Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist（打擊樂器獨(dú)奏演員）in spite of deafness.
“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 northeast Scotland and began   2  piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion（酷愛）for music grew. But I also began to lose my   3 . Doctors told me that the nerve damage(神經(jīng)損傷) was the  4  and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never left me.”
“My   5  was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I learned to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can  6  the pitch of a note（音調(diào)高低）by the vibrations（振動(dòng)）I feel through my body and through my imagination. My sound world exists by making use of almost every   7 that I have.”
“I decided to be a musician even though I was deaf, and applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had   8  this before and some teachers disagreed with me. Because of my performance, I finally entered the academy and went on to  9  with the academy’s highest honors a few years later.”
“I’ve been a soloist for more than ten years. 10  the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t mean that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be limited by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”

Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often __【小題1】__ some books from the library. He __【小題2】__ to the radio every morning and reading __【小題3】__ after supper. So he knows much and teaches well.His __【小題4】__ worship(崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He __【小題5】___ likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too __【小題6】__ to understand him and chooses __【小題7】__ ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(對(duì)…滿意) it. One day Mike read __【小題8】__ about the electric lights (電燈) and was __【小題9】__it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him __【小題10】__ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, "Fathers always know __【小題11】__than sons!" The boy thought for a while and said, __【小題12】__" "Oh? Why?" Mike didn’t answer and asked, __【小題13】__, "Who invented the electric lights?" __【小題14】__ "answered Mr Clarke. "Why didn't his father invent them, then?" Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn't know __【小題15】___ to answer! 

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist（打擊樂器獨(dú)奏演員）in spite of deafness.

   “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 northeast Scotland and began   2   piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion（酷愛）for music grew. But I also began to lose my   3 . Doctors told me that the nerve damage(神經(jīng)損傷) was the  4  and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never left me.”

  “My   5   was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I learned to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can  6  the pitch of a note（音調(diào)高低）by the vibrations（振動(dòng)）I feel through my body and through my imagination. My sound world exists by making use of almost every   7  that I have.”

  “I decided to be a musician even though I was deaf, and applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had   8   this before and some teachers disagreed with me. Because of my performance, I finally entered the academy and went on to  9   with the academy’s highest honors a few years later.”

  “I’ve been a soloist for more than ten years. 10   the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t mean that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be limited by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”

【小題 1】A. conditions     B. opinions         C. advantages   D. recommendations

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

【小題 3】A. sight          B. hearing          C. touch            D. taste

【小題 4】A. evidence       B. result               C. excuse       D. cause

【小題 5】A. job            B. opinion          C. promise      D. goal

【小題 6】A. tell           B. see              C. hear         D. smell

【小題 7】A. feeling        B. effort               C. sense            D. idea

【小題 8】A. done           B. accepted         C. advised      D. refused

【小題 9】A. study          B. offer                C. graduate     D. educate

【小題 10】A. As            B. Although         C. Because      D. Since

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist(打擊樂器獨(dú)奏演員)in spite of deafness.
“Early on I decided not to allow the1of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began2piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷愛)for music grew. But I also began to lose my 3 . Doctors told me that the nerve damage(神經(jīng)損傷) was the 4and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never left me.”
“My5was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I learned to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can6the pitch of a note(音調(diào)高低)by the vibrations(振動(dòng))I feel through my body and through my imagination. My sound world exists by making use of almost every7that I have.”
“I decided to be a musician even though I was deaf, and applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had8this before and some teachers disagreed with me. Because of my performance, I finally entered the academy and went on to9with the academy’s highest honors a few years later.”
“I’ve been a soloist for more than ten years.10the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t mean that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be limited by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      conditions
   2. B.
      opinions
   3. C.
      advantages
   4. D.
      recommendations
2. 2.
   1. A.
      enjoying
   2. B.
      choosing
   3. C.
      taking
   4. D.
      giving
3. 3.
   1. A.
      sight
   2. B.
      hearing
   3. C.
      touch
   4. D.
      taste
4. 4.
   1. A.
      evidence
   2. B.
      result
   3. C.
      excuse
   4. D.
      cause
5. 5.
   1. A.
      job
   2. B.
      opinion
   3. C.
      promise
   4. D.
      goal
6. 6.
   1. A.
      tell
   2. B.
      see
   3. C.
      hear
   4. D.
      smell
7. 7.
   1. A.
      feeling
   2. B.
      effort
   3. C.
      sense
   4. D.
      idea
8. 8.
   1. A.
      done
   2. B.
      accepted
   3. C.
      advised
   4. D.
      refused
9. 9.
   1. A.
      study
   2. B.
      offer
   3. C.
      graduate
   4. D.
      educate
10. 10.
    1. A.
       As
    2. B.
       Although
    3. C.
       Because
    4. D.
       Since