二、完形填空(共 12 小题,每小题 1 分,满分 12 分)
What does taking a risk mean? It means trying ___1___ things even if(即使)they make you feel uncomfortable or afraid. One of the greatest risks I took was playing a role in my high school's fall play. I was not only a person who had ___2___ performance(表演)experience,but also I stuttered(口吃).
The ___3___ of performing in front of people made me worried. The reason why I ___4___ to perform was that I wanted to take part in my school theatre programme.
On the day of the audition(试演),there were also some acting exercises to warm us up. We were divided into pairs to ___5___ parts of the play. I felt very worried. After I said some of the lines(台词),my partner said,“I ___6___ you are stuttering. Is that for dramatic effect(效果)or do you really stutter?” I was speechless.
When my ___7___ to audition came,my heart was beating fast. Across from me sat the director and his assistants(助手). Needless to say,I was really ___8___ my performance. I played the role of a man painter who pretended(假装)to be a woman. My partner was playing a businessman who wanted to marry me(the woman). We said our lines and,___9___,I didn't stutter. We went through it several times,and finally it was over. I was so ___10___.
The next Monday I was told that I had made the play. How excited I was! It was a lot of fun doing the play,and it was clear to me that my stuttering couldn't ___11___ me doing what I wanted to do,and taking risks was well worth the time and ___12___.
( )1. A. interesting B. exciting C. tiring D. challenging
D
( )2. A. enough B. some C. little D. much
C
( )3. A. experience B. thought C. memory D. purpose
B
( )4. A. failed B. decided C. afforded D. refused
B
( )5. A. lead B. understand C. describe D. prepare
D
( )6. A. promise B. wonder C. notice D. imagine
C
( )7. A. turn B. hope C. dream D. plan
A
( )8. A. amazed at B. worried about C. used to D. curious about
B
( )9. A. surprisingly B. finally C. exactly D. certainly
A
( )10. A. bored B. interested C. touched D. relaxed
D
( )11. A. stop B. get C. have D. find
A
( )12. A. attention B. power C. effort D. feeling
C