There was a man named Ben. He made caps to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} money. One day he went to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} his caps. It was very hot. When he went {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a forest, he wanted to have a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} . He came up to a large tree, put his caps on the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} , took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell asleep.
    “Where are my caps?” Ben {#blank#}6{#/blank#} when he woke up. He looked up and saw many monkeys in the trees. Each monkey had a cap on its {#blank#}7{#/blank#} .
    “Give back my caps!” Ben {#blank#}8{#/blank#} at the monkeys. But the monkeys couldn't understand him. Ben got very angry. He took off his own cap, threw it on the ground and cried, “If you want all my caps, you may take this one, too!”
    What {#blank#}9{#/blank#} then? The monkeys did the same. Each monkey took off its cap and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it on the ground. Ben was very glad. He quickly collected all his caps and went on his way.

    Ever since I was a young girl, my favourite kind of music has been blues ( 布鲁斯音乐 ). The {#blank#}1{#/blank#}CD I bought was Chuck Berry's Greatest Hits when I was 11 years old. I really {#blank#}2{#/blank#} it and I would singalong and dance around my bedroom to the music. Even now, whenever I {#blank#}3{#/blank#}one of Chuck Berry's songs ,I can't help but(无法不……) sing along to the music.

    As I got older, I started to listen to other {#blank#}4{#/blank#} . I would listen to Elvis Presley almost every day after school. I {#blank#}5{#/blank#}loved music that made me want to dance. I started to love soul music(灵乐) too after a friend bought me a Motown Classics CD {#blank#}6{#/blank#} my 15th birthday. My favourite hobby was listening to Aretha Franklin or Katrina and the Waves. I looked up to ( 尊敬) a lot of these {#blank#}7{#/blank#} artists and performers(表演者) and still do that to this day. As quite a(n) {#blank#}8{#/blank#} person, hearing these people perform with such Confidence and such talent was inspirational(鼓舞人心的) to me.

    I find that if I have had a hard day {#blank#}9{#/blank#} I'm feeling a little low , listening to something upbeat( 积极向上的) can cheer me up. In fact, scientists have {#blank#}10{#/blank#}that people can make themselves feel good by listening to upbeat songs!