Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds. Streaks（线条）of light cast by the blinds of the tall  36  send shafts（杆状物）of light through the dusty air. I take a  37  and the concrete and paint  38  tickle my nose. I  39  everything about this room.
　　Some of the  40  time of my life have been spent here. It’s ironic, but the  41  is the only place where I feel that I don’t have to  42  to be someone I’m not. Like many teenagers, I almost  43  think that people are judging me, but when I act, that feeling disappears. People only look at your  44  ability, not your clothing, money, choice of friends, or any of the other ways people are usually  45 .
　　When I’m on stage, everything else disappears. All the worries and  46  of the outside world are put on hold. Nervousness is still present,  47  it’s the excited kind, not the uneasy  48  of being different and alone.
　　I  49  love to work backstage and on lighting. I  50  you could find another girl who would work on a dusty ladder  51  to ropes and love every second of it. It makes me unique and gives me a sense of  52  to know that I succeed in an area where  53  people — and actually no girls — do.
　　Like others, I’m often insecure, not  54  who I am or where I’m going in life. Wherever that may be, I will always have the  55  I get from theater.

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

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

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

39. A. forget               B. make            C. love            D. own

40. A. lost                B. busy          C. tiring                    D. best

41. A. stage               B. school                  C. office                  D. home

42. A. prove               B. expect       C. pretend               D. refuse

43. A. constantly       B. seriously         C. hardly         D. honestly

44. A. competitive   B. acting           C. creative       D. communicating

45. A. reminded        B. encouraged          C. judged       D. offered

46. A. responses      B. anxieties              C. pressures            D. complaints

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

48. A. sight       B. thought              C. feeling       D. fact

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

50. A. hope                 B. admit            C. promise         D. doubt

51. A. added             B. applied              C. related                D. attached

52. A. duty                  B. pride                   C. humor           D. relief

53. A. many     B. few              C. little                     D. some

54. A. sure of           B. afraid of               C. strict at                 D. interested in

55. A. chance          B. energy               C. benefit        D. confidence

Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds. Streaks(条纹，线条) of light cast by the blinds of the tall ___1___ send shafts(杆状物) of light through the dusty air. I take a ___2___ and the concrete and paint ___3___ tickle my nose. I ___4___ everything about this room.