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 （选拔试演）. 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 our 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 (预约) 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  

Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to ___16___. Now she was Portia, a strongwilled ___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 (选拔试演). 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 our 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 (预约) 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. considerationB. description         C. selection                 D. understanding

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

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

Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to 1 .  Now she was Portia, a strong –willed   2  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   3 form her.  4, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition （选拔试演）. She 5  being in front of other people. She was very  6  at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to   7   much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making   8   friends. She had excellent grades,    9   she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Roberta’s mother had heard about it and    10 her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   11   the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

Roberta looked down. ”I’m not interested.”

Her mother wouldn’t let the   12   drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you   13    do it. The trick is to look past the   14   to find the love of what you’re doing.’’

So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the   15   of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part,    16   the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she 17 every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new   18  of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she   19   two of  Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the   20   was hers. 

1. A. sing               B. dance           C. speak            D. report

2. A. member            B. actress          C. player            D. character

3. A. weakly             B. rapidly         C. smoothly          D. slowly

4. A. At first             B. In fact          C. After all          D. In all

5. A. hated              B. enjoyed         C. appreciated        D. regretted

6. A. honest             B. shy             C. polite            D. patient  

7. A. avoid              B. focus            C. pay             D. attract

8. A. few               B. a few            C. several           D. many

9. A. or                B. so               C. for              D. but

10. A. forced            B. requested         C. encouraged       D. reminded

11. A. accept              B. play             C. offer             D. learn

12. A. role                B. matter           C. interest           D. grade

13. A. can                B .must             C. may             D. should

14. A. anger              B. pain              C. sadness          D. fear

15. A. purpose            B. way              C. idea             D .importance

16. A. memorizing         B. organizing         C. checking         D. improving

17. A. disliked            B. loved             C. expected          D. bore

18. A. consideration       B. description         C. selection          D. understanding

19. A. practiced          B. planned            C. performed        D. delivered  

20.A. part               B. play              C. speech           D. position

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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 (选拔试演). 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 (预约) 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