19.阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项.
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.I was so(37)Dthat I decided to write an article about her.
I(38)CSalome Bey,telling her I was from Essence magazine,and that I wanted to meet her to talk her career.She(39)Aand told me to come to her studio next Tuesday.When I hung up,I was 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)Adraft 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)Din 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)Cmy 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)Bmaterials.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 a 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.emailed | 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.blaming | B.fooling | C.inviting | D.urging |
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.leaving |
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 |