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 21 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 22 that I decided to write an article about her.
I 23 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 24 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 25 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 26 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 27 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 28 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 29 draft 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 30 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 31 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 32 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While 33 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 34 :
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some 35 materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 36 your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to 37 . Fear of rejection cost me ly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of 38 writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this 39 , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t 40 to doubt yourself.
A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile
A．proud B．active C．satisfied D．moved
A．visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed
A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused
A．replied B．discovered C．explained D．knew
A．seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly
A．blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging
A．hardship B．failure C．comment D．pressure
A．with B．by C．on D．in
A．disappeared B．returned C．spread D．improved
A．compare B．struggle C．survive D．compete
A．ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive
A．decorating B．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving
A．disbelief B．anxiety C．horror D．trouble
A．subjective B．relevant C．private D．reliable
A．broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess
A．recover B．prepare C．escape D．concentrate
A．energetic B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable
A．experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
A．attempt B．afford C．expect D．pretend
“Little Annie”Sullivan, as she was called when she was young, was no stranger to hardship. She was____sightless herself and was, as one time, ____as hopelessly“insane(精神病)”by the doctors. She was locked in the basement of a____institution outside of Boston. At times, Little Annie would violently____anyone who came near. Most of the time she generally ignored everyone in her____.
An elderly nurse believed there was hope, ____and she made up her mind to show love to the child. Every day she visited Little Annie. For the most____， the child did not acknowledge the nurse's presence, but she still____to visit. The kindly woman left cookies for her and spoke words of love and encouragement. She believed Little Annie could____， if only she were shown love.
Eventually, doctors noticed a____in the girl. Where they once witnessed anger and hatred, they now noted an emerging gentleness and____. They moved her upstairs where she continued to improve. Then the day finally came____this seemingly“hopeless”child was set____.
Anne Sullivan ____into a young woman with a(n)____to help others as she, herself, was helped by the kindly nurse. It was she who____the great potential in Helen Keller. She loved her, disciplined her, and played with her. Anne Sullivan worked____in Helen's life; but it was a loving nurse who first____in Little Annie and lovingly transformed an uncommunicative child into a compassionate teacher.
The name of Helen Keller would have____unknown if it had not been for Anne Sullivan. ____would the name of Anne Sullivan if it had not been for a kind and devoted nurse. And so it goes. Just how far back does the chain of love extend? And how for forward will it lead?
A．almost B．hardly C．mostly D．seldom
A．thought B．seemed C．imagined D．diagnosed
A．physical B．chemical C．mental D．occasional
A．attract B．attack C．attend D．touch
A．absence B．performance C．judgment D．presence
A．therefore B．otherwise C．however D．besides
A．column B．part C．section D．content
A．continued B．lasted C．considered D．suggested
A．return B．recover C．remember D．reply
A．chance B．mistake C．change D．fault
A．love B．worry C．anxiety D．wish
A．where B．though C．until D．when
A．free B．busy C．spare D．loose
A．brought B．grew C．took D．knocked
A．order B．demand C．desire D．proposal
A．watched B．checked C．examined D．saw
A．doubts B．decisions C．plans D．wonders
A．depended B．believed C．introduced D．absorbed
A．remained B．reminded C．contained D．included
A．Either B．Nothing C．So D．Neither
Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother____a friend and walked over to greet her.
Seizing the____to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and went____a door market“NO ADMITTANCE”. When the house lights dimmed(变暗)and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her____and discovered that the child was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains____and spotlights focused on the stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, ____out“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”．
At that moment, the great piano master____his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and____in the boy's ear, “Don't____. Keep playing.”
Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began____in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached____to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato(伴奏). ____， the old master and the boy____a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative____.
That's the way it is in life. ____we can accomplish(完成)on our own is____noteworthy. We try out best, but the____aren't exactly graceful flowing music. ____when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life's work truly can be beautiful.
Next time you set____to accomplish great feats, listen carefully. You can hear the____of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don't quit. Keep playing.”
A．made B．spotted C．met D．called
A．chance B．performance C．piano D．lesson
A．over B．above C．across D．through
A．car B．seat C．room D．table
A．parted B．drew C．pulled D．divided
A．looking B．taking C．picking D．got out
A．made B．asked C．forgot D．delayed
A．shouted B．cried C．whispered D．looked
A．perform B．stop C．go D．give
A．filling B．getting C．breaking D．taking
A．forwards B．down C．up D．around
A．However B．Together C．Luckily D．Hurriedly
A．charged B．became C．changed D．grew
A．experience B．play C．concert D．film
A．What B．That C．Which D．When
A．hard B．hardly C．always D．usually
A．failures B．successes C．causes D．results
A．So B．And C．But D．Though
A．down B．about C．away D．out
A．sound B．noise C．voice D．song
阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Do you have something in mind about our future life? Life in sixty years will obviously be very different from____is____. It is interesting to try to____what life will be like____.
Our life style will be____in many____. For example, I think that everyone will live in____. There will be houses under the sea. ____people will get settled____on the moon and do scientific researches. Every house will have a wireless telephone. Solar energy will be____used in houses and factories.
