9．My parents always told me that I couldn't dance，because it was a girl's sport．But I never gave up my dream of becoming a dancing star．I practiced secretly，learning from books，movies and shows．However，without my parents'support，that（16）Aseemed all but impossible to reach．
One summer，my little sister Nancy was going to dance lessons．I immediately asked my parents （17）B I could take her to the lessons．What a（18）Cchance to learn dancing!
One afternoon，I was practicing a new dance in my room，when Nancy walked（19）D．
"What's the matter，Nancy？"I stopped（20）D．
"Nick，you are a great dancer!Can you help me？"
"What is it？"I wondered．
"There will be a dancing performance in my school，（21）Bthe boys think I'm slow，and none of them wants to be my partner．Can you dance with me for it？"She looked at （22）A．
"You can be a good dancer!"I encouraged her．"Let's show those people that they have been（23）D all along．"
In the following months，we（24）Devery evening，hiding from my parents．I was having a fantastic time and soon Nancy improved a lot．
Finally came the big day．I became（25）Cwhen I heard my parents would come to watch the performance．As the（26）Abegan，I took a deep breath and tried to calm down．We moved perfectly，shining with pride．From the cheering of the crowd，I was sure we had（27）C．
My heart was beating wildly when I saw my（28）Bcoming towards me．He put his hand on my shoulder．"Well done，son．Though it is hard for me to admit it，you（29）A looked like you belong to this stage．Go for it and make us proud．"
I'd been waiting for this moment for so long．（30）BI knew that the road ahead wasn't going to be easy，I wouldn't give up．I wanted nothing more in life than to dance．
| 16．A．dream | B．sport | C．movies | D．shows |
| 17．A．that | B．whether | C．what | D．when |
| 18．A．similar | B．funny | C．good | D．strange |
| 19．A．out | B．away | C．around | D．in |
| 20．A．reading | B．walking | C．singing | D．dancing |
| 21．A．and | B．but | C．or | D．so |
| 22．A．me | B．him | C．her | D．you |
| 23．A．sad | B．lazy | C．sorry | D．wrong |
| 24．A．chatted | B．played | C．slept | D．practiced |
| 25．A．shy | B．bored | C．nervous | D．angry |
| 26．A．music | B．lesson | C．meeting | D．party |
| 27．A．arrived | B．finished | C．succeeded | D．regretted |
| 28．A．partner | B．father | C．mother | D．sister |
| 29．A．really | B．recently | C．proudly | D．politely |
| 30．A．As | B．Though | C．If | D．Unless． |
