Question

Some years ago I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s 1filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 2that I decided to write an article about her.
I 3Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She4and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 5I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 6, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 7Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story was just impossible. The 8was almost unbearable. I 9 for days with draft after draft（草稿）. Finally I put my article into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My article 10. How stupid of me! I thought. How could I11in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 12the refusal letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, while13my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 14:
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is nice. Yet we need some 15materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to16 your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to 17. Fear of refusal cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars. More importantly, I lost years of 18writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this19, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t20to doubt yourself. 

1. 1.
   1. A.
      joy
   2. B.
      voice
   3. C.
      speech
   4. D.
      smile
2. 2.
   1. A.
      proud
   2. B.
      active
   3. C.
      satisfied
   4. D.
      moved
3. 3.
   1. A.
      visited
   2. B.
      ordered
   3. C.
      phoned
   4. D.
      interviewed
4. 4.
   1. A.
      agreed
   2. B.
      refused
   3. C.
      hesitated
   4. D.
      paused
5. 5.
   1. A.
      admitted
   2. B.
      discovered
   3. C.
      explained
   4. D.
      knew
6. 6.
   1. A.
      seriously
   2. B.
      patiently
   3. C.
      nervously
   4. D.
      quietly
7. 7.
   1. A.
      blaming
   2. B.
      fooling
   3. C.
      inviting
   4. D.
      urging
8. 8.
   1. A.
      hardship
   2. B.
      failure
   3. C.
      comment
   4. D.
      pressure
9. 9.
   1. A.
      struggled
   2. B.
      painted
   3. C.
      wore
   4. D.
      kept
10. 10.
    1. A.
       disappeared
    2. B.
       returned
    3. C.
       spread
    4. D.
       improved
11. 11.
    1. A.
       compare
    2. B.
       board
    3. C.
       survive
    4. D.
       compete
12. 12.
    1. A.
       ignore
    2. B.
       deliver
    3. C.
       face
    4. D.
       receive
13. 13.
    1. A.
       decorating
    2. B.
       repairing
    3. C.
       cleaning
    4. D.
       leaving
14. 14.
    1. A.
       disbelief
    2. B.
       anxiety
    3. C.
       horror
    4. D.
       panic
15. 15.
    1. A.
       subjective
    2. B.
       related
    3. C.
       private
    4. D.
       reliable
16. 16.
    1. A.
       broadcast
    2. B.
       create
    3. C.
       publish
    4. D.
       judge
17. 17.
    1. A.
       recover
    2. B.
       prepare
    3. C.
       escape
    4. D.
       concentrate
18. 18.
    1. A.
       steady
    2. B.
       endless
    3. C.
       typical
    4. D.
       enjoyable
19. 19.
    1. A.
       experience
    2. B.
       success
    3. C.
       benefit
    4. D.
       accident
20. 20.
    1. A.
       attempt
    2. B.
       afford
    3. C.
       expect
    4. D.
       pretend

Answer 1

BDCAD CBDAB DCCAB CADAB
1.考查名詞。 與前面的sing相呼應(yīng)。選B。
2.考查形容詞。Salome優(yōu)美的歌聲是劇院活躍起來。我深受感動，決心寫篇關(guān)于她的文章。 選D。3.考查動詞。結(jié)合下文的When I hung up（掛斷電話）,可知此處作者是給Salome打電話。選C。
4.考查動詞。 她同意了。選A。
5.考查動詞。 我知道自己在說謊。自己了解自己。選D。
6.考查副詞。 自己向?qū)Ψ饺隽酥e，面對對方時，自是感到緊張nervously。選C。
7.考查動詞。 自己向Salome說謊，也就是欺騙（fool）Salome。選B。
8.考查名詞。 作者根本就沒寫過文章，所以要寫篇關(guān)于她的文章的壓力pressure很大，幾乎是難以忍受的。選D。
9.考查動詞。struggle with sth：與...做斗爭，拼搏，奮斗。選A。
10.考查動詞。沒過多久， 我的手稿就返回來了。選B。
11.考查動詞。我如何能在一個滿是職業(yè)作家的世界里競爭呢？選D。
12.考查動詞。結(jié)合下文的Fear of rejection cost me可知作者害怕被拒絕，而不敢面對，不敢拆開信。選C。
13.考查動詞。 搬家前，打掃房間。選C。
14.考查名詞。in disbelief懷疑地，不相信地。結(jié)合信的內(nèi)容可知，當(dāng)初作者的稿子被采用了，而這是作者沒想到的。選A。
15.考查形容詞。 我們需要與文章相關(guān)（related）的資料。選B。
16.考查動詞。雜志社贊賞作者的文章，自然想不久后就能出版（publish）。 選C。
17.考查動詞 花了很長時間，我才從震驚（shocked）中恢復(fù)（recover）過來。選A。
18.考查形容詞。當(dāng)初是作者第一次寫文章，如果當(dāng)時作者打開信封的話，他就成功了，就會贏得至少500美元，那就是次快樂的enjoyable寫作。選D。
19.考查名詞�；仡欉@次經(jīng)歷。 選A.
20.考查動詞。can’t afford to do sth 負(fù)擔(dān)不起做某事。 選B。