The “Top 10 Singers” Competition

Days before the “Top 10 Singers” competition, I was making predictions about who might w    1     (获胜，赢). Everyone was preparing for it. The competitors from my class g    2     (抓住) every chance to practise, and some even composed their own m    3     (音乐，乐曲)!

The great day c    4     (到了). The singers from each class p    5     (表演，演唱) their songs. Some of them were accompanied by a friend on the p    6     (钢琴) or guitar. Most of the songs were in the pop s    7     (风格). Some were adaptations of t    8     (传统的) songs. Some were simple songs w    9     (而) some were rather complicated. The singing was beautiful and two h    10     (小时) was gone before we realized it. Ten students were s    11     (选为) as the top singers of our school, but I think every one of us deserved a p    12     (奖励，奖品) for our efforts.

The competition was extraordinarily s    13     (成功的). It was great fun and we all e    14     (喜欢) it. More importantly, such activities reflected our dreams and our passion and transformed our u    15     (理解) of life.

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