Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my ? ?  was more manageable , I ? ?? ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. ? ??   it was years ago and times have changed. ? ?  I live with mother on a country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to make up for my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). ? ?  I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited(限制) in my choices. I decided that I would consider ? ?  to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was ? ?  when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of ? ?   to get started. And often you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can ? ? use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my ? ? , he gave me a long thoughtful        . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me ? ?  the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand ? ? on his treasure(财宝) and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your pick and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I could have cried. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose    ?  that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His     still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

1.A. loneliness  ????????????? B. sadness          ? C. tiredness            D. sickness

2.A. set       ????????????? ??? B. enjoyed??? ????????????? C. kept    ????????????? ??? D. shared

3.A. Gladly           ????????????? B. Finally        ?? C. Unfortunately    D. Surprisingly

4.A. Now             B. Then??  ????? C. Sometime          ????????????? D. Meanwhile

5.A. If                   ????????????? B. As         ????????????? ??? C. Though        ????????????? D. Before

6.A. reaching out    B. living up     ????????????? C. getting on????????????? ??? D. going back

7.A. recognized    B. interviewed   ????????????? C. found      ????????????? ??? D. invited

8.A. money          ????????????? B. time          ? ????????????? C. energy            ????????????? D. knowledge

9.A. actually       ????????????? B. hardly            ????????????? C. nearly         ????????????? D. mainly

10.A. job                B. family                C. idea             ????????????? D. offer

11.A. face        ????????????? B. view             ????????????? C. look                 ????????????? D. sight

12.A. over              ????????????? B. along               ????????????? C. towards            ????????????? D. through

13.A. unhappily     B. lovingly     ????????????? ??? C. pitifully         ????????????? D. gratefully

14.A. more        ????????????? B. the ones    ???? C. few            ????????????? D. the rest

15.A. courage         B happiness            C. kindness       ????????????? D. trust 

Dear Jane and Bob,

I’m writing to invite you both to my 15th birthday party on Saturday, June 14th. I’m having a meal in a restaurant with a few friends and then we’ll have a party at my house. I would love you both to come if you can. If you need a place to stay for the night, you can sleep on the floor in our sitting room but bring a sleeping bag, please! Haha, it’s only a joke. If you want to stay at my home for a night, please tell me. I will prepare it for you.

The meal is at Mama Mia’s, a good Italian restaurant. It begins at 7:30 p.m. You can take the train which leaves London, Liverpool Street at 5:00 p.m. and arrives in Cambridge at 6:45 p.m. Then we will have the birthday party at my house at about 8:30 p.m. My mother will make a birthday cake and some snacks for us. I think they must be very delicious. I heard that you have some nice CDs, could you please bring them to my party and enjoy the music with us? I believe we will have a good time.

Hope you can come!

Yours

Debbie

1．Debbie’s letter is for       ?

A．her teacher.                           B．Jane and Bob.                 C．her pen pal.

2．How old is Debbie?

A．14.                                       B．15.                                C．16.

3．Jane and Bob can go there by__________.

A．subway                                B．bus                                C．train

4．What time will the meal begin?

A．At 6:45p.m.                           B．At 7:30p.m.                    C．At 8:30p.m.

5．What will Debbie’s mother make for them?

A．A birthday cake.                    B．Milk shake.                 C．Noodles.