The girl seemed born to sing.She had a perfect 1 of music that she could 2 which player played wrong.She even 3 took singing lessons—she learned by ear.At fourteen, she began to gain weight.To make matters worse, her classmates began to 4 her.Upset, she would 5 home from school and cry.Her worried parents told her to concentrate on developing her 6 instead of her weight.Fortunately, she took the advice.And 7 she won singing prizes.More than 8 else, she wanted to be a singer.So she went to Broadway and got a(n) 9 part in a musical.Unexpectedly, she acted with a man whose part called 10 him to make jokes about her weight.She got hurt 11 , but she never lost heart.
One night she received a 12 saying a man wanted to see her.She thought it was a joke at first. 13 actually the man from a famous record company, was to change her whole life.Later he became her manager and her lifelong friend, 14 her through her singing career.With his help, she made records and then 15 a radio show.By 1940 she was 16 all the radio polls (投票)—a big success.She became the 17 of her country— 18 , hard work and perseverance.
It was no 19 that when President Roosevelt 20 her to Queen Elizabeth, he said: “This is Kate Smith.This is America.”
