Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s
filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so
that I decided to write an article about her.
I
Salome Bey, telling her I was from
Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She
and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I
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
, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that
Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The
was almost unbearable. I struggled for days
draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript
. How stupid of me! I thought. How could I
in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t
the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While
my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in
:
Ms. Profit,Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some more relevant materials. Please those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.Shocked, it took me a long time to
. Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of
writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer.
this experience, I’ve learned a very important lesson: You can’t
to doubt yourself.
| 小题1: | | A．voice | B．joy | C．smile | D．speech |
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| 小题2: | | A．proud | B．moved | C．satisfied | D．active |
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| 小题3: | | A．visited | B．emailed | C．interviewed | D．phoned |
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| 小题4: | | A．refused | B．agreed | C．hesitated | D．paused |
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| 小题5: | | A．explained | B．discovered | C．knew | D．replied |
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| 小题6: | | A．seriously | B．nervously | C．patiently | D．quietly |
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| 小题7: | | A．fooling | B．blaming | 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10: | | A．disappeared | B．improved | C．spread | D．returned |
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| 小题11: | | A．compare | B．survive | C．compete | D．struggle |
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| 小题12: | | A．face | B．deliver | C．ignore | D．receive |
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| 小题13: | | A．decorating | B．repairing | C．leaving | D．cleaning |
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| 小题14: | | A．anxiety | B．disbelief | C．horror | D．trouble |
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| 小题15: | | A．increase | B．replace | C．add | D．mix |
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| 小题16: | | A．broadcast | B．create | C．assess | D．publish |
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| 小题17: | | A．concentrate | B．prepare | C．escape | D．recover |
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| 小题18: | | A．energetic | B．enjoyable | C．typical | D．endless |
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| 小题19: | | A．Holding on to | B．Dating back to | C．Looking back on | D．Dropping in on |
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| 小题20: | | A．afford | B．attempt | C．expect | D．pretend |
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