I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.

One day, while I was_____ on the street, I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to _____ where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.

She was singing songs about love, _____ yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there _____, watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be _____ enough to perform in front of so many people.

She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her _____ sounded. “Thank you,” she said.

“I have been going through a hard time recently, _____ you've made me hopeful again,” I said to her.

“I'm glad that I could help,” she replied. “Why are you so_____?”

“Well, my mom has lost her job, and I'm not sure what to do…”

“Did you notice the _____ you were walking? Your head was down,” she said. “Don't be upset, because ______ comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should ______ more and lift your head up.”

I looked ______ her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. “______ are you playing the piano here?” I asked her with a smile.

She ______ that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer _______ up by playing music.

I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.

1.A.driving B.riding C.running D.walking

2.A.find out B.send out C.take out D.get out

3.A.dressing B.believing C.hurting D.losing

4.A.nervously B.rudely C.angrily D.quietly

5.A.brave B.shy C.bored D.honest

6.A.advice B.idea C.music D.interest

7.A.or B.but C.so D.and

8.A.dirty B.busy C.sad D.lazy

9.A.way B.time C.reason D.station

10.A.opportunity B.health C.pain D.life

11.A.complain B.rest C.smile D.pay

12.A.like B.after C.for D.at

13.A.How B.Why C.When D.Where

14.A.dreamed B.hoped C.guessed D.explained

15.A.us B.them C.me D.her

Many young people in China know about Celine Dion, a famous Canadian pop singer. She sang the song “My heart will go on” for Titanic (《泰坦尼克号》).

Celine Dion’s hometown was in Montreal Quebec, Canada. She was the youngest of the fourteen children in a musical family. Her large family form(组成) a singing group. They traveled and played folk music(民间音乐). They were famous in their hometown. Celine’s mother wrote her first song for her, and she reocorded it with her brother when she was tweleve years old. Then a local rock manager named Rene Angelil was interested in them. (A)He asked Mrs Dion taking her two children to come to his office. Later he gave strong support (支持) for Celine. (B) in 1994, they were married.

As a singing star, Celine Dion won many prizes (奖) and soon became popular all over the world. She sang at the opening of (在……的开幕式上) the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, in the USA. In 1997, she made the whole world hit (使全世界为之一震) with the song “My heart will go on.”

1.根据短文内容用适当的词语补全句子。

(1)Many ____ people know about Celine Dion.

(2)Celine’s parents and large family formed a ____.

2.根据短文内容,判断句子(T)误(F)。_______

Celine Dion won many prizes and soon became popular in the world.

3.文中(A)处划线部分有无错误,若有请改正。

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4.将(B)处句子译成汉语。

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5.根据短文内容,回答下列问题。

(1)How many people were there in Celine’s big family?

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(2)Who gave Celine Dion strong support?

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