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
21 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so
22 that I decided to write an article about her.
I
23 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She
24 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I
25 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
26 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that
27 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The
28 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days
29 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
30 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I
31 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t
32 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While
33 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in
34 :
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some
35 materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to
36 your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to
37 . Fear of rejection cost me ly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of
38 writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this
39 , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t
40 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．emailed | 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．replied | 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10: | | A．disappeared | B．returned | C．spread | D．improved |
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| 小题11: | | A．compare | B．struggle | 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．trouble |
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| 小题15: | | A．subjective | B．relevant | C．private | D．reliable |
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| 小题16: | | A．broadcast | B．create | C．publish | D．assess |
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| 小题17: | | A．recover | B．prepare | C．escape | D．concentrate |
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| 小题18: | | A．energetic | 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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