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　　Is music enjoyed simply for being a nice little tune? No, there are things 　　1　　 important to learn about than whether you really like the song, for example, the story of the singer himself．Many singers had had hard 　　2　　 before they became famous．Xiao Huangqi, a pop singer and songwriter from Taiwan, is one of them．

　　Up till now, he has made five albums(唱片)and 　　3　　 several music awards．Among his hit songs, the most popular one is “You Are My Eyes”, a song that 　　4　　his own true story, a blind man who loves music and the world so much．

　　　Xiao was born blind．At the age of four, he got some eyesight through an operation．He couldn't be 　　5　　because he could see the world with his own eyes．He began to practice Judo(柔道)and learned to play the saxophone(萨克斯管)and the guitar．

　　But fate(命运)　　6　　him．He became blind again ten years later because he had used his eyes too much．It was a great blow．But Xiao is so 　　7　　 and optimistic(乐观)that he soon got out of his sadness．He began writing songs and found a colorful world within．He hears and feels the world and　　8　　 his thoughts and feelings into music．

　　“When one door closes, another door opens．”　　9　　opened the door for Xiao and has 　　10　　him into a wonderful and colorful world．

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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington．He inherited(继承)a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn't happy at all．When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn't have to．Jack decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else．He gave ＄10, 000 of his money to a charity(慈善机构)to help poor children live a better life．Today he is 36．He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy．

　　Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each ＄200 a month．The money was used for the children's study, food, medicine and clothing．Jack got a report each year on children's progress．They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English．

　　“It was nothing special, ” Jack said．“And I saw the money was used for a good cause．It brought me happiness．I want to do everything I can to help those children．

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根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(Choose the best answers according to the passage．)

　　Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington．He inherited(继承)a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn't happy at all．When his colleges friends were looking for their jobs, he didn't have to．Jack decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else．He gave ＄10, 000 of his money to a charity(慈善机构)to help poor children live a better life．Today he is 36．He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy．

　　Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each ＄200 a month．The money is used for the children's study, food, medicine and clothing．Jack receives a report each year on the children's progress(进步)．They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English．

　　When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them．“It was nothing special．”He said,“Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn't know anything about their life．”Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa．He said that the meeting was very exciting．“When I met her, I felt very, very happy,”he said．“And I saw that the money was used for a good cause．It brought me happiness．I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children．”

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