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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion (独奏打击乐) in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist in spite of her disability. "Early on I decided not to allow the 1 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 2 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 3. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 4 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 5 me. "My 6 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 7 to "hear" music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 8 the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动) I feel through my body and through my imagination. My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 9 that I have. "I was 10 to be assessed (评价) as a percussion soloist, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 11 this before and some teachers were against my admission. Based on my performance, I was 12 admitted and went on to graduate with the academy's highest honors." "After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I wrote and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 13 had been written specially for solo percussionists." "I have been a soloist for over ten years. 14 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn't mean that my passion couldn't be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 15 by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go." （1） A . conditions B . opinions C . actions D . opportunity （2） A . enjoying B . choosing C . taking D . giving （3） A . sight B . hearing C . touch D . taste （4） A . trend B . result C . excuse D . cause （5） A . left B . excited C . stayed D . disappointed （6） A . attention B . decision C . promise D . goal （7） A . turned B . learned C . used D . ought （8） A . tell B . see C . hear D . smell （9） A . sense B . effort C . feeling D . idea （10） A . unemployed B . astonished C . determined D . discouraged （11） A . done B . accepted C . advised D . admitted （12） A . usually B . finally C . possibly D . hopefully （13） A . enough B . some C . many D . few （14） A . However B . When C . Although D . Since （15） A . directed B . guided C . taught D . limited 答案：（1）B；（2）C；（3）B；（4）D；（5）A；（6）D；（7）B；（8）A；（9）A；（10）C；（11）A；（12）B；（13）D；（14）C；（15）D；

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