　　B. living up 　　　　　　　　 C. getting on 　　　　　　　 D. going back

9. A. recognized 　　　　 B. interviewed 　　　　　　 C. found 　　　　　　　　　　 D. invited

10. A. money 　　　　　　　　　　 B. time 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. energy D. knowledge

11. A. thus 　　　　　　　　 B. once 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom 　　　　　　　　　 D. often

12. A. actually 　　　　　　 B. hardly 　　　　　　　　　　 C. nearly 　　　　　　　　　　 D. formerly

13. A. job 　　　　　　　　　 B. family 　　　　　　　　　　 C. idea 　　　　　　　　　　 D. offer

14. A. face 　　　　　　　　 B. view 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. look 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sight

15. A. over 　　　　　　　　 B. along 　　　　　　　　　　 C. towards 　　　　　　　　 D. through

16. A. unhappily 　　　　 B. lovingly 　　　　　　　　 C. pitifully 　　　　　　　　　 D. gratefully

17. A. pick 　　　　　　　　 B. turn 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. role 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. step

18. A. had to cry B. ought to cry C. should have cried 　 D. could have cried

19. A. more 　　　　　　　 B. the ones 　　　　　　　　 C. few 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the rest

20. A. courage 　　　　　　 B. devotion 　　　　　　　　 C. kindness 　　　　　　　　 D. trust