When I’m on stage, everything else vanishes(消失). All the worries and ___11___ of the outside world are put on hold. Nervousness is still present, ___12___ it’s the excited and tingly kind, not the queasy(不稳定的) ___13___ of being different and alone.

I ___14___ love to work backstage and on lighting. I ___15___ you could find another girl who would work on a ladder ___16___ her elbows in cables and dust and love every second of it. It makes me unique and gives me a sense of ___17___ to know that I succeed in an area where ___18___ others—and virtually(事实上) no girls—do.

High school is a difficult atmosphere, to put it ___19___. Like others, I’m often insecure, not ___20___ who I am or where I’m going in life. Wherever that may be, I will always have the confidence I get from theater.

1. A. doors　　　 B. windows 　　 C. roofs 　　　 D. walls

2. A. last look 　 B. long walk 　　 C. short breath 　 　　D. deep breath

3. A. smells 　 B. tastes 　　　　 C. sounds　 　　　 D. looks

4. A. hate 　　　 B. love　 　　　　 C. miss 　　　 D. forget

5. A. worst　 　 B. tiring 　　　　 C. best 　　　　　 D. better

6. A. room 　 B. office 　　　　 C. building 　　　 D. stage

7. A. pretend 　 B. expect 　　　　 C. want 　　　 D. decide

8. A. hardly 　 B. seriously 　　 C. constantly　 　 D. happily

9. A. acting 　 B. speaking　 　　 C. moving　 　　　 D. repeating

10. A. thought of B. judged 　　　　 C. taken care of　 D. feeling

11. A. happiness　 B. anxieties 　　 C. chances 　　　 D. pressures

12. A. and 　 B. however 　　 C. but　 　　　　　 D. though

13. A. feeling　 　 B. idea　 　　　　 C. hope 　　　 D. fact

14. A. seldom 　 B. almost　　　　 C. relatively　　　 D. absolutely

15. A. hope　　 B. doubt　 　　　　 C. think 　　　 D. suspect

16. A. up for 　 B. out at 　　　　 C. up to 　 　　D. down to

17. A. pride 　 B. duty　 　　　　 C. humor 　　　 D. sight

18. A. few 　 B. many　 　　　　 C. a few 　　　 D. some

19. A. cruelly　 　 B. tensely 　　　　 C. friendly 　　　 D. mildly

20. A. fond of　 　 B. afraid for 　　 C. sure of 　　　D. interested in