It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members __36___ the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of __37___. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would __38_ all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be __39___ —so I thought. I waited baskstage all __40__ in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies  __41__ that my class was next.

My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the  __42___. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. I really was an  __43__ move. I was concentrating so much  __44___ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look  __45__ I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and __46__. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the ___47___ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ___48___.” I did my best to follow her ___49___ as I continued with the routine.

When the curtain dropped, so did my __50___ for the evening. I ___51___ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could __52__ me down.

 Recently I realized I had been a __53__ that night. I was ___54___, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. __55___, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.

36. A. filled    B. visited   C. attended    D. decorated

37. A. pressure    B. impression   C. debate    D. attention

38. A. take over    B. show off   C . look after    D. give up

39. A. reasonable   B. suitable    C . obvious     D . perfect

40. A. dressed up   B. folded up    C. covered up    D. mixed up

41. A. suggested    B. explained    C. announced    D. predicted

42. A. music         B . audience    C . curtain     D . stage

43. A. easy          B . active     C . adventurous   D. extra

44. A. containing       B . hiding     C . sharing    D . keeping

45. A. why          B . whether    C . where     D . what

46. A. wandered    B. slipped    C . waved     D . skipped

47. A. blood         B . pleasure    C . pride      D . tear

48. A. leave  B . cheer    C . believe     D . notice

49. A. gesture        B . example   C . advice      D . plan

50. A. doubts        B . hopes      C . voice       D . patience

51. A. argued       B . shouted    C . begged     D . sobbed

52. A. turn    B . calm       C . let     D . put

53. A. star   B . pioneer    C . loser        D . fool

54. A. satisfied       B . moved     C . embarrassed    D. confused

55. A. However      B . Instead   C . In total    D . in return

.—We usually go hiking for vacation. I like it, but I want to try something more challenging this year.

—___________

A. Let’s go         B. Cheer up         C. Like what ?        D. Take care

．—I’ll return the book to Mary，but I can’t find her anywhere．

—She ________ the teacher’s office．You can find her there．

A．has left    B．was away from    C．has gone to     D．has been to

— The winner of the race is a tall and thin boy with thick glasses.

— Then it ________ be my friend, Mike, who looks like a "meat ball".

A. mustn't　          B. can't             C. might        D. should

I know nothing about the match ________ I read in the newspaper.

A. besides      B. expect       C. except that     D. except what

— We want someone to design the new art museum for us.

— ________ the young fellow have a try?

A. May　         B. Shall          C. Will　         D. Need

We have done things we ought not to have done and ______ undone things we ought to have done.

A. left　        B. leave       C. will leave       D. leaving

_ _______ , the idea of having to work under a woman defeated him.

A. Wanting the job very much              B. Although wanting the job badly

C. Though he wanted the job very much      D. He wanted the job badly

—Is the experiment easy?— ________ . I'll just do my bit.

A. I think so       B. Certainly             C. Not a little　     D. Anything but

It is the protection for the trees___________ really  matters, rather than how many trees are planted．

       A．what                           B．that

       C．不填                           D．which