Zeng Xiaomeng became blind a few months after she was born because of an illness. Years ago, she talked to her parents about her dream of learning to ___1___. So they sent her to a special education school.

It is not___2___ for Zeng to learn songs. She needs to use Braille (盲文) to read the words of songs. She also needs to practice the songs repeatedly. ___3___it usually takes her at least a month to learn a song, she never gives up.

Zeng has a gift for music and learns faster than others at the school. Her music teacher is ___4___ her. She posted a video of Zeng’s singing on the Internet. Zeng’s beautiful ___5___has amazed and touched many people. They left messages praising her. “Thanks for ___6___openness and encouragement. I will sing better and live better,” she replied to the messages.

Music has brought great___7___to Zeng’s life and her personality. She felt much better about herself and got more___8___ to communicate with others after learning music. At her teacher’s suggestion, she began to___9___her own singing videos online last year.

With music in her heart, she becomes more ___10___ and wants to plant her feet in the field of music in the future.