1.I was standing on stage before 200people,dressed up as George Washington.I had the lead role in my sixth grade (36)A and,for the past two months,I had walked back and forth in my room (37)Cto say my lines.
Now it was time to give a(38)B,and my heart was beating rapidly.At my (39)D,I began to speak smoothly and clearly,but then it (40)A:I stuttered(口吃).I knew I would,and I did.
From that moment on,I (41)B that my role in that play would be my first and my last.My speech problem affected (42)C.
As a child,I struggled to say a full sentence,repeatedly hearing the(43)D comments of my parents."Take a deep breath and think about what you're going to say."I was too (44)Ato admit I had a problem.
(45)B my school career progressed my speech problem became less noticeable,but it never (46)B.It held me back.
After realizing that class officers had to speak in front of the entire student body,I (47)Drunning in class elections.I feared reading aloud and meeting new people.
I would (48)Dsit in my room and cry,imagining what it would be like to be(49)A,like everyone else.
Finally,I came to my senses.I read articles about famous people who(50)C their speech problems.I(51)Dthe fact that I do have a problem that will always be with me.
It has made me a (52)A person and,with time,I know I'll gain the confidence to stand up and(53)Bto myself that it will never hold me back.(54)C,I know that I'm not the only one who(55)C,because nobody is perfect.
36.A.play | B.game | C.dance | D.concert |
37.A.desiring | B.waiting | C.struggling | D.hesitating |
38.A.test | B.performance | C.suggestion | D.judgment |
39.A.sight | B.a(chǎn)ngle | C.news | D.turn |
40.A.happened | B.seemed | C.broke | D.remained |
41.A.urged | B.promised | C.a(chǎn)dmitted | D.repeated |
42.A.nothing | B.something | C.everything | D.a(chǎn)nything |
43.A.exciting | B.surprising | C.puzzling | D.a(chǎn)nnoying |
44.A.a(chǎn)shamed | B.willing | C.weak | D.eager |
45.A.Though | B.As | C.Before | D.Unless |
46.A.failed | B.disappeared | C.burst | D.combined |
47.A.insisted on | B.put off | C.a(chǎn)pproved of | D.gave up |
48.A.never | B.seldom | C.sometime | D.constantly |
49.A.normal | B.special | C.usual | D.a(chǎn)live |
50.A.realized | B.refused | C.overcame | D.a(chǎn)voided |
51.A.doubted | B.changed | C.hid | D.faced |
52.A.stronger | B.greater | C.wiser | D.purer |
53.A.explain | B.prove | C.respond | D.scream |
54.A.On the contrary | B.On the other hand | C.Above all | D.At most |
55.A.a(chǎn)ttempts | B.a(chǎn)rgues | C.suffers | D.risks |