Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to   . Now she was Portia, a strong-willed      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      from her.   ，Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演）. She        being in front of other people. She was very        at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to      much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making     friends. She had excellent grades,      she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Roberta's mother had heard about it and _     her to join in.
“I can't think of anyone else better suited to     the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?" Roberta looked down. “I’m not interested.” Her mother wouldn't let the       drop. " You're just a little scared(害怕）. Everyone gets scared. You know you     do it. The trick is to look past the    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     of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia's part,     the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn't hard, she        every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new       of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she      two of Portia's famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the       was hers.
A. sing         B. dance            C. speak            D. report
A. member           B. actress          C. player           D. character
A. weakly           B. rapidly          C. smoothly     D. slowly
A. At first     B. In fact          C. After all        D. In all
A. hated            B. enjoyed          C. appreciated  D. regretted
A. honest           B. shy             C. polite           D. patient
A. avoid            B. focus            C. pay              D. attract
A. few              B. a few            C. several          D. many
A. or               B. so               C. for              D. but
A. forced           B. requested        C. encouraged       D. reminded
A. accept           B. play         C. offer            D. learn
A. role         B. matter           C. interest     D. grade
A. can              B. must         C. may              D. should
A. anger            B. pain         C. sadness          D. fear
A. purpose      B. way              C. idea         D. importance
A. memorizing       B. organizing   C. checking        D. improving
A. disliked        B. loved       C. expected        D. bore
A.consideration     B. Description C. selection    D. understanding
A. practiced        B. planned          C. performed        D. delivered
A. part         B. play         C. speech           D. Position