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Some years ago I heard Salome Bey sing f...

Some years ago I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s  36  filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so  37  that I decided to write an article about her.

I   38  Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She  39  and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   40  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  41  , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that  42   Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story was just impossible. The  43   was almost unbearable. I    44   for days with draft after draft(草稿). Finally I put my article into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My article   45  . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I  46   in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   47   the refusal letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, while   48  my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   49  :

Dear Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is nice. Yet we need some   50   materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to  51   your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to   52  . Fear of refusal cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars. More importantly, I lost years of   53   writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this   54  , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   55  to doubt yourself. 

1. A. joy                   B. voice           C. speech           D. smile

2. A. proud             B. active               C. satisfied            D. moved    

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

4. A. agreed            B. refused              C. hesitated            D. paused

5. A. admitted              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. struggled              B. painted              C. wore             D. kept

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

11.A. compare               B. board            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. panic

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

16.A. broadcast             B. create               C. publish              D. judge

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

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

19. A. experience           B. success              C. benefit              D. accident

20.A. attempt               B. afford           C. expect           D. pretend

 

 

 1.B2.D3.C4.A5.D    6.C7.B8.D9.A10.B    11.D12.C13.C14.A15.B  16.C17.A18.D19.A20.B 【解析】略
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