AlthoughIlovemylife，ithasn’tbeenalotoffunasI’vebeenillfor28years．Musichasalwaysbeenagreatloveofmineand，inmy20s，whenmy（21）___wasmoremanageable，I（22）___tenyearsasaprofessionalsingerinrestaur
Although I love my life，it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28years．
Music has always been a great love of mine and，in my 20s，when my（21）___ was more manageable，I （22）___ ten years as a professional singer in restaurants，playing and singing folk songs．（23）___that was years ago and times have changed．（24）___ I live with mother on a country farm．
Two years ago，I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to （25）___ my disability pension （残疾抚恤金）．（26）___ I needed to sleep in the afternoons，I was limited in my（27）___．I decided that I would consider（28）___ to singing in restaurants．
My family are all musicians，so I was（29）___ when I went into our local music store．I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music．I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of （30）___ to get started．And（31）___you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can （32）___use．
When I told the owner of the shop about my（33）___； he gave me a long thoughtful（34）___．“This means a lot to you，doesn’t it？”he said．“Come with me．”
He led me （35）___ the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it．He placed his large hand （36）___ on his treasure and said，“I have 800karaoke songs in here．You can take your （37）___ and I’ll record them for you．That should get you started．”
I（38）___．Thanking him，I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose（39）___ that I could sing．I have come full circle with his help．
His___ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra，when I have the chance．
21．A．loneliness B．sadness C．tiredness D．sickness
22．A．set B．enjoyed C．kept D．shared
23．A．Gladly B．Eventually C．Unfortunately D．Surprisingly
24．A．Now B．Then C．Sometime D．Meanwhile
25．A．add up to B．make up for C．get rid of D．take advantage of