完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was standing on stage before 200 people, dressed up as George Washington. I had the lead role in my sixth grade 36 and, for the past two months, I had walked back and forth in my room 37 to say my lines.
Now it was time to give a 38 , and my heart was beating rapidly. At my 39 , I began to speak smoothly and clearly, but then it 40 : I stuttered（口吃）. I knew I would, and I did.
From that moment on, I 41 that my role in that play would be my first and my last. My speech problem affected 42 .
As a child, I struggled to say a full sentence, repeatedly hearing the 43 comments of my parents. “Take a deep breath and think about what you’re going to say.” I was too 44 to admit I had a problem.
45 my school career progressed my speech problem became less noticeable, but it never 46 . It held me back.
After realizing that class officers had to speak in front of the entire student body, I 47 running in class elections . I feared reading aloud and meeting new people.
I would 48 sit in my room and cry, imagining what it would be like to be 49 , like everyone else.
Finally, I came to my senses. I read articles about famous people who 50 their speech problems. I 51 the fact that I do have a problem that will always be with me.
It has made me a 52 person and, with time, I know I’ll gain the confidence to stand up and 53 to myself that it will never hold me back. 54 , I know that I’m not the only one who 55 , because nobody is perfect.
1. A. play B. game C. dance D . concert
2. A. desiring B. waiting C. struggling D. hesitating
3.A. test B. performance C. suggestion D. judgment
4.A. sight B. angle C. news D. turn
5.A. happened B. seemed C. broke D. remained
6. A. urged B. promised C. admitted D. repeated
7.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything
8.A. exciting B. surprising C. puzzling D. annoying
9.A. ashamed B. willing C. weak D. eager
10.A. Though B. As C. Before D. Unless
11. A. failed B. disappeared C. burst D. combined
12.A. insisted on B. put off C. approved of D. gave up
13.A. never B. seldom C. sometime D. constantly
14.A. normal B. special C. usual D. alive
15.A. realized B. refused C. overcame D. avoided
16. A. doubted B. changed C. hid D. faced
17.A. stronger B. greater C. wiser D. purer
18. A. explain B. prove C. respond D. scream
19.A. On the contrary B. On the other hand C. Above all D. At most
20. A. attempts B. argues C. suffers D. risks
—Be seated, please and I’ll make you a cup of tea.
—_________. Let’s come to the point first.
A. You needn’t do so B. Please don’t bother
C. You are welcome D. You are indeed too polite.
—I wonder why the thinnest plastics bags, though ________ , are still in use here.
—Well, it’s no easy job to solve this problem effectively.
A. banning B. banned C. to ban D. having banned
I am sure that the girl you are going to meet is more beautiful_______ than in her pictures.
A. in nature B. in movement C. in the flesh D. in the mood
At the meeting, the headmaster said that the government should prevent such things as hurt children ________again.
A. happening B. happen C. to happen D happened
At that time, the movie “Shaolin Temple”, _________Li Lianjie plays the starring role, drew the world’s attention to Chinese Kungfu.
A. where B. when C. that D. which
