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

Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to   36 .  Now she was Portia, a strong–willed   37   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   38   form her.
  39 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She   40  being in front of other people. She was very   41   at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to   42   much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making   43  friends. She had excellent grades,   44   she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Roberta’s mother had heard about it and   45   her to join in.
“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to   46   the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”
Her mother wouldn’t let the   47   drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you   48   do it. The trick is to look past the   49   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   50   of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part,   51   the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she   52   every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new    53   of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she   54   two of  Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the   55   was hers.  

Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to1. Now she was Portia, a strong–willed2 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 flowing3 form her.
4, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She5 being in front of other people. She was very6 at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to7 much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making8 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 and10 her to join in.
“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to11 the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”
Her mother wouldn’t let the12 drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕) .Everyone gets scared. You know you13 do it. The trick is to look past the14 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 the15 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; she17 every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new18 of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she19 two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the20 was hers.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      sing
   2. B.
      dance
   3. C.
      speak
   4. D.
      report
2. 2.
   1. A.
      member
   2. B.
      actress
   3. C.
      player
   4. D.
      character
3. 3.
   1. A.
      weakly
   2. B.
      rapidly
   3. C.
      smoothly
   4. D.
      slowly
4. 4.
   1. A.
      At first
   2. B.
      In fact
   3. C.
      After all
   4. D.
      In all
5. 5.
   1. A.
      hated
   2. B.
      enjoyed
   3. C.
      appreciated
   4. D.
      regretted
6. 6.
   1. A.
      honest
   2. B.
      shy
   3. C.
      polite
   4. D.
      patient
7. 7.
   1. A.
      avoid
   2. B.
      focus
   3. C.
      pay
   4. D.
      attract
8. 8.
   1. A.
      few
   2. B.
      a few
   3. C.
      several
   4. D.
      many
9. 9.
   1. A.
      or
   2. B.
      so
   3. C.
      for
   4. D.
      but
10. 10.
    1. A.
       forced
    2. B.
       requested
    3. C.
       encouraged
    4. D.
       reminded
11. 11.
    1. A.
       accept
    2. B.
       play
    3. C.
       offer
    4. D.
       learn
12. 12.
    1. A.
       role
    2. B.
       matter
    3. C.
       interest
    4. D.
       grade
13. 13.
    1. A.
       can
    2. B.
       must
    3. C.
       may
    4. D.
       should
14. 14.
    1. A.
       anger
    2. B.
       pain
    3. C.
       sadness
    4. D.
       fear
15. 15.
    1. A.
       purpose
    2. B.
       way
    3. C.
       idea
    4. D.
       importance
16. 16.
    1. A.
       memorizing
    2. B.
       organizing
    3. C.
       checking
    4. D.
       improving
17. 17.
    1. A.
       disliked
    2. B.
       loved
    3. C.
       expected
    4. D.
       bore
18. 18.
    1. A.
       consideration
    2. B.
       description
    3. C.
       selection
    4. D.
       understanding
19. 19.
    1. A.
       practiced
    2. B.
       planned
    3. C.
       performed
    4. D.
       delivered
20. 20.
    1. A.
       part
    2. B.
       play
    3. C.
       speech
    4. D.
       position