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完形填空 Charles Dickerson believes music teaches important life lessons. "Music instills (灌输) within a person 1 of life, self-determination, and the pursuit of excellence to do something 2." That's why this conductor has 3 his over four-decade career to making classical 4 more accessible to communities of African American. Dickerson is the 5 and conductor of both the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) and the South Side of Chicago Youth Orchestra (SSCYO). Both of them are nonprofit groups. Many of his students didn't 6 an orchestra (管弦乐团) program in their 7 before. Since starting ICYOLA in 2009, it has 8 to be the largest African American orchestra in the country. In July 2019, Dickerson expanded, launching another orchestra to 9 children in the city of Chicago. The program is 10 and mostly made up of high school students in need, but it is also open to students of all ages 11 on their music level. Many of Dickerson's students come from Kenwood Academy High School. Nicholas Thomas, 16, has 12 the violin since age 6 and is now one of SSCYO's original 13. Thomas says that SSCYO has been "more like a family than an orchestra" to him and 14 him to grow as a person. Dickerson flies to Chicago from L. A. every Friday to be there when the 15 holds its weekly concert. All concerts the orchestra puts on are free to the public. 16, he's more than just a conductor. He has become like a "father figure" to many of his students over the years. "He's a good 17. I always turn to him for advice. I think he's someone that you can 18 with easily," said Morgan. Based on the 19 in Los Angeles and so far in Chicago, Dickerson 20 to open more orchestras in other cities across the U.S. （1） A . pity B . love C . end D . origin （2） A . risky B . harmless C . meaningful D . difficult （3） A . devoted B . adapted C . adjusted D . limited （4） A . architecture B . music C . art D . literature （5） A . explorer B . inventor C . designer D . founder （6） A . take care of B . make room for C . have access to D . make fun of （7） A . communities B . races C . villages D . fields （8） A . happened B . occurred C . grown D . seemed （9） A . receive B . survive C . persuade D . serve （10） A . unique B . free C . fresh D . expensive （11） A . focusing B . living C . insisting D . depending （12） A . made B . drawn C . enjoyed D . played （13） A . members B . teachers C . directors D . instructors （14） A . permitted B . helped C . advised D . reminded （15） A . school B . audience C . family D . group （16） A . Finally B . Anyhow C . However D . Therefore （17） A . advisor B . coach C . father D . doctor （18） A . argue B . chat C . agree D . meet （19） A . experiment B . sample C . failure D . success （20） A . asks B . hopes C . refuses D . fails 答案：（1）B；（2）C；（3）A；（4）B；（5）D；（6）C；（7）A；（8）C；（9）D；（10）B；（11）D；（12）D；（13）A；（14）B；（15）D；（16）C；（17）A；（18）B；（19）D；（20）B；

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