At the opening ceremony（開(kāi)幕典禮）of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics，44 children from the Malan Flower Choir sang the Olympic anthem（頌歌） in Greek.
   They are Deng Xiaolan's students.She（1）

taught

taught

（teach） in a village in Hebei for 18 years.
   Deng began to learn music（2）

because

because

of her parents' love for music.Deng loved music so much that she joined the school band after entering Tsinghua University.In 2003，Deng went to the Malan village for a ceremony.She wanted（3）

to sing

to sing

（sing） a song with the children. （4）

However

However

，none of the children knew the famous songs she named.Even when she asked who could sing the national anthem（國(guó)歌），only two children put up their hands.
   "I felt so sorry that the children here couldn't sing，" said Deng. "I like music a lot.Like my friend，it is always with me when I'm happy or sad.If they can't sing，then they won't know how to enjoy music，which is a（5）

colourful

colourful

（colour） part of life." After 2004，she travelled（6）

between

between

Beijing and the village to teach the children music.
   She started the Malan Band two years later.The（7）

first

first

（one） members were six children from the village.Later，she raised money to build（8）

an

an

amazing house called the "Music Castle" for children to study music.Deng said， "It is my only wish that they can sing and find some（9）

happiness

happiness

（happy） from music."
   （10）

Sadly

Sadly

（sad），Deng died on March 21，2022.During her lifetime，she helped over 200 students.Many of them have left the mountainous village to receive university education.