I was feeling a little sad because my mother lost her job.One day，when I was walking on the street，I heard someone playing the（1）

B

B

and singing.I walked more slowly to find out where it was coming from.Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.
   She was singing songs about love，believing（相信） ourselves and keeping on trying.Her singing made me a little relaxed.I stood there（2）

A

A

，watching her playing on such a noisy New York square.I thought she must be really（3）

A

A

to show herself in front of so many people.
   She saw me.I walked over and told her how good her（4）

C

C

sounded. "Thank you." she said.
   "I'm having a hard time these days，（5）

B

B

you've made me hopeful again." I said to her.
   "I'm glad that I could（6）

A

A

，" she answered， "Why are you so sad？"
   "Well，my mom has lost her job，and I'm not sure what to do..."
   "Did you see the way you were walking？Your head was down." she said. "Lift your head up，because（7）

A

A

things come in different ways and if your head is down，you might not see it.Don't be sad.You should（8）

C

C

more."
   I was surprised at how she was encouraging（鼓勵(lì)） me. "（9）

A

A

are you playing the piano here？" I asked her with a smile.
   She said that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to make（10）

C

C

feel better by playing music.
   I smiled a little wilder，knowing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.

（1）	A．guitar	B．piano	C．violin
（2）	A．quietly	B．surprisingly	C．excitedly
（3）	A．brave	B．shy	C．a(chǎn)fraid
（4）	A．idea	B．hobby	C．music
（5）	A．so	B．but	C．because
（6）	A．help	B．sing	C．talk
（7）	A．good	B．bad	C．funny
（8）	A．cry	B．worry	C．smile
（9）	A．Why	B．When	C．How
（10）	A．me	B．her	C．them