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| Although I love my life, it hasn't been a lot of fun as I've been ill for 28 years. Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my__1__ was more manageable, I __2__ ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.__3__ that was years ago and times have changed.__4__I live with my mother on a country farm. Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to__5__ my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). __6__ I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my __7__.I decided that I would consider __8__to singing in restaurants. My family are all musicians, so I was__9__ 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 __10__ to get started.And__11__ you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can __12__use. When I told the owner of the shop about my __13__, he gave me a long, thoughtful __14__."This means a lot to you, doesn't it?" he said."Come with me." He led me __15__the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it.He placed his large hand __16__ on his treasure and said, "I have 800 karaoke songs in here.You can take your __17__and I'll record them for you.That should get you started." I __18__.Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose__19__ that I could sing.I have come full circle with his help. His __20__ still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance. | ||||
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