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Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to?? 16? .? Now she was Portia, a strong–willed?? 17?? 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?? 18?? form her.

? 19? , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (選拔試演). She?? 20? being in front of other people. She was very?? 21?? at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to?? 22?? much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making?? 23? friends. She had excellent grades,?? 24?? she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and?? 25?? her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to?? 26?? the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Her mother wouldn’t let the?? 27?? drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you?? 28?? do it. The trick is to look past the?? 29?? to find the love of what you’re doing.’’

So Roberta had made an appointment (預(yù)約) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the?? 30?? of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part,?? 31?? the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she?? 32?? every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new??? 33?? of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she?? 34?? two of? Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the?? 35?? was hers. ?

16.?? ?A. sing????? ??? ?B. dance ?? ??? ??? ?C. speak????? ??? ??? ?D. report

17.?? ?A. member? ??? ??? ?B. actress???? ??? ?C. player? ??? ??? ??? ?D. character

18.?? ?A. weakly??? ??? ?B. rapidly???? ??? ?C. smoothly?? ??? ??? ?D. slowly

19.?? ?A. At first???? ??? ?B. In fact? ??? ??? ?C. After all? ??? ??? ??? ?D. In all

20.?? ?A. hated?? ??? ??? ?B. enjoyed? ??? ??? ?C. appreciated???? ??? ?D. regretted

21.?? ?A. honest? ??? ??? ?B. shy??? ??? ??? ?C. polite?????? ??? ??? ?D. patient? ?

22.?? ?A. avoid???? ??? ?B. focus????? ??? ?C. pay?????? ??? ??? ?D. attract

23. ?? ?A. few?? ??? ??? ?B. a few????? ??? ?C. several??? ??? ??? ?D. many

24. ?? ?A. or?? ??? ??? ?B. so???? ??? ??? ?C. for?? ??? ??? ??? ?D. but

25. ?? ?A. forced???? ??? ?B. requested??? ??? ?C. encouraged? ??? ??? ?D. reminded

26. ?? ?A. accept??? ??? ?B. play??? ??? ??? ?C. offer?? ??? ??? ??? ?D. learn

27. ?? ?A. role?????? ??? ?B. matter ??? ??? ?C. interest ?? ??? ??? ?D. grade

28. ?? ?A. can?? ??? ??? ?B. must ?? ??? ??? ?C. may??? ??? ??? ??? ?D. should

29. ?? ?A. anger? ??? ??? ?B. pain???? ??? ??? ?C. sadness ??? ??? ??? ?D. fear

30. ?? ?A. purpose?? ??? ?B. way???? ??? ??? ?C. idea??? ??? ??? ??? ?D. importance

31. ?? ?A. memorizing ?? ?B. organizing? ??? ?C. checking ??? ??? ??? ?D. improving

32. ?? ?A. disliked?? ??? ?B. loved ?? ??? ??? ?C. expected? ??? ??? ?D. bore

33. ?? ?A. consideration ?? ?B. description? ??? ?C. selection ??? ??? ??? ?D. understanding

34. ?? ?A. practiced??? ??? ?B. planned??? ??? ?C. performed ?? ??? ??? ?D. delivered? ?

35.?? ?A. part?? ??? ??? ?B. play???? ??? ??? ?C. speech?? ??? ??? ??? ?D. position? ?

答案? 16.C? 17.D? 18.C? 19.B? 20.A? 21.B? 22.D? 23.A? 24.D? 25.C?

26.B? 27.B? 28.A? 29.D? 30.C? 31.A? 32.B? 33.D? 34.C? 35.A