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(2014·蚌埠市高三第三次教学质量检查考试)
Some years ago when I was in my second year in university，I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time.The moment was exciting.Salome’s __1__filled the room and brought the theater to life.I was so__2__that I decided to write an article about her.
I__3__Salome Bey，telling her I was from Essence magazine，and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career.She__4__and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday.When I hung up，I was scared out of my mind.I__5__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__6__，taking notes and asking questions that all began with，“Can you tell me...” I soon realized that__7__Salome Bey was one thing，but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible.The__8__was almost unbearable (不可容忍的).I struggled for days __9__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__10__.How stupid of me!I thought.How could I__11__in a world of professional writers?Knowing I couldn’t __12__the rejection letter，I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later，I was moving to California.While__13__my apartment，I came across the unopened envelope.This time I opened it and __14__the editor’s letter in disbelief：
Dear Ms Profit，
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic.Yet we need some __15__ materials.Please add those and return the article immediately.We would like to__16__your story soon.
Shocked，it took me a long time to__17__.Fear of rejection cost me dearly.I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine.More importantly，I lost years of__18__writing.Today，I have become a fulltime writer.Looking back on this__19__，I learned a very important lesson：You can’t__20__to doubt yourself.
1.A.joy B.voice
C.speech D.smile
2.A.moved B.active
C.satisfied D.proud
3.A.visited B.emailed
C.interviewed D.phoned
4.A.agreed B.refused
C.hesitated D.paused
5.A.replied B.discovered
C.explained D.knew
6.A.seriously B.nervously
C.patiently D.quietly
7.A.blaming B.fooling
C.inviting D.urging
8. A.hardship B.failure
C.comment D.pressure
9.A.on B.by
C.with D.in
10.A.returned B.disappeared
C.spread D.improved
11.A.compare B.compete
C.survive D.struggle
12.A.ignore B.deliver
C.face D.receive
13.A.cleaning B.repairing
C.decorating D.leaving
14.A.saw B.read
C.found D.noticed
15.A.memorial B.relevant
C.private D.reliable
16.A.broadcast B.create
C.publish D.assess
17.A.prepare B.recover
C.escape D.concentrate
18.A.energetic B.enjoyable
C.typical D.endless
19.A.experience B.success
C.benefit D.accident
20.A.attempt B.pretend
C.expect D.afford
