Deaf DJ (Paras. 1-3) I was born in England with perfect hearing. In 1990, when I was five, my family moved to the United States. I started getting ear (1)_________ every three months or so. We didn’t have health (2)_________ at the time and when I got a third infection, my parents couldn’t pay for the (3)_________. I went deaf in my right ear and was left with 50 percent hearing in my left. Over time, my (4)_________ hearing dropped to 20 percent, where it is today. My doctors (5)_________ that I would be completely deaf by now, so I think I’m doing pretty well. There was always music on in my house when I was little. I loved listening to Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson. My dad was a DJ, so he played disco, folk, dance, (6)_________, and music from other countries. For my 18th birthday, my dad asked me to deejay at the restaurant he owned. After doing that for a few weeks, I was (7)_________. I wanted to learn more. I e-mailed DJ Shiftee, a well-known New York City DJ, when I was 25: “I know you like a (8)_________. How about teaching a deaf person to deejay?” He wrote back the next day: “Challenge accepted.” He (9)_________ me twice a week for two years, helping me develop correct technique. I practiced four hours a day. Now when I’m performing, muscle memory (10)_________.