I close my eyes and can still hear her—the little girl with a ___1_ so strong and powerful we could hear her halfway down the block.She was a(n)  ___2___ peasant who asked for money and ___3___ gave the only thing she had——her voice.I paused outside a small shop and listened.She brought to my mind the ___4__ of Little Orphan Annie.I could not understand the words she  ___5__, but her voice begged for _6__.It stood out from the noises of Arbat Street, pure and impressive, like the chime of a bell.She sang __7__ an old-style lamp post in the shadow of a building, her arms extended and ___8__ thrown back.She was small and of unremarkable looks.Her brown hair ___9__ the bun(发髻) it had been pulled into, and she occasionally reached up to ___10___ a stray piece from her face.Her clothing I can’t recall.Her voice, on the other hand, is __11___ imprinted in my mind.I asked one of the translators about the girl.Elaina told me that she and hundreds of others like her throughout the ___12__ Soviet Union add to their families’ income by working on the streets.The children are unable to __13___ school, and their parents work fulltime.These children know that the consequence of an __14___ day is no food for the table.Similar situations occurred during the Depression(萧条) in the United States, but those American children were __15___ shoeshine boys of the __16___. This girl was real to me.When we walked past her I gave her money.It was not out of pity __17__ rather admiration.Her smile of ___18___ did not interrupt her singing.The girl watched us as we walked down the street.I know this because when I looked back she smiled again.We __19___ that smile, and I knew I could never forget her courage and __20__ strength.

1.A.will                          B. strength                       C. voice                           D. determination

2.A. American                B. Chinese                        C. Japanese                      D. Russian

3.A. in return                 B. in turn                   C. by hand                D. in silence

4.A. voice                      B. image                    C. story                           D. looks

5.A. said                        B. murmured             C. used                     D. sang

6.A. attention               B. love                      C. help                             D. mercy

7.A. across                    B.from                       C.under                 D.from underneath

8.A. hands                     B. feet                              C. head                           D. face

9.A. fell out                   B. escaped                C. did up                  D. tied to

10.A. remove                B. tear                       C. cut off                         D. dress

11.A. never                    B. permanently           C. occasionally                 D. sometimes

12.A. latter                     B. rich                    C. former                         D. great

13.A. attend                   B. finish                    C. leave                     D. enjoy

14.A. unhappy                B. unsatisfied           C. unusual                 D. unsuccessful

15.A. faced                    B. real                       C. faceless                D. visible

16.A. twenties                B. thirties                  C. forties                D. teens

17.A. and                       B. while                    C. but                  D. or

18.A. contempt              B. pity                    C. bitterness              D. thanks

20.A. full                             B. inner                    C. brave                           D. fighting

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