阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
I’d just arrived at school, ready for another school day. I was reading a book in the classroom when there was an (1) . “Today at 1: 10 there will be auditions(面试)for a musical.” My friends all jumped up in excitement and asked me, “Will you be going, Amy?” “Sure,” I said. I had no (2) in drama, but I’d try out because my friends were doing it.
At 1:10, there was a (3) outside the drama room. Everyone looked energetic. I hadn’t expected I’d be standing there that morning. But now that I was doing it, I (4) felt nervous. What if I wasn’t any good?
I entered the room and the teachers made me say some lines from the musical. They then (5) my singing skills and asked what role I wanted to play. The teachers were smiling and praising me. I felt like I had a (6) , so I said, “A big role.” They said they’d look into it. I started getting really nervous. What if I didn’t get a main role?
Soon, the cast list was (7) . My friends checked and came back shouting, “Amy, you got the main role! ” Sure enough, my name was at the top. I just stared at it and started to (8) . I was so happy.
After two months we were all prepared and ready to go on stage. It was fun. And when people started (9) , that gave me a boost of confidence. It stayed with me and made me feel (10) . I realised that by trying something new, I can have fun — even if it means stepping out of my comfort zone.
(1)
A. |
assignment |
B. |
initiative |
C. |
announcement |
D. |
interview |
(2)
A. |
hesitancy |
B. |
interest |
C. |
worry |
D. |
regret |
(3)
A. |
game |
B. |
show |
C. |
play |
D. |
line |
(4)
A. |
suddenly |
B. |
continuously |
C. |
originally |
D. |
generally |
(5)
A. |
advertised |
B. |
tested |
C. |
challenged |
D. |
polished |
(6)
A. |
demand |
B. |
credit |
C. |
dream |
D. |
chance |
(7)
A. |
traded |
B. |
posted |
C. |
questioned |
D. |
claimed |
(8)
A. |
well up |
B. |
roll in |
C. |
stand out |
D. |
go off |
(9)
A. |
whispering |
B. |
arguing |
C. |
clapping |
D. |
stretching |
(10)
A. |
funnier |
B. |
fairer |
C. |
cleverer |
D. |
braver |