Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the  36  of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began  37  piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my  38 . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 39 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never  40  me.
“My  41 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 42  to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 43  the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my 44 . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every  45  that I have.
“I was  46  to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 47  this before and some teachers  48  my admission. Based on my performance, I was  49  admitted and went to  50  with the academy’s highest honours.
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 51  and arranged a lot of musical compositions since  52  had been written specially for solo percussionists.
“I have been a soloist for over ten years.  53  the doctor thought a was totally deaf, it didn’t  54  that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be  55  by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to to the place you want to go.”
36. A. conditions    B. opinions     C. actions       D. recommendations
37. A. enjoying      B. choosing    C. taking D. giving
38. A. sight     B. hearing      C. touch  D. taste
39. A. evidence      B. result  C. excuse D. cause
40. A. left       B. excited       C. accompanied      D. disappointed
41. A. purpose       B. decision     C. promise      D. goal
42. A. turned  B. learned       C. used    D. ought
43. A. tell       B. see      C. hear    D. smell
44. A. carefulness   B. movement  C. imagination       D. experience
45. A. sense    B. effort  C. feeling       D. idea
46. A. dissatisfied   B. astonished  C. determined D. discouraged
47. A. done     B. accepted     C. advised      D. admitted
48. A. supported     B. followed    C. required     D. opposed
49. A. usually B. finally C. possibly     D. hopefully
50. A. study    B. research     C. graduate     D. progress
51. A. wrote   B. translated   C. copied D. read
52. A. enough B. some   C. many  D. few
53. A. However      B. Although    C. When  D. Since
54. A. mean    B. seem   C. conclude    D. say
55. A. directed       B. guided       C. taught D. limited