Complete the following passage by using the words in the box． Each word can only be used once． Note that there is one word more than you need．
A． best-selling B． influenced C． tragic D． canceled
AB． in peace
AC． used to AD． given BC． focus BD． eback C D． concentration
A year ago, at the annual pre-Grammy party, Whitney Houston, the great diva（女歌手）, walked on stage and closed the evening with a brilliant performance．
Last Saturday, Houston was once again the 1 of the showcase before the Grammys, but her presence was a posthumous（死后的）one．
Earlier that day, pop music’s former queen was found dead in her hotel room． She was 48．
This, no doubt, is sad news to the whole music industry and her fans all over the world, 2 what a legendary life and remarkable career that she once had．
At her peak, Houston was the golden girl of the music world． From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world’s 3 artists． She strongly impressed the audiences with effortless, powerful and peerless vocals．
Besides multi-million record sales, Houston made countless hits such as The Greatest Love of All, I Have Nothing, and the mostly famous I Will Always Love You．
She also 4 a generation of younger singers, from Christina Aguilera to Mariah Carey．
But by the end of her career, it was a 5 fall for this superstar． Houston has been addicted to drugs． Her album sales plummeted and the hits stopped ing． Her once calm and peaceful image was shattered by a wild manner and unusual public appearances, and her once natural voice became rough and hoarse, unable to hit the high notes as she 6 ．
“The biggest devil is me． I’m either my best friend or my worst enemy,” Houston told the ABC in an interview in 2002．
In 2009, Houston staged what seemed to be a successful 7 with the album I Look To You, which debuted on top of the charts．
But hoarse voice, 8 concerts, and continuous illness–Houston’s eback trail wasn’t smooth at all． In an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2009, Houston confessed: “It （show business） is too much． So much to try to live up to, to try to be, and I wanted out．”
Now that Houston has finally taken a break from all the chaos, may she rest 9 ．BC
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(答案→)BC
解析：
【小题1】句意是：惠特尼?休斯顿再次成为格莱美前夜派对的焦点，填focus。
【小题2】句意是：鉴于她传奇的一生以及事业上所取得的辉煌成就，given是“鉴于”。
【小题3】这里表示她是世界上最畅销的艺人之一，选A。
【小题4】这句的意思是：她还影响了一代的年轻歌手B
【小题5】tragic是“悲剧的”句意是：，这颗巨星星途没落，令人惋惜。所以选C。
【小题6】used to 是“过去常常”，指无法唱出曾经的高音。
【小题7】这里表示“成功地复出”选BD。
【小题8】canceled concerts“取消了音乐会”选D。
【小题9】may she rest in peace. 愿她安息吧！选B。