Read the article and complete it with
for or since.
Success for a young musician
For a long time Sharon Sadler has had a dream about
playing in a big orchestra. Now her dream is coming true. At the age of 15,
Sharon has just become the youngest member of the Brighton Orchestra. Sharon
has played the violin 1__since___ she was five years old
and she has studied with her teacher, Janet Chandler 2 __for___ eight years.
“Sharon was a brilliant player even when she
was a little girl”, Mrs. Chandler said. “But she’s also worked incredibly hard.
She’s practised regularly 3__for___ several hours every day
and she’s done her normal work as well. Everyone’s very proud of her.” Sharon
has been a star in the orchestra at the Kings-gate Music School 4 __since___ she joined it three
years ago. She has performed in lots of local concerts and she won the Young
Musicians competition last May. 5_Since ____ the competition, she has appeared several times on
national television. Sharon is beginning her work with the Brighton Orchestra
next month. She has got special permission to be out of school when the
orchestra is practising. “It’s so exciting”, Sharon said. “This has been my
ambition 6_for____years. It’s hard to
believe it’s really happening”. She’s a young person with a great future. We
wish her lots of success in her career.
Read the
text again. Then read the sentences and circle the right answer: a, b or c.
1.
Sharon has just
a. joined a big orchestra.
b. had her fourteenth birthday.
c. started playing the violin.
2. She’s had violin lessons with Mrs.
Chandler since she was
a.
seven.
b. five.
c.
eight.
3. She’s been a member of her school
orchestra
a. for three years.
b. for 18 months.
c. for eight years.
4. At
the moment she’s
a. planning to leave
school.
b.
practicing with the Brighton Orchestra.
c. feeling excited about the future.
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