Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s   36  filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so   37   that I decided to write an article about her.

I   38   Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She   39   and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   40   I 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   41  , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that   42   Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The   43   was almost unbearable. I struggled for days   44   draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My manuscript   45  . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I   46   in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   47   the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While   48   my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   49  :

Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some   50   materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to   51   your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to   52  . Fear of rejection cost me ly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of   53   writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this   54 , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   55   to doubt yourself.

36.     A．joy    B．voice C．speech      D．smile

37.     A．proud       B．a(chǎn)ctive       C．satisfied    D．moved

38.     A．visited      B．emailed     C．phoned     D．interviewed

39.     A．a(chǎn)greed      B．refused     C．hesitated   D．paused

40.     A．replied      B．discovered       C．explained  D．knew

41.     A．seriously   B．patiently    C．nervously  D．quietly

--What did he say in_______ of his stupid behavior?

--He admitted having made a serious mistake.

A. explanation       B. favor       C. case        D. fear

I was lying in bed last night when I felt the house______. Then everything became silent.

A. shaking             B. shakes          C. shook                  D. to shake

－Are you going to take the job?

－Certainly, though the salary is not so good．　　　 ，you know．

A．A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

B．A golden key can open any door

C．Actions speak louder than words

D．Better late than never

---Let’s go outing this weekend, shall we?

---_______. I love getting close to nature.

A. I couldn’t agree more    B. I’m afraid not    C. I believe not    D. I don’t think so

You’d better not bring your small son along, for this party is _____for only adults.

A. available    B. approachable      C. automatic       D. appropriate

Tom succeeded, for he had made a great ______ and got over plenty of difficulties.

A. progress     B. force     C. energy    D. effort

From the day we enter _____ University, we know _____ fierce competition for jobs is awaiting us upon graduation.

A. an, a                       B. /, a                   C a, /                    D. the, /

Tom has two cousins, and ______ are engineers.

A. both of whom  B. both of them    C. none of them  D. either of them

People working 10 or 11 hours a day are more likely to suffer from heart problems than_____ who go off duty after seven hours．

A．those       B．that        C．these      D．them