As for education in the future, I think that children will start____at the age of 3. To some extent, computers will take place of____. People will study____they are 30.
Our____life will be different too. It is____that people will only work____hours a day. At the age of forty, people will retire and do____they want.
____， when we think about the future of travel, it seems to me that most people will have a chance to____in space.
Our future is promising. Let's work hard for____our beautiful future.
A．that B．which C．what D．how
A．seem B．to be C．like D．appear
A．imagine B．make C．say D．live
A．in future B．in the future C．at future D．for future
A．the same B．different C．rich D．poor
A．countries B．nations C．homes D．ways
A．forests B．mountains C．sea D．cities
A．Some B．Most C．Every D．Very few
A．up B．down C．in D．with
A．not B．widely C．for D．easily
A．to eat B．to work C．school D．to speak
A．workers B．peasants C．scientists D．teachers
A．to B．for C．until D．as
A．school B．working C．happy D．army
A．possible B．sure C．possibly D．perhaps
A．forty B．fourteen C．four D．fourth
A．what B．which C．whatever D．however
A．Then B．And C．Therefore D．Finally
A．do shopping B．have medical examination C．study D．travel
A．realizing B．imaging C．completing D．supposing
A famous actor in a successful play once took a part of a noble who had been in prison for 20 years. In the last act, a jailor(狱吏)would come on the stage with a____which he would hand to the____. Even though the noble was expected to____the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it be____out in full.
One night, the jailor decided to play a____on his fellow-actor to find out____after so many performances, he had____to learn the contents of the letter by heart. The____went up on the final act of the play and revealed(展现)the noble sitting alone in his dark cell(牢房). Just then, the jailor appeared with the letter in his hands. He entered the ____and handed the letter to the noble.____the copy he gave him was____a blank sheet of paper. The jailor looked on，____to see if his fellow-actor had learned his lines. The noble____the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then he said，“The light is dim(暗). Read the letter to me.” And he immediately handed the paper to the jailor.____that he could not____a word of the letter, the jailor replied，“The light is____dim, sir. I must get my____”．____this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the noble's____， the jailor returned a few seconds later with a pair of glasses and the____copy of the letter which he started to read to the prisoner.
A．letter B．book C．light D．note
A．actor B．prisoner C．other D．police
A．write B．receive C．read D．spell
A．written B．sent C．handed D．taken
A．game B．joke C．fun D．part
A．how B．when C．if D．what
A．tried B．managed C．failed D．pretended
A．tailor B．prisoner C．curtain D．light
A．stage B．play C．theatre D．cell
A．But B．So C．As D．Because
A．hardly B．really C．simply D．finally
A．worried B．eager C．afraid D．surprised
A．stared at B．tore C．folded up D．corrected
A．Finding B．Hoping C．Watching D．Checking
A．understand B．read C．remember D．see
A．not B．indeed C．little D．slightly
A．light B．glasses C．letter D．help
A．With B．By C．For D．Without
A．joy B．excitement C．amusement D．delight
A．clean B．usual C．new D．special
Ever since sixth grade, I have gotten along with pretty much everyone at our middlesize school. It's no____that those who were thought to be popular____me. One friend in partciular, a tall blonde by name of Christina, was, in____， one of my cloest friends. We would hang out a lot, ____in the summer. She isn't one of those friends that you can____all your feeling to. Actually our only concern was being active, and____fun, not worrying about boys and things like that.
When we got to high school, things____. The popular crowd was no longer a distinct group. They were, ____， the daring, “sexy”individuals that everyone still wanted to be liked. They would____together every weekend, making out with guys and girls years older than they were. Spring break would be____with friends, not family, and their friends would always have the best cars and equipment. It figures that I would____Christina to be like this as well. I found out how____I was one Saturday night.
I, Christina and____“popular”freind were hanging out talking. “Should we tell her our____？” they questioned. I urged them to tell me, baffled that they would have a secret that no one____in the school would know about. “We've never made out with a guy. Actually, to be honest, we've____really had a first kiss, well, at____one that I would want to count be a first kiss.”I was____！ These are two of the most pretty, popular girls in school!
I guess the moral of the story is that everyone____the“popular”to have that sort of image, but it's not all____. See them in a different light, and they could turn out to be the best friends you've ever had.
A．wounded B．surprise C．doubt D．need
A．receive B．inspire C．examine D．accepted
A．fact B．need C．return D．turn
A．specially B．immediately C．especially D．suddenly
A．express B．impress C．explain D．declare
A．taking B．having C．playing D．making
A．improved B．exchanged C．changed D．proved
A．therefore B．otherwise C．besides D．however
A．put B．hold C．collect D．get
A．took B．paid C．spent D．cost
A．hope B．believe C．suggest D．enjoy
A．wrong B．lucky C．right D．sorry
A．another B．other C．others D．the other
A．score B．secret C．tale D．decision
A．more B．even C．else D．yet
A．often B．ever C．seldom D．never
A．least B．end C．home D．beginning
A．excited B．astonished C．satisfied D．disappointed
A．insists B．inspects C．respect D．expects
A．actual B．practical C．true D．exact
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