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| Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read the New Testament on tape. But it 1 a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a youngster I stuttered (口吃) 2 badly that I was completely 3 to speak in public. 4 ,when I was 14,Professor Donald Crouch came to our school. He was a retired college professor. Englishwas his favorite subject;poetry was his deepest love. He held a book of poems 5 it were a diamond necklace, tuming pages as if 6 treasures. When he heard our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he could no longer 7 not being a part of our school. When he 8 that I not only loved poetry but was 9 it,we became closer. There was,however, one 10 between us-Professor Crouch could not stand the 11 that I refused to read my poems to the class. "Jim,poetry is 12 to be read aloud," he said. "You should be able to speak those beautiful words. " I shook my head and 13 . Then he tricked me. After handing in a poem,l waited for his 14 . It didn't come. Instead,one day as the students gathered together,he challenged me, "Jim,I don't think you wrote this. " I 15 him in disbelief. "Why," I started,anger flooding me,"of course I 16 !" "Well,then," he said, "you've got to prove it by getting up and reciting it 17 memory. " By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking,I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood 18 . Then I began,and kept going. I recited my poem all the way through! Afterwards,Professor Crouch congratulated me,and 19 me to read other writers' poetry before public. Before long I discovered I did have a(n) 20 and found my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite. | ||||
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