I was feeling a little blue because my mother had been laid off from her job and she had lots of bills to pay. It left me wondering what was going to happen to us now.
I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. That’s
36 I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower so that I could
37 where it was coming from.
38 the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her. She was singing songs about love, keeping on trying, and not underestimating (低估) the power within yourself. The way she was singing
39 me a bit. I stood there watching her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must
40 to perform alone in the middle of a crowded place.
She must have felt my
41 because she would
42 look in my direction. Then I walked over and put some
43 in her carriage and she said, “Thank you”. Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been 44 a rough time lately, but you’ve made me
45 again.”
“I’m happy that I could help,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”
“Well, my mum told me she had got
46 from her job, and that made me sad. I’m not so sure what to do …”
“You see, here’s the problem,” she explained. “While you were
47 , your head was down. Don’t look
48 , because
49 comes in different ways and if your head were down, you might lose it.”
She also explained to me that she saw a lot of
50 people in the world and she tried to bring more
51 by sharing motivational (鼓舞人心的) music. She told me that when she wasn’t making music she studied
52 . So, that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me.
I
53 a little wider because I knew that she was doing a good thing. So, after we
54, my heart was
55 and lightened by a musical soul!
| 小题1: | | A．where | B．why | C．which | D．when |
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| 小题2: | | A．turn out | B．take in | C．find out | D．get in |
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| 小题3: | | A．Across | B．Through | C．Between | D．Above |
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| 小题4: | | A．comforted | B．annoyed | C．scared | D．reminded |
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| 小题5: | | A．take time | B．take turns | C．take action | D．take courage |
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| 小题6: | | A．absence | B．performance | C．presence | D．regret |
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| 小题7: | | A．angrily | B．occasionally | C．generally | D．faithfully |
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| 小题8: | | A．cards | B．food | C．books | D．money |
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| 小题9: | | A．going through | B．getting up | C．taking over | D．running towards |
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| 小题10: | | A．curious | B．eager | C．sad | D．hopeful |
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| 小题11: | | A．hired | B．promoted | C．paid | D．fired |
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| 小题12: | | A．running | B．driving | C．walking | D．riding |
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| 小题13: | | A．proud | B．defeated | C．absorbed | D．puzzled |
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| 小题14: | | A．opportunity | B．trouble | C．difficulty | D．dream |
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| 小题15: | | A．positive | B．active | C．energetic | D．negative |
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| 小题16: | | A．records | B．poverty | C．positivity | D．indifference |
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| 小题17: | | A．politics | B．psychology | C．biology | D．art |
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| 小题18: | | A．smiled | B．changed | C．influenced | D．sighed |
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| 小题19: | | A．responded | B．parted | C．agreed | D．understood |
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| 小题20: | | A．hit | B．sunk | C．tied | D．touched |
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