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Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to   16  .  Now she was Portia, a strong–willed   17   in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing   18   form her.

  19  , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She   20  being in front of other people. She was very   21   at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to   22   much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making   23  friends. She had excellent grades,   24   she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and   25   her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   26   the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Her mother wouldn’t let the   27   drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you   28   do it. The trick is to look past the   29   to find the love of what you’re doing.’’

So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the   30   of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part,   31   the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she   32   every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new    33   of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she   34   two of  Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the   35   was hers.  

16.    A. sing           B. dance             C. speak               D. report

17.    A. member           B. actress          C. player               D. character

18.    A. weakly         B. rapidly          C. smoothly            D. slowly

19.    A. At first          B. In fact           C. After all               D. In all

20.    A. hated            B. enjoyed           C. appreciated          D. regretted

21.    A. honest           B. shy             C. polite                D. patient   

22.    A. avoid          B. focus           C. pay                D. attract

23.     A. few            B. a few           C. several             D. many

24.     A. or            B. so              C. for                D. but

25.     A. forced          B. requested         C. encouraged           D. reminded

26.     A. accept         B. play             C. offer                D. learn

27.     A. role            B. matter          C. interest             D. grade

28.     A. can            B. must             C. may                 D. should

29.     A. anger           B. pain              C. sadness              D. fear

30.     A. purpose        B. way              C. idea                 D. importance

31.     A. memorizing     B. organizing       C. checking              D. improving

32.     A. disliked        B. loved             C. expected           D. bore

33.     A. consideration     B. description       C. selection              D. understanding

34.     A. practiced         B. planned         C. performed             D. delivered   

35.    A. part            B. play              C. speech                D. position   

答案  16.C  17.D  18.C  19.B  20.A  21.B  22.D  23.A  24.D  25.C 

26.B  27.B  28.A  29.D  30.C  31.A  32.B  33.D  34.C  35.A