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Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to  1   . Now she was Portia, a strong-willed   2   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   3    form her          4  , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She   5    being in front of other people. She was very   6   at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to   7   much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making   8    friends. She had excellent grades,   9    she always thought that something was missing.      Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa's mother had heard about it and  10   her to join in.       "I can't think of anyone else better suited to  11   the part. Remember all the plays you used to act our for us?”      Her mother wouldn't let the   12   drop. “You're just a little scared (害怕). Everyone gets scared. You know you  13    do it. The trick is to look past the  14    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  15    of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia's part,  16   the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn't hard; she  17   every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new 18  of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.      On the day of the audition, she   19    two of Portia's famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the  20   was hers.

(     )1. A. sing          (     )2. A. member        (     )3. A. weakly        (     )4. A. At first      (     )5. A. hated         (     )6. A. honest        (     )7. A. avoid         (     )8. A. few           (     )9. A. or            (     )10. A. forced       (     )11. A. accept       (     )12. A. role         (     )13. A. can          (     )14. A. anger        (     )15. A. purpose      (     )16. A. memorizing   (     )17. A. disliked     (     )18. A. consideration (     )19. A. practiced    (     )20. A. part         B. dance             B. actress           B. rapidly           B. In fact         B. enjoyed         B. shy                B. focus             B. a few             B. so               B. requested        B. play               B. matter          B. must             B. pain              B. way               B. organizing      B. loved            B. description        B. planned          B. play          C. speak        C. player       C. smoothly     C. After all    C. appreciated   C. polite       C. pay          C. several         C. for       C. encouraged     C. offer         C. interest    C. may          C. sadness      C. idea        C. checking      C. expected  C. selection       C. performed      C. speech  D. report               D. character            D. slowly               D. In all               D. regretted              D. patient              D. attract             D. many                     D. but              D. reminded               D. learn                D. grade               D. should              D. fear                   D. importance         D. improving            D. bore                  D. understanding         D. delivered              D. position

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