Some years ago 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 was just impossible. The
43 was almost unbearable. I
44 for days with draft after draft（草稿）. Finally I put my article into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My article
45 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I
46 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t
47 the refusal letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, while
48 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in
49 :
Dear Ms Profit,Your story on Salome Bey is nice. 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 refusal cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars. 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.
| 小题1: | | A．joy | B．voice | C．speech | D．smile |
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| 小题2: | | A．proud | B．active | C．satisfied | D．moved |
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| 小题3: | | A．visited | B．ordered | C．phoned | D．interviewed |
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| 小题4: | | A．agreed | B．refused | C．hesitated | D．paused |
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| 小题5: | | A．admitted | B．discovered | C．explained | D．knew |
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| 小题6: | | A．seriously | B．patiently | C．nervously | D．quietly |
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| 小题7: | | A．blaming | B．fooling | C．inviting | D．urging |
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| 小题8: | | A．hardship | B．failure | C．comment | D．pressure |
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| 小题9: | | A．struggled | B．painted | C．wore | D．kept |
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| 小题10: | | A．disappeared | B．returned | C．spread | D．improved |
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| 小题11: | | A．compare | B．board | C．survive | D．compete |
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| 小题12: | | A．ignore | B．deliver | C．face | D．receive |
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| 小题13: | | A．decorating | B．repairing | C．cleaning | D．leaving |
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| 小题14: | | A．disbelief | B．anxiety | C．horror | D．panic |
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| 小题15: | | A．subjective | B．related | C．private | D．reliable |
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| 小题16: | | A．broadcast | B．create | C．publish | D．judge |
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| 小题17: | | A．recover | B．prepare | C．escape | D．concentrate |
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| 小题18: | | A．steady | B．endless | C．typical | D．enjoyable |
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| 小题19: | | A．experience | B．success | C．benefit | D．accident |
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| 小题20: | | A．attempt | B．afford | C．expect | D．pretend |
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