1 . On a fresh May morning, with my guitar in tow, I ventured down the road to a busy restaurant. I was about to _______ the fear that had held me hostage for 35 years.

As I reflect upon my childhood, I’m _______ of a kind, sensitive kid with long-term struggles. But there was one bright spot in my life: I loved singing and playing the guitar. It was my grandmother, Peg, who _______ a flame within me, kindling an unyielding love for _______ in me. But then, in the blink of an eye that joy was _______.

I was 10 years old and our entire fourth grade was in _______ for our annual choir concert. The substitute choir teacher had _______ me with a solo in the concert’s finale (终曲): “76 Trombones” from The Music Man. But each time my solo _______ , terror kept a firm hold of my voice. The teacher rushed to me, “You’re wasting all of our time. Let someone else sing.” Since then I hadn’t sung in _______ again for 35 years.

The broad road in front of the busy restaurant was filled with people. I pulled out my guitar. As I ________ the first chord, I heard a voice in my head: “You are going to ________ yourself like never before.” But I gathered the courage, and ________ a cascade (瀑布) of songs that had built up inside of me for 35 years. ________ my voice wasn’t beautiful, my passion and excitement won over the crowd. Afterward, I felt a wave of pride, ________, and happiness coursing through my veins (静脉). Eventually, I ________ myself from the clutches of fear and reclaimed the stolen joy.

What do you think of when you hear the phrase “tiantuan (天团)”? Is it a wildly popular group formed by icons? Well, in reality, there’s probably no group     1     fits the name better than the band made up of astronauts, some of     2     were sent into space.

A few days ago, Wu Jie, one of the first Chinese astronauts and a trainer in the People’s Liberation Army(PLA) Astronaut Corps (大队),     3    (visit) CCTV 7 for a program. During the show, he talked about lesser-known stories about the lives of Chinese astronauts.

Astronaut training is really     4    (tire).     5    (bring) some life and color into their work, astronauts established their own band, guided by a conductor (乐队指挥) from the PLA Military Band (军乐团).

In the band, each astronaut chose     6     instrument they were interested in — Yang Liwei played the clarinet (黑管), Fei Junlong chose the drums, Jing Haipeng used the trombone (长号), and so forth. Typically, in the evenings, whenever someone played their instrument, astronauts in the same building would grab their own instruments     7     join in. In the beginning, many astronauts didn’t even understand the staff (五线谱).     8    , as they spent more time training, their skills improved.

Wu recalled a memorable performance by the astronaut band when they had a blackout (停电) suddenly: “Someone next to us held up a lighter, and the conductor signaled (示意) to keep playing. In the dark, no one could see the sheet music     9    (clear); all we could see was the movement of the conductor. So, we kept going. In the end, the astronauts completed the entire performance from memory,     10    (earn) warm applause (掌声) from the audience.”