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閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

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 with draft after draft. ________ 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 ________ :

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.

1.A．voice B．joy C．speech D．smile

2.A．proud B．moved C．satisfied D．a(chǎn)ctive

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

4.A．paused B．refused C．hesitated D．a(chǎn)greed

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

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

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

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

9.A．Gradually B．Luckily C．Publicly D．Finally

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

11.A．compete B．struggle C．promote D．compare

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

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

14.A．trouble B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．horror D．disbelief

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

16.A．publish B．create C．broadcast D．a(chǎn)ssess

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

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

19.A．a(chǎn)ccident B．success C．benefit D．experience

20.A．a(chǎn)ttempt B．pretend C．expect D．a(chǎn)fford

Answer 1