A tone ­deaf(不能辨别音高的)ager has surprised his family by suddenly being able to play music after suffering a concussion(脑震荡). Gordon,a high school student,now can play 13 instruments—______11 he has never learned music. As a smal l child,he loved sports,dreamed of playing lacrosse(长曲棍球)as a career,and had no______12 in music. “He really had no musical______13,”his mother told the reporter. “When he played lacrosse with a local team in Grade Six,he______14 backwards and knocked the back of his head______15 the ground. ” “I remember______16 and then feeling dazed (神志不清的),”he told the reporter. “I didn't really realize something______17 had happened. ” The doctors told him he could return to the______18. He did so,but unluckily he went on to suffer______19 couple of hard hits on the head,which sent him to the hospital again. After that,the doctors told him he couldn't play sports any more,but there was one good side effect:his newly found______20. “Now I can play many instruments,such as piano,guitar and violin. Music is the thing that gets me up in the morning,”he said. 11. A. so B. and C. because D. though 12. A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interestedly 13. A. problem B. difficulty C. instrument D. talent 14. A. falls B. felt C. fell D. was falling 15. A. above B. below C. along D. against 16. A. getting up B. giving up C. to get up D. to give up 17. A. good B. bad C. wonderful D. boring 18. A. classroom B. hospital C. concert D. field 19. A. another B. other C. the other D. others 20. A. hobby B. illness C. habit D. skill