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 1filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 2that I decided to write an article about her.
I 3Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 4and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 5I 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 6, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 7Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 8was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 9draft 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 10. How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 11in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 12the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While 13my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 14:
七彩教育网 Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some 15materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 16your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to 17. Fear of rejection cost me 七彩教育网ly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of 18writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this 19, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t 20to doubt yourself.
1.A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile
2.A．proud B．active C．satisfied D．moved
3.A．visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed
4.A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused
5.A．replied 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．with B．by C．on D．in
10.A．disappeared B．returned C．spread D．improved
11.A．compare B．struggle 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．trouble
15.A．subjective B．relevant C．private D．reliable
16.A．broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess
17.A．recover B．prepare C．escape D．concentrate
18.A．energetic B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable
19.A．experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
20.A．attempt B．afford C．expect D．pretend
It’s already 10 o’clock. I wonder how it that she was two hours late on such a short trip.
A．came over B．came out C．came about D．came up
_______ what would happen, none of them could find a way out.
A. Left wondering B. Having left wondering
C. Leaving to wonder D. Having left to wonder
Students who pass the test will be ______to the next grade, as has been announced.
A. possessed B. promoted C. proposed D. allowed
The present financial crisis has put the world economy in a difficult .
A. occasion B. case C. background D. situation
Now, the world’s focus is all on Shanghai ______ the 2010 world Expo is to be held.
A. when B. whose C. where D. that
