Inspiration
“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my __36__ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was __37__ to more, my interests in the world of dance __38__ varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a __39__ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a __40__; I became a member of the company __41__ back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now, it surely __42__ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief __43__ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. I never actually __44__ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely __45__. I remember shaking with excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of __46__. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to __47__ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme __48__ to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us __49__. To then follow those high-energy rehearsals __50__ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new __51__ of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical __52__ were pushed much further than I thought __53__. I learned to make each performance better than the last.
Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great __54__ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a __55__ that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.
| 【小题1】 | | A．hobby | B．plan | C．dream | D．word |
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【小题2】A connected B. expanded C. exposed D. extended
| 【小题3】 | | A．rarely | B．certainly | C．probably | D．consistently |
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| 【小题4】 | | A．director | B．trainer | C．leader | D．dancer |
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| 【小题5】 | | A．symbol | B．memory | C．truth | D．reality |
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| 【小题6】 | | A．bouncing | B．dating | C．turning | D．tracking |
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| 【小题7】 | | A．lacks | B．adds | C．makes | D．brings |
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| 【小题8】 | | A．while | B．since | C．until | D．when |
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| 【小题9】 | | A．Cared | B．Expected | C．Asked | D．Decided |
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| 【小题10】 | | A．motivated | B．relaxed | C．convinced | D．astonished |
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| 【小题11】 | | A．challenges | B．profits | C．advantages | D．adventures |
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| 【小题13】 | | A．Attention | B．association | C．attraction | D．adaptation |
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| 【小题14】 | | A．apart | B．aside | C．off | D．back |
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| 【小题16】 | | A．function | B．meaning | C．expression | D．usage |
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| 【小题17】 | | A．boundaries | B．problems | C．barriers | D．efforts |
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| 【小题18】 | | A．necessary | B．perfect | C．proper | D．possible |
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| 【小题19】 | | A．talent | B．honor | C．potential | D．responsibility |
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| 【小题20】 | | A．victory | B．trend | C．tradition | D．desire |
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