Some years ago I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s  36  filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so  37  that I decided to write an article about her.

I   38  Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She  39  and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   40  I 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  , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that  42   Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story was just impossible. The  43   was almost unbearable. I    44   for days with draft after draft（草稿）. Finally I put my article into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My article   45  . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I  46   in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   47   the refusal letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, while   48  my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   49  :

Dear Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is nice. Yet we need some   50   materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to  51   your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to   52  . Fear of refusal cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars. More importantly, I lost years of   53   writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this   54  , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   55  to doubt yourself. 

1. A. joy                   B. voice           C. speech           D. smile

2. A. proud             B. active               C. satisfied            D. moved    

3. A. visited           B. ordered              C. phoned               D. interviewed

4. A. agreed            B. refused              C. hesitated            D. paused

5. A. admitted              B. discovered          C. explained            D. knew

6. A. seriously             B. patiently       C. nervously       D. quietly

7. A. blaming           B. fooling          C. inviting         D. urging

8. A. hardship              B. failure              C. comment          D. pressure

9.A. struggled              B. painted              C. wore             D. kept

10. A. disappeared          B. returned             C. spread               D. improved

11.A. compare               B. board            C. survive          D. compete

12.A. ignore            B. deliver              C. face                 D. receive

13. A. decorating           B. repairing        C. cleaning             D. leaving

14. A. disbelief            B. anxiety          C. horror           D. panic

15. A. subjective           B. related              C. private              D. reliable

16.A. broadcast             B. create               C. publish              D. judge

17. A. recover          B. prepare              C. escape           D. concentrate

18. A. steady               B. endless              C. typical              D. enjoyable

19. A. experience           B. success              C. benefit              D. accident

20.A. attempt               B. afford           C. expect           D. pretend

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   21 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so   22  that I decided to write an article about her.
I   23  Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She   24  and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   25  I 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   26 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that   27  Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The   28  was almost unbearable. I struggled for days   29  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   30 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I   31  in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   32  the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While   33  my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   34  :
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some   35  materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to   36  your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to   37 . Fear of rejection cost me ly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of   38  writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this   39 , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   40  to doubt yourself.

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 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.

I Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I I 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 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 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 How stupid of me! I thought. How could I in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   

Dear Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to . 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 writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this I learned a very important lesson: You can’t to doubt yourself.

A．joy B．voice C．speech      D．smile

A．proud    B．active       C．satisfied    D．moved

A．visited   B．emailed    C．phoned     D．interviewed

A．agreed   B．refused     C．hesitated   D．paused

A．replied   B．discovered       C．explained  D．knew

A．seriously       B．patiently   C．nervously  D．quietly

A．blaming B．fooling     C．inviting    D．urging

A．hardship B．failure      C．comment  D．pressure

A．with      B．by     C．on     D．in  

A．disappearedB．returned     C．spread      D．improved

A．compare      B．struggle    C．survive     D．compete

A．ignore  B．deliver      C．face   D．receive

A．decoratingB．repairing      C．cleaning    D．leaving

A．disbelief      B．anxiety     C．horror      D．trouble

A．subjectiveB．relevant C．private      D．reliable

A．broadcast     B．create       C．publish     D．assess

A．recover       B．prepare     C．escape      D．concentrate

A．energetic     B．endless     C．typical      D．enjoyable

A．experienceB．success C．benefit      D．accident

A．attempt       B．afford       C．expect      D．pretend

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   【小题1】 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so   【小题2】  that I decided to write an article about her.
I   【小题3】  Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She   【小题4】  and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   【小题5】  I 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   【小题6】 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that   【小题7】  Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The   【小题8】  was almost unbearable. I struggled for days   【小题9】  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   【小题10】 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I   【小题11】  in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   【小题12】  the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While   【小题13】  my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   【小题14】 :
Ms. Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some more relevant materials. Please   【小题15】  those and return the article immediately. We would like to   【小题16】  your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to   【小题17】 . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of   【小题18】  writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer.   【小题19】  this experience, I’ve learned a very important lesson: You can’t   【小题20】  to doubt yourself.

The editor’s job is to keep the newspaper_____ and________to the readers.

A. balanced; interested           B. balancing; interesting

C. balanced; interesting          D. balancing; interested