Is music enjoyed simply for being a nice little tune? No, there are things      1      important to learn about than whether you really like the song, for example, the story of the singer himself. Many singers had had hard      2     before they became famous. Xiao Huangqi, a pop singer and songwriter from Taiwan, is one of them.
Up till now, he has made five albums (唱片) and      3     several music awards. Among his hit songs, the most popular one is “You Are My Eyes”, a song that     4    his own true story, a blind man who loves music and the world so much.
Xiao was born blind. At the age of four, he got some eyesight through an operation. He couldn’t be   5    because he could see the world with his own eyes. He began to practice Judo (柔道) and learned to play the saxophone (萨克斯管) and the guitar.
But fate(命运)     6   him. He became blind again ten years later because he had used his eyes too much. It was a great blow. But Xiao is so     7    and optimistic(乐观) that he soon got out of his sadness. He began writing songs and found a colorful world within. He hears and feels the world and    8    his thoughts and feelings into music.
“When one door closes, another door opens.”    9  opened the door for Xiao and has      10   him into a wonderful and colorful world.

Is music enjoyed simply for being a nice little tune? No, there are things      1      important to learn about than whether you really like the song, for example, the story of the singer himself. Many singers had had hard      2     before they became famous. Xiao Huangqi, a pop singer and songwriter from Taiwan, is one of them.
Up till now, he has made five albums (唱片) and      3     several music awards. Among his hit songs, the most popular one is “You Are My Eyes”, a song that     4    his own true story, a blind man who loves music and the world so much.
　　Xiao was born blind. At the age of four, he got some eyesight through an operation. He couldn’t be   5    because he could see the world with his own eyes. He began to practice Judo (柔道) and learned to play the saxophone (萨克斯管) and the guitar.
　　But fate(命运)     6   him. He became blind again ten years later because he had used his eyes too much. It was a great blow. But Xiao is so     7    and optimistic(乐观) that he soon got out of his sadness. He began writing songs and found a colorful world within. He hears and feels the world and    8    his thoughts and feelings into music.
　　“When one door closes, another door opens.”    9  opened the door for Xiao and has      10   him into a wonderful and colorful world.

Is music enjoyed simply for being a nice little tune? No, there are things      1      important to learn about than whether you really like the song, for example, the story of the singer himself. Many singers had had hard      2     before they became famous. Xiao Huangqi, a pop singer and songwriter from Taiwan, is one of them.

Up till now, he has made five albums (唱片) and      3     several music awards. Among his hit songs, the most popular one is “You Are My Eyes”, a song that     4    his own true story, a blind man who loves music and the world so much.

Xiao was born blind. At the age of four, he got some eyesight through an operation. He couldn’t be   5    because he could see the world with his own eyes. He began to practice Judo (柔道) and learned to play the saxophone (萨克斯管) and the guitar.

But fate(命运)     6   him. He became blind again ten years later because he had used his eyes too much. It was a great blow. But Xiao is so     7    and optimistic(乐观) that he soon got out of his sadness. He began writing songs and found a colorful world within. He hears and feels the world and    8    his thoughts and feelings into music.

“When one door closes, another door opens.”    9  opened the door for Xiao and has      10   him into a wonderful and colorful world.

1.                A．too            B．so             C．less  D．far more

2.                A．time           B．life            C．experiences   D．memory

3.                A．won           B．held           C．produced D．presented

4.                A．reads          B．tells            C．sings D．says

5.                A．happy          B．happier         C．sad  D．sadder

6.                A．offered a job to  B．paid much attention to C．looked down on D．played a joke on

7.                A．proud          B．clever          C．honest   D．strong

8.                A．turns          B．decides         C．considers D．has

9.                A．Mum          B．Knowledge      C．Music    D．Love

10.               A．took           B．led            C．connected D．left

Is music enjoyed simply for being a nice little tune? No, there are things1important to learn about than whether you really like the song, for example, the story of the singer himself. Many singers had had hard2before they became famous. Xiao Huangqi, a pop singer and songwriter from Taiwan, is one of them.
Up till now, he has made five albums (唱片) and3several music awards. Among his hit songs, the most popular one is “You Are My Eyes”, a song that4his own true story, a blind man who loves music and the world so much.
Xiao was born blind. At the age of four, he got some eyesight through an operation. He couldn’t be5because he could see the world with his own eyes. He began to practice Judo (柔道) and learned to play the saxophone (萨克斯管) and the guitar.
But fate(命运)6him. He became blind again ten years later because he had used his eyes too much. It was a great blow. But Xiao is so7and optimistic(乐观) that he soon got out of his sadness. He began writing songs and found a colorful world within. He hears and feels the world and8his thoughts and feelings into music.
“When one door closes, another door opens.”9opened the door for Xiao and has10him into a wonderful and colorful world.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      too
   2. B.
      so
   3. C.
      less
   4. D.
      far more
2. 2.
   1. A.
      time
   2. B.
      life
   3. C.
      experiences
   4. D.
      memory
3. 3.
   1. A.
      won
   2. B.
      held
   3. C.
      produced
   4. D.
      presented
4. 4.
   1. A.
      reads
   2. B.
      tells
   3. C.
      sings
   4. D.
      says
5. 5.
   1. A.
      happy
   2. B.
      happier
   3. C.
      sad
   4. D.
      sadder
6. 6.
   1. A.
      offered a job to
   2. B.
      paid much attention to
   3. C.
      looked down on
   4. D.
      played a joke on
7. 7.
   1. A.
      proud
   2. B.
      clever
   3. C.
      honest
   4. D.
      strong
8. 8.
   1. A.
      turns
   2. B.
      decides
   3. C.
      considers
   4. D.
      has
9. 9.
   1. A.
      Mum
   2. B.
      Knowledge
   3. C.
      Music
   4. D.
      Love
10. 10.
    1. A.
       took
    2. B.
       led
    3. C.
       connected
    4. D.
       left

Welcome to your favorite show－"Music Land" ! This month we are going to have some special shows on Bach, the Father of Music.
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Germany(德国)in 1685. During his life, Bach wrote a lot of music for the church (教堂) and for his students, but he himself did not keep his own works(作品) carefully. Luckily, his second wife(妻子)saved them for him, so today we can still remember Bach through his music.
Bach married twice in his life and had 20 children. He loved his family very much. He wrote music for one of his daughters to tell her that too much coffee was bad for her health. I am now going to play a song for you from this interesting Coffee Cantata. And we will hear more about Bach after this song.
【小题1】Why is Bach’s second wife important to his music?