2 . At just 21 years old, Nija Charles is one of today's most popular songwriters.
She has been ________ with Beyonce, Jay Z, Cardi B, and many other today's popular music artists. Their works have been ________ . And she was even included in three Grammy nominations(提名).
But just a few years ago, Charles was only a(n) ________ in the crowd. She was ________ in a musical family. "My dad is a DJ. My mom is a dancer," Charles ________ . "So growing up in this family, I was always ________ by music and crazily chased after musicians."
Charles said she first ________ music at age 13, when she asked her mom for a mini keyboard because she was ________ to produce. "So she got one for me, and I started tapping on the keys," she said.
Charles continued to learn music at New York University, where she'd make songs in her dormitory and post them online. Soon she was ________ in flying across the country on weekends, performing on stage and then studying at school.
"It was tough for me. There were some classes I ________ had to skip. But yeah, it was must time management and 1 had to ________ and finish my homework before I got on the plane or I'd finish the ________ on the plane. I wrote songs during the weekend. I made sure I studied hard so I could finish ________ that year," she said.
Talking about her success, Charles said, "It's ________ that my favourite artists are now the people I cooperate with. Several years ago, I was at their ________ but now I'm in the studio with them."
1. A.working | B.competing | C.arguing | D.entertaining |
2. A.unaddressed | B.labour-saving | C.award-winning | D.unsearchable |
3. A.clerk | B.artist | C.focus | D.fan |
4. A.born | B.introduced | C.invited | D.forced |
5. A.proposed | B.complained | C.sighed | D.recalled |
6. A.annoyed | B.surrounded | C.changed | D.rejected |
7. A.appreciated | B.evaluated | C.accessed | D.composed |
8. A.empty-handed | B.longing | C.absent-minded | D.unwilling |
9. A.honest | B.lacking | C.weak | D.engaged |
10. A.definitely | B.slightly | C.scarcely | D.indirectly |
11. A.call back | B.get along | C.hurry up | D.settle down |
12. A.favorites | B.assignments | C.advertisements | D.ambitions |
13. A.performance | B.career | C.school | D.training |
14. A.incredible | B.ridiculous | C.simple | D.obvious |
15. A.classes | B.concerts | C.families | D.weddings |