What does taking a risk mean？It means trying （11）　　 things even if（即使）they make you feel uncomfortable or afraid．One of the greatest risk I'd ever taken was playing a role in my high school's fall play．I was not only a person who had （12）　　 performance（表演）experience，but also I stuttered（口吃）．

Then （13）　　of performing in front of people made me worried．The reason why I （14）　　 to perform was that I wanted to take part in my school theatre program．

On the day of the audition（试演），there were also some acting exercises to wam us up．We were divided into pairs to （15）　　parts of the play．I felt very worried．After I said some of the lines（台词），my partner said，"I （16）　　 you are stuttering．Is that for dramatic effect or do you really stutter？"I was speechless．

When my （17）　　to audition came，my heart was beating fast．Across from me sat the director and his assistants（助手）．Needless to say．I was really （18）　　 my performance．I played the role of a man painter who pretended（假装）to be a woman．My partner was playing a businessman who wanted to marry me（the woman）．We said our lines and，（19）　　，I didn't stutter．We went throughit several times，and finally it was over．I was so （20）　　，

The next Monday I was told that I had made the play．How excited I was!It was a lot of fun doing the play，and it was clear to me that my stuttering couldn't （21）　　 me doing what I wanted to do，and taking risks was well worth the time and （22）　　．

11．A．interesting	B．exciting	C．tiring	D．challenging
12．A．enough	B．some	C．little	D．much
13．A．experience	B．thought	C．memory	D．purpose
14．A．failed	B．decided	C．afforded	D．refused
15．A．compare	B．understand	C．describe	D．prepare
16．A．promise	B．realize	C．notice	D．imagine
17．A．turn	B．hope	C．dream	D．plan
18．A．amazed at	B．worried about	C．used to	D．curious about
19．A．surprisingly	B．finally	C．probably	D．certainly
20．A．bored	B．interested	C．touched	D．relaxed
21．A．stop	B．get	C．have	D．find
22．A．attention	B．power	C．effort	D．feeling．