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    from 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,Roberta’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?”
Roberta looked down.“I’m not interested.”
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.

A．sing B．dance C．speak D．report

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

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

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

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

A．honest B．shy C．polite D．patient

A．avoid B．focus C．pay D．attract

A．few B．a few C．several D．many

A．or B．so C．for D．but

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

A．accept B．play C．offer D．learn

A．role B．matter C．interest D．grade

A．can B．must C．may D．should

A．anger B．pain C．sadness D．fear

A．purpose B．way C．idea D．importance

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

A．disliked B．loved C．expected D．bore

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

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

A．part B．play C．speech D．position