阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

Athough 19-year-old Geoge Dennehy is armless, he isn’t letting that stop him from pursuing (追求) his dreams and sharing his passion（热情）with the world.

Born __    arms, the young boy’s birth parents left him. Luckily, a warm-hearted couple adopted（收养）him and __    him . __    , his new parents never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse to be __    . When Geoge was eight, they asked him to sigh up (报名) for cello (大提琴) lessons. The instrument is __    ven for people who have the use of both their hands, so it was far more challenging（挑战性的）for Geoge, who had to learn to play it with his feet.

Thanks to his music teacher, the young boy not only interested in the cello, but also realized that he had a passion and talent for __    . During middle school years, he also __    the piano and the guitar.

His music talent caught the eye of an American rock band who__    him to perform alongside them at a ten-day-long music festival.

The experience has inspired (激励) this once shy boy to pursue a career (事业) in music. He has also become a motivational speaker__    encorages both able and disabled people to pursue their dreams, no matter __    impossible these dreams may sound.

1.A. in              B. with         C. without       D. of

2.A. looked after      B. worried      C. gave up       D. put on

3.A. As             B. Though      C. But          D. However

4.A. lazy            B. busy        C. nervous       D. serious

5.A. easy            B. difficult     C. interesting      D. beautiful

6.A. dancing         B. singing      C. music         D. drawing

7.A. taught          B. mastered     C. discovered    D. hated

8.A. warned          B. forced       C. trained        D. invited

9.A. who             B. whom       C. which        D. whose

10.A. why            B. where       C. how          D. when

–Could you tell me ______ yuanxiao in China?

--Usually at the Lantern Festival.

A. when do people eat   B. how do people eat

C. when people eat     D. how people eat

Friends are those _____ always stand by your side when you need help.

A. which        B. whose           C. whom           D. who

I _______ be afraid to sleep alone in my room, but now I _______ sleeping there alone.

A. was used to; used to   B. used to; am used to

C. used to; used to    D. am used to; used to

He _____ for two years. We are still sad about his ______.

A. died; dead     B. died; death

C. has been dead; dead      D. has been dead; death

I _______ to Beihai Park if I _______ time next weekend.

A. will go; will have   B. go; will have

C. will go; have       D. go; have

–Are you going to Shanghai by bus?

--I am not sure. It’s cheap, but uncomfortable. I _____ take a train.

A. may         B. must             C. can              D. should

The students of our class _____ to swim last month and we can swim very well now.

A. taught        B. had taught

C. was taught    D. were taught

-Math isn’t as ______ as Chinese.

-I agree with you. I thnk Chinese is ____ than any other subject.

A. easy; easier    B. easier; easier

C. easy; harder    D. hard; easier

–My watch is different from ______ .

-But _____ is the same as mine.

A. Nick; yours    B. Nick’s; your

C. Nick’s; you   D. Nick’s; yours