As I have perfect pitch (绝对音感) and started playing piano at 3 years old, it’s much natural for me to join the school’s choir when I got to college in the US.
At first, everything went pretty ________: I passed the audition (试音), and was even invited to join the more selective Chamber Singers. However, I soon became ________ after several rehearsals (排练): From jokes to music theory, I simply couldn’t understand what they were talking about! And when I ________ others’ pitch mistakes, they seemed unwilling to accept. I remained silent even when I knew the pitches were ________.
It was our New Year Concert last year that ________ me out of deep waters. When we were singing the words of a song: “To live is to give”, I thought “how could I be ________ just being a silent Asian?” Soon after the ________, I started my plan. In my second term, I ________ to join all the conversations and started to help fellow singers with my abilities ________ identifying pitch. I was overwhelmed by the content of helping people, and was thrilled ________ more choir members came to me for casual talks.
From March to May, I was ________ soloist (独唱者) for four different songs, an unusual ________ for a first-year student. Among them, my favorite piece was a Spanish folk song that we ________ during the choir’s spring tour to Madrid. A Chinese student singing a Spanish song in an American choir — how proud I was to ________ as an ambassador of cross-cultural communication! When the audience applauded us, I came to see a better world with understanding, ________and love.
【小题1】A.smoothly | B.carefully | C.deeply | D.quickly |
【小题2】A.scared | B.determined | C.frustrated | D.absorbed |
【小题3】A.looked out | B.pointed out | C.figured out | D.turned out |
【小题4】A.normal | B.incorrect | C.perfect | D.regular |
【小题5】A.pushed | B.pressed | C.selected | D.drew |
【小题6】A.satisfied with | B.keen on | C.familiar with | D.eager for |
【小题7】A.audition | B.joke | C.concert | D.rehearsal |
【小题8】A.hoped | B.managed | C.refused | D.failed |
【小题9】【小题10】A.when | B.while | C.before | D.unless |
【小题11】A.respected | B.postponed | C.attached | D.appointed |
【小题12】A.feature | B.hobby | C.achievement | D.request |
【小题13】A.performed | B.desired | C.lacked | D.ignored |
【小题14】A.launch | B.serve | C.assume | D.announce |
【小题15】A.patience | B.independence | C.peace | D.pride |