第三节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members __21___ the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of __22___. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would __23_ all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be __24___ -so I thought. I waited backstage all __25__ in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies　 __26__ that my class was next.

My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the　 __27___. 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　 __28__ move. I was concentrating so much　 __29___ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look　 __30__ I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and __31__. 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 ___32___ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ___33___.” I did my best to follow her ___34___ as I continued with the routine.

When the curtain dropped, so did my __35___ for the evening. I ___36___ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could __37__ me down.

　Recently I realized I had been a __38__ that night. I was ___39___, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. __40___, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20.---- Smoking is bad for your health.

------ Yes, I know. But I simply can’t _____.

A. give it away　 B. give it out　 C. give it in　 D. give it up