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综合质量评估 一、完形填空（共15小题；共22分） I had always loved music and dreamed of being a musician, travelling to different countries, meeting lots of people and doing something I loved to earn my money. 1 ?, my parents had a farm and I didnt want to do that—I wanted to do something 2 ?. However, I had always been shy and too nervous to try playing music in public. I had been playing the 3 ? since I was ten years old, but the idea of playing in front of other people was very 4 ?. I started one day, when a local youth club advertised a talent show—anybody who could play an instrument or sing could put his name down to be in concert. I signed myself up. When the day of the show came, I was so 5 ? that I couldnt eat. It was the first time I had played in front of other people and I felt 6 ? unsure of myself. I had no idea whether I was 7 ? good and was worried that no one would like me. When my turn came, I played my favorite tune and I even started to 8 ?! I could not hear what I sounded like, but to my surprise, I eventually forgot about all the people in the audience and started to enjoy myself. When the song ended, everyone clapped and some people 9 ?! After the show a man 10 ? up to me to say how much he enjoyed my 11 ?. He said that he had a rock band, and they needed to take on a guitar player. He asked me to come along the next day to have a try. This successful trial turned my dream into 12 ?. In the following days, we 13 ? around a lot, playing in concerts in lots of places around the world. Sometimes we would enter competitions and once we went on TV. We really enjoyed ourselves and life was like a big long journey. As we became more successful, we had to work harder and practice more and eventually I became 14 ? of travelling so mu