Wearing a traditional Chinese qipao, conductor Nucrbana Yiming’s     1     (perform) has received thunderous applause from the audience at the Chinese Lunar New Year concert in Urumqi. A 35-year-old performer from Xinjiang, often known as Bana, is the only female conductor at the Xinjiang Art Theater so far. Her passion     2     music came from her family: her father was a clarinetist (单簧管手).     3     (influence) by her father, she started her violin and piano training at the age of eight.

In 2004, she     4     (admit) into the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan to study as a conductor. “Every day I     5     (carry) thousands of pages of music sheets from my dorm to the classroom. I needed to memorize them     6     a really short time,” she recalled. “Sometimes I questioned myself and wondered     7     it was better for me to be a street vendor (街头小贩).”     8     (fortunate), all her efforts paid     9     in the end.

Before her graduation in 2009, she received an offer from the Xinjiang Art Theater. Bana has a deep understanding of her role in the theater: she considers herself as a bridge     10     connects professions, Xinjiang folk music, modern instruments and the world. “My job is to integrate the music knowledge and the concepts I’ve learned abroad into each show of our folk orchestra,” she said.

3 . I took up the violin at 8 and have continued playing since. My experience shows music could really ________ me to connect with people.

I used to ________ going to the teen group in our church. Being shy, I didn't have the courage to meet new people there. So I was never involved in any ________ . This was why the teen group always ________ me. But my parents asked me to go there.

Mark Bowen, the group leader, wanted to found a band within the group. He asked me to ________ .At first, I wanted to ________ , thinking being part of a band would make my life ________ at the group. Finally with my parents' encouragement, I changed my ________ and became a band member as a solo violinist.

________ I had tons of experience in performing with my school orchestra, I ________ played alone before. ________ , this made me nervous. But I was ________ after I found my violin going well with the other instruments. After several performances, I made friends with other ________ . We shared music and told jokes.

What was ________ was a visit from a famous musician. One day during the training, a lady walked in. After we ________ , she walked towards me and said, " I heard a violin playing! So I followed the ________ . " This was Charis a Rouse, the violinist I admired most. The thought of meeting her always made me ________ because she was so talented. And now she was ________ me. How amazing! She gave me many tips. And she told me though it's fun to play the violin, I should take the ________ seriously, as playing for the church is a huge responsibility.

Looking back, joining the band made me ________ , and improved my musical ability. I really appreciate it for helping me grow up.