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第二節：完形填空(共20小題，每小題1. 5分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從16－35各題所給的A. B. C. D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
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___ form her.___19___, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (選拔試演). 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, Robertsa’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 our for us?”
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 (預約) 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. considerationB. description
C. selection D. understanding
34. A. practiced B. planned
C. performed D. delivered
35. A. part B. play
C. speech D. position
