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

1.D 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.A 11.C 12.D 13.B 14.D 15.B 【解析】本文介紹了作者在喧囂的紐約廣場(chǎng)看見一位女士在那里演奏鋼琴,并演唱關(guān)于愛,自信和堅(jiān)持努力的歌曲。原來她是想要通過音樂讓那些悲傷的人高興起來。得知她在這里演奏的原因后,作者不...
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