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Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to   16  .  Now she was Portia, a strong–willed   17   in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing   18   form her.

19  , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She   20  being in front of other people. She was very   21   at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to   22   much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making   23  friends. She had excellent grades,   24   she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and   25   her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   26   the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Her mother wouldn’t let the   27   drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you   28   do it. The trick is to look past the   29   to find the love of what you’re doing.’’

So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the   30   of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part,   31   the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she   32   every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new   33   of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she   34   two of  Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the   35   was hers. 

16.   A. sing             B. dance                      C. speak                  D. report

17.   A. member                 B. actress          C. player                    D. character

18.   A. weakly          B. rapidly         C. smoothly               D. slowly

19.   A. At first         B. In fact            C. After all                        D. In all

20.   A. hated             B. enjoyed           C. appreciated          D. regretted

21.   A. honest            B. shy               C. polite                 D. patient  

22.   A. avoid           B. focus           C. pay                    D. attract

23. A. few               B. a few           C. several                 D. many

24. A. or                  B. so                C. for                        D. but

25. A. forced          B. requested       C. encouraged             D. reminded

26. A. accept           B. play              C. offer                     D. learn

27. A. role            B. matter             C. interest                    D. grade

28. A. can                B. must                C. may                     D. should

29. A. anger              B. pain                    C. sadness                   D. fear

30. A. purpose          B. way              C. idea                     D. importance

31. A. memorizing      B. organizing       C. checking                 D. improving

32. A. disliked          B. loved                      C. expected                D. bore

33. A. consideration    B. description      C. selection                 D. understanding

34. A. practiced       B. planned         C. performed                      D. delivered  

35.   A. part               B. play                    C. speech                   D. position  

答案  16.C  17.D  18.C  19.B  20.A  21.B  22.D  23.A  24.D  25.C  26.B  27.B  28.A  29.D  30.C  31.A  32.B  33.D  34.C  35.A

Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Inc. (铺路公司) in Atlanta, USA. In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her  36  and skill but left her flying high.

“When the Atlanta Airport was under  37  in 1979, we were a new company struggling to make it. National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved  38  the cars could be on site  39  the airport opened, and the official opening was only ten days away!  40  other local paving company wanted to do the job,  41  it couldn’t be done in such a short time.

“Because we were new and really needed the work, we were  42  to try harder. We gave National Car Rental our offer and  43  our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. We also  44  them that if we failed, they would be no worse off,  45  they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.

“We got the job and immediately went into  46 . Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site. Our  47  challenge was to keep the rock mixture  48  enough. All the available water wagons (洒水车) were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.  49 , I got a special  50  to rent fire engine hoses (消防水龙带) and connect them to nearby hydrants (消防栓); then I  51  held one of those hoses to  52  down the rock.

“Those ten days were filled with challenges that  53  one creative idea after another. Nine days later, the night before the airport opened, National Car Rental was the  54  company that had cars on the parking lot.

“The key to our success was having the  55  to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”

36. A. kindness              B. patience              C. imagination         D. experience

37. A. construction         B. repair                  C. control                D. development

38. A. after                    B. as                       C. for                      D. so

39. A. while                  B. since                   C. where                 D. when

40. A. Some                  B. Any                    C. No                      D. Every

41. A. stating                 B. reporting             C. telling                 D. warning

42. A. able                    B. nervous               C. afraid                  D. willing

43. A. supported            B. promised             C. continued            D. improved

44. A. asked                  B. surprised             C. reminded             D. demanded

45. A. though                B. but                     C. as                       D. unless

46. A. discussion            B. action                 C. practice               D. production

47. A. next                    B. first                    C. past                    D. previous

48. A. cold                    B. wet                     C. loose                   D. clean

49. A. Naturally             B. Obviously           C. Meanwhile          D. Instead

50. A. excuse                 B. order                  C. permit                 D. reason

51. A. exactly                B. personally           C. angrily                D. hardly

52. A. pull                     B. knock                 C. hit                      D. water

53. A. required              B. mixed                 C. followed             D. formed

54. A. best                     B. last                     C. second                D. only

55. A. courage               B. interest                C. hope                   D. chance

答案  36.C  37.A  38.D  39.D  40.C  41.A  42.D  43.B  44.C  45.B  46.B  47.A  48.B  49.D  50.C  51.B  52.D  53.A  54.D  55.A