Inspiration
“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my ___ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was ____ to more, my interests in the world of dance ___ varied but that little girl's dream of someday becoming a ____ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a ____; I became a member of the company ____ back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now, it surely ____ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief ____ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. I never actually ____ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely ____. I remember shaking with excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of ____. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to ____ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme ____ to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us ___. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals ____ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new ____ of the words "hard work." What I thought were my physical ____ were pushed much further than I thought ____. I learned to make each performance better than the last.
Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great ___ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a ___ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.
A. hobby     B. plan        C. dream       D. word
A connected   B. expanded    C. exposed     D. extended
A. rarely   B. certainly   C. probably    D. consistently
A. director   B. trainer     C. leader      D. dancer
A. symbol   B. memory      C. truth       D. reality
A. bouncing  B. dating      C. turning     D. tracking
A. lacks    B. adds         C. makes       D. brings
A. while    B. since        C. until       D. when
A. cared     B. expected     C. asked       D. decided
A. motivated  B. relaxed      C. convinced    D. astonished
A. challenges B. profits      C. advantages   D. adventures
A. put        B. mix          C. build       D. pick
A. attention  B. association  C. attraction   D. adaptation
A. apart      B. aside        C. off       D. back
A. over       B. by          C. with      D. beyond
A. function   B. meaning     C. expression D. usage
A. boundaries B. problems     C. barriers   D. efforts
A. necessary  B. perfect     C. proper     D. possible
A. talent     B. honor       C. potential  D. responsibility
A. victory    B. trend       C. tradition  D. desire