完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
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 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.
16.A.sing                            B.dance                     C.speak                        D.report
17.A.member                B.actress                       C.player                       D.character
18.A.weakly                 B.rapidly                      C.smoothly                   D.slowly
19.A.At first                 B.In fact                       C.After all                    D.In all
20.A.hated                    B.enjoyed                     C.appreciated               D.regretted
21.A.honest                  B.shy                           C.polite                        D.patient
22.A.avoid                   B.focus                        C.pay                           D.attract
23.A.few                      B.a few                        C.several                      D.many
24.A.or                        B.so                             C.for                            D.but
25.A.forced                  B.requested                   C.encouraged                D.reminded
26.A.accept                  B.play                         C.offer                         D.learn
27.A.role                      B.matter                       C.interest                      D.grade
28.A.can                      B.must                         C.may                          D.should
29.A.anger                   B.pain                          C.sadness                      D.fear
30.A.purpose                B.way                          C.idea                          D.importance
31.A.memorizing                                             B.organizing
C.checking                                                      D.improving
32.A.disliked                B.loved                        C.expected                    D.bore
33.A.consideration                                           B.description
C.selection                                                       D.understanding
34.A.practiced                     B.planned                     C.performed                 D.delivered
35.A.part                      B.play                          C.speech                       D.position