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 didn’t want to do that—I wanted to do something2. However, I had always been shy and too nervous to try playing 3in public.
I had been playing the4since I was ten years old, but the idea of playing in front of other people was very5.
I started one day, 6la 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 7myself up.
When the day of the show came, I was so8that I couldn’t eat.9was the first time I had played in front of other people and I felt10unsure of myself. I had no idea whether I was11good and was worried that no one would like me.
When my turn came, I played my favorite tune and I even started to12! 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
13!
After the show a man14up to me to say how much he enjoyed my15. He said that he had a rock band, and they needed to 16la guitar player. He asked me to come along the next day to have a try. This successful trial turned my dream into 17. In the following days, we18around 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 holiday. As we became more successful, we had to work harder and practice more and eventually I became19of travelling so much. But now, nearly fifty years later, I look back on those carefree days of my
20as among the best moments of my life.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      Besides
    2. B.
      Thus
    3. C.
      Therefore
    4. D.
      Instead
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      similar
    2. B.
      normal
    3. C.
      strange
    4. D.
      different
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      songs
    2. B.
      music
    3. C.
      words
    4. D.
      jokes
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      guitar
    2. B.
      violin
    3. C.
      piano
    4. D.
      drum
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      enjoyable
    2. B.
      attractive
    3. C.
      exciting
    4. D.
      frightening
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      before
    2. B.
      until
    3. C.
      when
    4. D.
      where
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      picked
    2. B.
      signed
    3. C.
      took
    4. D.
      wrote
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      nervous
    2. B.
      inspired
    3. C.
      disappointed
    4. D.
      excited
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      What
    2. B.
      There
    3. C.
      It
    4. D.
      As
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      exactly
    2. B.
      hardly
    3. C.
      extremely
    4. D.
      highly
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      some
    2. B.
      any
    3. C.
      well
    4. D.
      much
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      dance
    2. B.
      act
    3. C.
      announce
    4. D.
      sing
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      shouted
    2. B.
      jumped
    3. C.
      praised
    4. D.
      cheered
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      looked
    2. B.
      came
    3. C.
      went
    4. D.
      faced
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      performance
    2. B.
      behavior
    3. C.
      presence
    4. D.
      instrument
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      call on
    2. B.
      wait on
    3. C.
      take on
    4. D.
      depend on
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      practice
    2. B.
      consideration
    3. C.
      reality
    4. D.
      effect
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      toured
    2. B.
      ran
    3. C.
      worked
    4. D.
      turned
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      fond
    2. B.
      tired
    3. C.
      aware
    4. D.
      proud
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      competitions
    2. B.
      memory
    3. C.
      friendship
    4. D.
      youth
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