1．Roberta appeared on the stage（舞台）．She took a deep breath and began to speak．Now she was Portia，a strong-willed（35）B in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice（莎士比亚的威尼斯商人）．The theater was filled with people．She was speaking with a power she had never before （36）D，the words flowing smoothly from her．
（37）A，Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition（选拔试演）．She （38）A being in front of other people．She was very（39）C at school．She had never thought she was good enough at anything to attract much attention．She stayed mostly to herself，making（40）D friends．She had excellent grades，（41）B she always thought that something was missing．
Two weeks before the audition，Roberta's mother had heard about it and （42）C her to join in．
"I can't think of anyone else better suited to play the part．Remember all the plays you used to act out for us？"
Roberta looked down，"I am not interested．"
Her mother wouldn't let the matter drop．"You're just a little scared（害怕）．Everyone gets scared．You know you can do it．The trick is to look past the（43）B 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（44）D of speaking such rich words．In secret she practiced Portia's part，memorizing the lines by repeating them over and over．It wasn't hard； she（45）C every minute of it．Every time she spoke the words，she had a new understanding of the lines，as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels．
On the day of the audition，she performed two of Portia's famous speeches for the auditors．When she had finished，the head of the Drama Club announced the （46）Awas hers．
| 35．A．dancer | B．character | C．player | D．member |
| 36．A．covered | B．protected | C．pretended | D．experienced |
| 37．A．In fact | B．After all | C．Above all | D．To begin with |
| 38．A．hated | B．regretted | C．enjoyed | D．appreciated |
| 39．A．pretty | B．brave | C．shy | D．patient |
| 40．A．many | B．several | C．a few | D．few |
| 41．A．or | B．but | C．so | D．for |
| 42．A．made | B．let | C．encouraged | D．requested |
| 43．A．excitement | B．fear | C．sadness | D．happiness |
| 44．A．importance | B．way | C．purpose | D．idea |
| 45．A．expected | B．disliked | C．loved | D．bore |
| 46．A．part | B．play | C．speech | D．position |
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