Accomplishments
By the time she was twelve, Vanessa-Mae had played with orchestras
all over the world as a soloist. She had also released three classical
recordings. Soon, however, Vanessa-Mae wanted to try playing other
kinds of music as well.
Although she loved classical music, Vanessa-Mae wanted to experiment
with other kinds of music. At 14, she began to combine the traditional
sound of her acoustic violin with the sounds made from her new electric
violin. She called this music "techno-acoustic fusion." Vanessa-Mae loved
the music that the two types of violins made together. Her first album
with techno-acoustic fusion music was called The Violin Player. It was
instantly successful and sold in over 20 countries. It was even a hit on the
best-selling music charts.
No longer just a classical musician, Vanessa-Mae was asked to perform
at international rock concerts. At a concert in Switzerland, the audience of
50,000 people gave her a 20-minute ovation. The crowd did not want her
to stop playing.
Vanessa-Mae has sometimes been criticized for not just playing
classical music. However, she feels it is important to introduce violin
music to a new audience, and that her style of music has been helpful in
reaching that goal. “If, as a result [of my music], people see the violin as
a fresh, up-to-dates instrument, that's fine with me."
A)Dr.Stephens was performing an experiment while his students were watching him.
B) Dr. Stephens had performed a lot of experiments before he made an important discovery.
C)Two weeks ago Dr. Stephens performed an experiment with the help of some university students.
fall
A) The baby fell asleep, as soon as we put her bad.
B) As the baby was falling asleep, she was making some funny sounds.
C) The baby had fallen asleep by the time he got home and he didn't want to wake her up.
read
A) Laura had read the report many times before she gave it to her boss.
B) While Laura was reading the report, her computer started making strange noises and stopped working.
C) Laura read the report, switched off her computer and went home.
2. This is A book. It is my _ book.
3.Is this your _ pencil? -No, it isn't my _ pencil, it is my sister's _ pencil.
4. I have A sister. My _ sister is AN engineer . My sister's _ husband is A doctor. They have got two _ children.
5. This is A girl. This _ girl is their _ daughter. Their daughter's _ name is Vera.
6. That is A boy. That _ boy is her _ brother. Her brother's _ name is Nick.
7. This is our _flat.
8. We have got A car. Our _ car is not very expensive but reliable.
9. I have no _ pet.
10. My granny has got A headache. She has no _ idea what to do.
11. I have A friend.
12. It's A cat. Its _tail is long and bushy. It's Mike's _ cat.