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I devote myself to music because of my grandmother. My mom and I lived with grandparents from the
time I was two until I was eight. And even then, I was at their house before and after school every day
while my mother was
1 .
Grandma loved music. It was she that first
2 me to Elvis Presley as a very young child, and once I
heard his music, I was truly in
3 with it. Most five-year-olds ask for
4 for birthdays, but I wanted
Elvis' albums. I would play them non-stop and
5 to the music in my grandma's family room though my
movements didn't look
6 .
Grandma played the piano and
7 me to sing "America the Beautiful" and "Somewhere over the
Rainbow". I
8 started playing music on the piano, and soon Grandma was paying for me to take piano
lessons from a lady living in the
9 . I would come home from
10 and walk there for my lesson. I
11 took about nine months of lessons, but it was enough to give me a(n)
12 and allow me to continue to
teach myself.
Last month when I came home to visit Grandma in the hospital, I brought along my guitar with me. She
was
13 , but the music seemed to
14 her soul. She had me sing some songs and when I started to
sing "Somewhere over the Rainbow", her weakened voice
15 in with mine for a few lines. That
experience was one of the most
16 of my lifetime and one I will certainly cherish forever. I told her of
my music career and she was very
17 and said, "That's wonderful!" I
18 .
to play for her throughout the week I was home.
My grandma
19 two days ago. In my opinion, part of her will live on through every
20
I write or sing in my life.
( )1. A. at home
( )2. A. sent
( )3. A. debate
( )4. A. music
( )5. A. wave
( )6. A. funny
( )7. A. forced
( )8. A. generally
( )9. A. hotel
( )10. A. school
( )11. A. exactly
( )12. A. explanation
( )13. A. in deep sorrow
( )14. A. comfort
( )15. A. joined
( )16. A. genuine
( )17. A. energetic
( )18. A. refused
( )19. A. passed away
( )20. A. song |
B. at school
B. left
B. love
B. benefit
B. sleep
B. balanced
B. prepared
B. finally
B. apartment
B. hospital
B. only
B. celebration
B. in great pain
B. spot
B. poured
B. impressive
B. calm
B. expected
B. died away
B. poem |
C. at work
C. remembered
C. agreement
C. gifts
C. dance
C. good
C. enabled
C. fortunately
C. neighborhood
C. street
C. completely
C. translation
C. in high spirits
C. attract
C. mixed
C. puzzling
C. exhausted
C. continued
C. passed by
C. article |
D. in hospital
D. introduced
D. doubt
D. toys
D. play
D. interesting
D. taught
D. suddenly
D. hospital
D. office
D. seldom
D. foundation
D. in big trouble
D. terrify
D. combined
D. unbelievable
D. pleased
D. pretended
D. died out
D. composition |