阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－35各题所给的A. B. C. D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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, Robertsa's mother had heard about it and10her to join in.
"I can't think of anyone else better suited to11 the part. Remember all the plays you used to act our for us?"
Her mother wouldn't let the12drop. "You're just a little scared (害怕). Everyone gets scared. You know you13 do it. The trick is to look past the14to 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 the15of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia's part,16the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn't hard; she17every 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 the20was 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