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During his marriage he had been the regular morning chef, but he had got 31 ______ of the habit when his family left. He never bothered to fix anything for himself now.

He read the Times while he ate, but 32 ______, after pouring a second cup of coffee, he found he was unable to concentrate…

… so he 33 ______ down the paper and walked to the window.

It was eleven o’clock. His apartment overlooked the park, and he could see that the sunny day had already brought out a lot of people. There were many couples and family groups. Gordon 34 ______ an elderly woman settle on a bench and turn her face so that the sun shone on it. She looked calm and happy.

He turned away from the window and went into the bedroom. He had to pack for his trip tomorrow, and the prospect irritated him. It was almost over though. There was only one week more of publicity for the book, and then he would take a week off to himself. The 35 ______ agent had prepared a list of cruise ships with empty first-class space that would accommodate his schedule.

He went back to his desk to look at it. Although he trusted his agent, he wanted to choose a cruise ship himself. He looked 36 ______ to having a pleasant rest after a year of hard work.

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A jazz evening

Jessica was talking about jazz music with her mother. Her mom was telling her about one song that was a revolutionary piece of music in the last century. Jessica was surprised to 30 ______ out that it was still listened to by jazz audiences all around the world. She loved how music could be passed down through generations.

“Well, it sounds like you’re interested 31 ______ jazz history all of a sudden. What’s making you ask all these questions?” Jessica’s mom asked.

The girl explained that she wanted to learn something new. She had learned enough classical music and wanted to move on to something else.

“Then start improvising!” Jessica’s mom told her. “Jazz is all about improvising. So many solos are just musicians playing what their heart feels.”

Jessica thought about improvising. She could 32 ______ imagine just sitting down at the piano and playing anything that came to her mind, just piecing together notes in a way that would captivate her listeners.

She 33 ______ silent for a while, concentrating on what she could possibly play off the top of her head.