9.Some years ago when I was in my first year in college.I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time.The moment was exciting.Salome's(36)Bfilled the room and brought the theater to life.1was so (37)D that I decided to write all article about her.
I (38)C Salome Bey,telling her I was from Essence magazine,and that I wanted to meet her to talk her career.She (39)A and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday.When I hung up,1was scared out of my mind.I (40)DI was lying.I was not a writer at all and hadn't even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday.I sat there(41)C,taking notes and asking questions that all began with,"Can you tell me…"I soon realized that(42)BSalome Bey was one thing,but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible.The (43)Dwas almost unbearable.I struggled for days (44)A draft after draft.Finally I put my manuscript(手稿)into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn't take long.My manuscript(45)B.How stupid of me!I thought.How could I(46)D in a world of professional writers?Knowing I couldn't (47)Cthe rejection letter,I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later.I was moving to California.While (48)C my apartment I came across the unopened envelope.This time I opened it and read the editor's letter in (49)A:
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic.Yet we need some (50)B materials.Please add those and return the article immediately.We would like to (51)Cyour story soon.
Shocked,it took me a long time to (52)A.Fear of rejection cost me dearly.I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in major magazine.More importantly,I lost years of (53)Dwriting.Today,I have become a full-time writer.Looking back on this (54)A,I learned a very important lesson:You can't (55)Bto doubt yourself.
36.A.joy | B.voice | C.speech | D.smile |
37.A.proud | B.active | C.satisfied | D.moved |
38.A.visited | B.mailed | C.phoned | D.interviewed |
39.A.agreed | B.refused | C.hesitated | D.paused |
40.A.replied | B.discovered | C.explained | D.knew |
41.A.seriously | B.patiently | C.nervously | D.quietly |
42.A.hardship | B.fooling | C.inviting | D.pressure |
43.A.hardship | B.failure | C.comment | D.pressure |
44.A.with | B.by | C.on | D.in |
45.A.disappeared | B.returned | C.spread | D.improved |
46.A.compare | B.struggle | C.survive | D.compete |
47.A.ignore | B.deliver | C.face | D.receive |
48.A.decorating | B.repairing | C.cleaning | D.1eaving |
49.A.disbelief | B.anxiety | C.horror | D.trouble |
50.A.subjective | B.relevant | C.private | D.reliable |
51.A.broadcast | B.create | C.publish | D.assess |
52.A.recover | B.prepare | C.escape | D.concentrate |
53.A.energetic | B.endless | C.typical | D.enjoyable |
54.A.experience | B.success | C.benefit | D.accident |
55.A.attempt | B.afford | C.expect | D.pretend |