My dad also taught me, by example, that a healthy lifestyle is important. He was    ever sick. But I don’t my dad ever even had a cup of coffee. He seldom     alcohol.
He would say, “Bonnie, your    is a reflection of your overall physical well-being. So     you want to sing well, take better care of yourself.” If I became hoarse(嘶哑的)or caught a cold, he didn’t
   me directly, “Well, Bonnie, you know, if you’d get to sleep a little earlier, that would probably be a good    .” When I decided to get silent about 18 years ago, he told me, “See, Bonnie, it’s so great to see you in such strong voice   .”
He just did not complain, even when he was uncomfortable towards the end,     the cancer that eventually     his life. He simply made a
   to be positive.
I am so glad that we had the     to perform together. I was touched that he tried singing my music,     the bluesy style didn’t come
   to him. Then, when I had so much Grammy(格莱美奖)   with my album Nick of Time in 1990, I    , hey, I have one of the greatest
   of all time in my family. I was very     about doing The Boston Pops Show on TV with my dad. To     me, he said, “Bonnie, a beautiful song is a beautiful song. Just     it.” I looked in my dad’s
  , and there we were singing Irving Berlin’s song. Of all the duets(二重唱)I’ve done, that one will always be a highlight.
A. possibly                 B. hardly
C. nearly                        D. almost
A. avoided                      B. banned
C. served                        D. touched
A. voice                        B. beauty
C. habit                     D. health
A. whether                      B. when
C. if                            D. though
A. punish                       B. scold
C. blame                     D. order
A. idea                         B. question
C. decision                  D. deed
A. all in all                   B. all over
C. all the time              D. all right
A. from                         B. by
C. in                            D. at
A. carried                      B. took
C. changed                       D. lost
A. plan                     B. living
C. choice                       D. promise
A. time                     B. luck
C. energy                       D. chance
A. if only                  B. even though
C. whenever                 D. unless
A. happily                  B. fortunately
C. truly                        D. naturally
A. difficulty                   B. success
C. process                  D. effort
A. said                     B. guessed
C. meant                        D. realized
A. dancers                  B. editors
C. listeners                    D. singers
A. nervous                  B. shy
C. scared                       D. upset
A. teach                        B. train
C. calm                     D. praise
A. forget                       B. believe
C. make                     D. do
A. mind                     B. thought
C. heart                        D. eyes