1 . I once received an invitation to attend a presentation at the Kentucky School. On that very evening I found ________ had amazing power to change our attitude and our life.

The young musician Mr. Patrick was ________ onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the piano. His fingers ________ across the keys as if he made beautiful music himself. He then began to sing as he played, and it was wonderful. But what shocked me ________ was his magic smile．

Mr. Patrick was born with no eyes and an illness in the ________, which left him lame for life. However, as a child, he was________ with artificial eyes and placed in a wheelchair. Before his first birthday, he _________ the piano. When his mom hit any note on the piano, and within one or two ________, he’d get it. By his second birthday, he was playing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. His father was overjoyed. “We _________ not play baseball, but we can play music together.”

When Patrick was at the University of Louisville, his father ________ classes with him. He was also a part of the 214-member marching band! He was a blind, wheelchair-bound trumpet player; and he and his father did it together. His father ________ the night shift in order to accompany his daytime band practice. Patrick says, “Dad is my ________.”

But even more than his ________ musical talent, it was Patrick’s “attitude of gratitude” that ________ my soul. On stage, between songs, he talked to the audience about his life and about how ________ he was with a great father. When his performance was over, Patrick and his father were on the stage together. The crowd rose to their feet and ________ for over five minutes.

We all face misfortune in our lives. ________, it’s not the hardship but how we ________ to it that will determine the joy and happiness in our lives. During ________ times, do we spend too much time feeling ________ for ourselves, or can we, with gratitude, learn how to dance in the rain?

2 . Music makes you more creative.    1    , they come up with more creative solutions, according to researchers. It may be because music improves your brain’s flexibility. Another reason may be that it relaxes you enough for the creative juices to flow. But don’t play music   too loudly.

Music can help during surgery.     2    . After surgery, it helps reduce pain. An analysis   of 73 studies confirmed that listening to music before, during or after surgery reduces anxiety and pain levels, which in turn means less pain medication.

    3     Studies have found that when you’re running, biking or walking, you’ll go farther with music on. Music relieves your discomfort and motivates you to stay on. The effect is so obviously great that the author of a review examining the psychological effects of music   on exercise called music “a type of legal performance-improvement drug”.

Music aids sleep. Listening to music before bed can help you fall asleep faster and wake up less often during the night.     4    . In one study, seniors with sleep problems who listened   to 45 minutes of soft slow music before bed reported a 35 percent improvement in their sleep.

Music gets you to ignore the passing of time. Scientists have shown repeatedly that people judge a period of waiting shorter when music is playing. Businessmen use that to their advantage, playing music so you stay longer and spend more. For instance, more drinks and food are sold in bars and restaurants when music is played.     5    , grocery sales increase by 38 percent.