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I knew I could sing but I had to prove it. I don’t care what life gives me; I’ll it. It was my ninth time in front of a music executive to try to get a record deal. The first eight interviews had cold refusals.

When I found out the was at 6 a.m., I went a little crazy, for I had to get up very early in order to get to the audition (試唱) room on time. This audition was at the office of Sony Music’s president, John Grady. to sing songs for a man behind a desk, I was . It’s very hard to let someone whether you’re worthy of a commercial career in 10 minutes. But, in this business, it was something I had to do.

I grew up in a rural area. farming, there wasn’t much of a local economy. If one wanted new horizons, he had to learn a(n) that could take him out of there. That’s how I my singing. I took up singing at an early age. When I was 15, I made money from singing. That was a huge for me.

It was in the middle of my singing that John Grady didn’t appear at all. About halfway through, I saw him write something down. From where I stood, I could see him write the letter 'n’, by the letter 'o’. I guessed he didn’t me.

As we said good-bye, Grady gave me a . Though my hands were , I found the to read the note. It didn’t say, "No." It said, "Now." Just then, I knew that my of becoming a professional musician was starting to come true.

1.A. handleB. operateC. encounter D. recall

2.A. recognizingB. accessingC. appearingD. Approaching

3.A. resulted from B. ended with C. turned down D. made up

4.A. appointment B. information C. reply D. competition

5.A. particular B. simple C. regretful D. amusing

6.A. PermittingB. FailingC. Welcoming D. Waiting

7.A. excitedB. nervousC. hopefulD. helpless

8.A. finish B. judgeC. solve D. persuade

9.A. Apart fromB. Free fromC. Absent fromD. Far from

10.A. experienceB. profession C. skill D. trick

11.A. viewed B. questioned C. required D. practiced

12.A. progressB. processC. stop D. step

13.A. interestedB. embarrassedC. amazed D. puzzled

14.A. angrily B. clearly C. straightlyD. hardly

15.A. proved B. supportedC. hidden D. followed

16.A. appreciateB. understand C. trust D. refuse

17.A. record B. note C. chance D. promise

18.A. waving B. removingC. shakingD. Moving

19.A. courage B. patienceC. imagination D. determination

20.A. planB. dream C. preference D. tendency

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述作者為了從貧窮落后的地方走出來，從小開始學(xué)習(xí)唱歌，努力成為一個(gè)專業(yè)的歌手，雖然失敗了8次，還是不懈努力，最后在索尼總裁的辦公室試唱，并取得成功，向夢(mèng)想邁進(jìn)了一步。

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