EvelynGlenniewasthefirstladyofsolopercussioninScotland....

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Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist (打擊樂器獨奏演員) in spite of her disability.

“Early on I decided not to allow the ___21___ of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began ___22___ piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷愛) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my ___23___. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the ___24___ and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never ___25___ me.

“My ___26___ was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I ___27___ to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can ___28___ the pitch of a note (音調高低) by the vibrations (振動). I feel through my body and through my ___29___. My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every  ___30___ that I have.

“I was ___31___ to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had ___32___ this before and some teachers ___33___ my admission. Based on my performance, I was ___34___admitted and went to ___35___ with the academy’s highest honors.

“After that, I established(使立足) myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I ___36___ and arranged a lot of musical compositions since ___37___ had been written specially for solo percussionists.

“I have been a soloist for over ten years. ___38___ the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t ___39___ that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be ___40___ by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to the place you want to go.”

21. A. conditions    B. opinions    C. actions    D. recommendations

22. A. enjoying    B. choosing    C. taking    D. giving

23. A. sight    B. hearing    C. touch    D. taste

24. A. evidence    B. result    C. excuse    D. cause

25. A. left    B. excited    C. accompanied    D. disappointed

26. A. purpose    B. decision    C. promise    D. goal

27. A. turned    B. learned    C. used    D. ought

28. A. tell    B. see    C. hear    D. smell...

29. A. carefulness    B. movement    C. imagination    D. experience

30. A. sense    B. effort    C. feeling    D. idea

31. A. dissatisfied    B. astonished    C. determined    D. discouraged

32. A. done    B. accepted    C. advised    D. admitted

33. A. supported    B. followed    C. required    D. opposed

34. A. usually    B. finally    C. possibly    D. hopefully

35. A. study    B. research    C. graduate    D. progress

36. A. wrote    B. translated    C. copied    D. read

37. A. enough    B. some    C. many    D. few

38. A. However    B. Although    C. When    D. Since

39. A. mean    B. seem    C. conclude    D. say

40. A. directed    B. guided    C. taught    D. limited

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