Book 2 Unit 5 语法填空

Unit 5
新人教版第二册 Unit 5 P52
THE VIRTUAL CHOIR
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Imagine ______ (have) the opportunity to sing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone. You can do this in a virtual choir. Virtual choir members record themselves while they perform alone on video. These videos are ______ (upload) onto the Internet, and then they are put together ______ one video that you can see online—a virtual choir. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere—all you need is a video camera and an Internet ______ (connect). You do not even need a studio. A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together. Many people do not have close friends or contacts ______ have the same interest ______ music. Many others do not have the chance ______ (join) a local choir. A virtual choir enables them ______ (add) their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community. It has proved to be a positive influence on the lives of many people. As one virtual choir member said, “Music helps me to ... forget my problems. With music, I become someone else.”
The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning ______ (compose) and conductor Eric Whitacre. ______ (born) in the USA on 2 January 1970, Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988. He fell in love ______ Mozart’s classical music when he sang for the university choir. ______ (move) by this music, he said, “It was like ______ (see) color for the first time.” He graduated ______ university in 1995, and then received a master’s degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997. Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s original compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers. This led to the ______ (create) of the virtual choir.
In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works. Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, ______ he then joined together into one performance. His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. It has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir ______ (become) a worldwide phenomenon. Whitacre’s next effort was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF, which was first seen ______ stage on 23 July 2014 in the UK. Altogether, 2,292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacre’s song “What If”.
The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world a better place.
新人教版第二册 Unit 5 P56
Good morning, my name is Sarah Williams. It’s an honour to be here and to share with you the story of how music has had an impact ______ my life.
Have you ever faced a time when things looked dark and you had ______ hope at all? Two years ago, I was told I had a serious disease ______ was difficult to cure. My body ached all the time and thus I thought I didn’t have much longer to live. I was very afraid and I felt so alone and ______ (discourage). Then one day, I had to go through a two-hour medical ______ (treat). The doctor wanted me to relax, so he had me ______ (listen) to some music, and one of the songs was “Happy”. The song made me feel so much better that from then on I began to listen to music all the time. John A. Logan said, “Music is the medicine of the mind.” And it’s true. Music helped me recover.
Music gave me ______ (happy). When I listened to music, it made my spirits fly like a kite in the wind. Music gave me ______ (strong) and brought me relief. It was the rock I leant on to become strong and to get through those hard times. Moreover, music gave me hope and a sense of ______ (satisfy). It became my best friend. It spoke words of encouragement to the deepest part of my being.
Of course, I hope none of you have to go through the same kind of ______ (suffer) that I did. At the same time, we all go through various periods when we feel sad or alone. During those times, music can help you ______ the same way that it helped me. I hope all of you will somehow begin to treasure music and make it a part of your life.
Thank you!

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Unit 5 Music
If you want to sing together with hundreds of other people while at home alone, you can join a virtual choir. Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere—all you need is a video camera and 1. ________ Internet connection. A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together, for it enables them 2. ________ (add) their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community.
The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning 3. ________ (compose) and conductor Eric Whitacre, 4. ________ began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988. He fell in love with Mozarts classical music when 5. ________ (sing) for the university choir. He received a master’s degree 6. ________ musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997. Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s 7. ________ (origin) compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers, which led to the 8. _________ (create) of the virtual choir.
In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works. 9. ________ (inspire), he set up his first virtual choir, which has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir 10. ________ (become) a worldwide phenomenon.
1.an; 2. to add; 3. composer; 4.who; 5. singing;
6. in; 7. original;  8. creation; 9. Inspired; 10 has become