It was a long way for Pineda to succeed.
   His story began in El Salvador，where he was born with something wrong with his mouth.He had great difficulty in speaking.At the age of 2，his family's house burned down.Pineda was hurt（1）

B

B

and his legs needed to be cut.His mother died（2）

C

C

he was 8，and he spent years on the streets before he（3）

D

D

in by an orphanage （孤儿院）.
   Finally，at the orphanage，Pineda began to receive support and encouragement.He taught（4）

C

C

to play the guitar.He began his performance with other musicians.Then the group went to Chicago，where Pineda，then 18，caught the attention of many people，who wondered what they could do to help him.
   A hospital offered him free medical care.A rich man agreed（5）

A

A

for Pineda's tickets to and from El Salvador.
   When he was in the hospital，Pineda began writing music，and wondered（6）

B

B

he might be able to record his own album （音乐专辑）.Soon with the help of a musician， "The Sound of Gratitude（感激）" was born.On October 15th，Pineda went to （7）

A

A

Chicago club to play his new songs to strangers，and to the friends（8）

B

B

had helped him come so far.
   （9）

C

C

good luck he had!It was amazing that Pineda had gone through so many years of hardship. "We（10）

A

A

a saying in El Salvador， 'Suffer first，then enjoy.' I guess that's what's happening."he said.

（1）	A．serious	B．seriously	C．less serious	D．less seriously
（2）	A．if	B．since	C．when	D．because
（3）	A．has taken	B．took	C．was taking	D．was taken
（4）	A．him	B．his	C．himself	D．he
（5）	A．to pay	B．pay	C．paying	D．paid
（6）	A．that	B．if	C．where	D．why
（7）	A．a	B．an	C．the	D． /
（8）	A．which	B．who	C．whose	D．whom
（9）	A．What a	B．How a	C．What	D．How
（10）	A．have	B．will have	C．had	D．are having