11.As a music teacher,I have always known that music touches the soul.It can(36)DaII kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way.It can be the (37)Afor each child to find their light.1 would like to(38)Ca story about it.
For a few years 1 was(39)Awith the opportunity to teach disabled student8.One of my most(40)Cstudents was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa,who had difficuIty walking,and could not speak.We(41)Dsat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to(42)Bon my lap(膝上).One of her favorite songs was"John the Rabbit."It was a caU and reSponse song where I sang the call and the students(43)Dtwice while singing the repeating phrase,"Oh,yes"Vanessa liked to(44)Bher hands together with mine and clap with me.We probably performed that song during every class,Vanessa and I clapping together.But she(45)Bsaid or sang a word.
One day,when the song was finished,Vanessa turned around,(46)A me in the eye,clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words"Oh,yes!"I opened my mouth in (47)Cand for that moment I was the one who could not speak.When my heart(48)Dstarted beating again I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also(49)Cthroughmusic we had made an awesome connec tion.
Several years later,I met Vanessa on the street in town.She waved witll a big(50)Bon her face and then clapped her hands twice,imitating the song we had(51)Aso many times in our music class.The little girl,(52)Bher connection with music,left an impression on me that will last forever.Every child has the (53)Bto learn and grow.It is up to us to(54)Athe way to reach each and every one of our students.We all must find each child's(55)C.
36.A.get across | B.put away | C.take over | D.break through |
37.A.means | B.direction | C.process | D.effort |
38.A.add | B.talk | C.share | D.write |
39.A.blessed | B.tired | C.covered | D.filled |
40.A.troublesome | B.hardworking | C.memorable | D.sensitive |
41.A.most | B.almost | C.nearly | D.mostly |
42.A.stand | B.sit | C.1ie | D.jump |
43.A.sang | B.said | C.followed | D.clapped |
44.A.strike | B.put | C.give | D.shake |
45.A.ever | B.never | C.still | D.even |
46.A.100ked | B.saw | C.glared | D.noticed |
47.A.horror | B.delight | C.astonishment | D.embarrassment |
48.A.immediately | B.fortunately | C.slowly | D.finally |
49.A.happy | B.grateful | C.speechless | D.hopeless |
50.A.greeting | B.smile | C.expression | D.sign |
51.A.performed | B.operated | C.trained | D.organized |
52.A.upon | B.through | C.from | D.beyond |
53.A.standard | B.ability | C.plan | D.necessity |
54.A.discover | B.invent | C.test | D.make |
55.A.virtue | B.dream | C.1ight. | D.rhythm |