阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A crowd gathered recently to hear a popular jazz band. The music was good, and the __36__ were very talented. But everyone had come to see one player __37__， the 9yearold boy, Jose Andre Montano.
Why were so many musiclovers interested in __38_ this young man perform? It is because he is a jazz __39_， and he is blind.
Jose’s life began in Totora, Bolivia, __40__ he was born blind. Yet __41__ his lack of sight, the boy began playing the drums at the age of 4. He showed a(n) __42__ ability, and before long, he was playing the __43__， too. By the age of 5 he had formed his own jazz trio (三重奏). His parents, along with everyone else, are __44__ surprised by his wonderful talent. “I didn’t know __45__ before; he got me into it，” said his father, Roberto. “I don’t know how to explain how it __46__. It’s like jazz was __47__ inside him.”
Many professional musicians are equally __48__ and welcome the chance to __49__ with Jose. They have noticed his deep understanding of this unique form of music. Singer Vero Perez says the exceptional thing about Jose isn’t his age or even his __50__. According to Perez, “He shows other musicians how jazz music really is to be played.”
As Jose’s fame __51__， he has more chances to tour and perform. He has traveled throughout Bolivia and into Brazil and Peru.
When Jose is at home with his family, he is a __52__ little boy. He goes to school and does his homework. __53__ when he begins playing the piano or drums, his musical genius becomes obvious. Jose has proved that nothing will keep him from doing what he loves best. His positive __54_ towards life encourages others to look past their own obstacles and __55__ their dreams.
36．A.singers B．actors
C．musicians D．dancers
37．A.in person B．in particular
C．by mistake D．by chance
38．A.celebrating B．encouraging
C．noticing D．watching
39．A.genius B．fool
C．inventor D．conductor
40．A.what B．where
C．when D．which
41．A.through B．for
C．although D．despite
42．A.amusing B．frightening
C．amazing D．interesting
43．A.drum B．computer
C．song D．piano
44．A.continuously B．normally
C．strangely D．suddenly
45．A.rock B．folk
C．jazz D．blues
46．A.came about B．came back
C．turned up D．turned off
47．A.only B．already
C．never D．hardly
48．A.depressed B．confused
C．impressed D．worried
49．A.live B．chat
C．fight D．perform
50．A.carelessness B．blindness
C．deafness D．loneliness
51．A.promises B．appears
C．lifts D．spreads
52．A.lazy B．happy
C．normal D．funny
53．A.But B．So
C．Because D．Since
54．A.success B．attitude
C．dream D．performance
55．A.reach for B．call for
C．ask for D．send for