閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法*和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，...

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閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法*和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，並將*填寫在答題卡標號為16～25的相應位置上。

I was feeling sad because my mother was out of job. It left me wondering 16

was going to happen to us.

I got off the college shuttle bus and started walking. Then I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic. I walked much 17 (slow) so I could find out where it was coming 18 . Through the crowd I saw 19 young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her. She was singing songs with love and keeping on trying. The way she was singing comforted me a bit. I stood there 20 (watch) her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that 21 must take courage to perform 22 her own in the middle of a crowd.

She must have felt my presence because she would often look in my direction. By now I was telling myself that if she could perform in front of hundreds of people 23 she didn’t know, I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked over, put some money in her carriage and 24 (say), “Thank you. I have been going through a hard time 25 (late), but you’ve made me hopeful again.”

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