It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members __1___ the hall. I was only

It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members __1___ the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of __2___. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would __3_ all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be __4___ —so I thought. I waited backstage all __5__ in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies  __6__ that my class was next.

My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the  __7___. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. I really was an  __8__ move. I was concentrating so much  __9___ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look  __10__ I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and __11__. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the ___12___ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ___13___.” I did my best to follow her ___14___ as I continued with the routine.

When the curtain dropped, so did my __15___ for the evening. I ___16___ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could __17__ me down.

 Recently I realized I had been a __18__ that night. I was ___19___, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. __20___, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.

1. A. filled               B. visited          C. attended        D.decorated

2. A. pressure            B. impression       C. debate           D. attention

3. A. take over                  B. show off       C. look after       D. give up

4. A. reasonable                 B. suitable         C. obvious       D. perfect

5. A. dressed up                 B. folded up        C. covered up    D. mixed up

6. A. suggested           B. explained        C. announced      D.predicted

7. A. music                 B. audience        C. curtain         D. stage

8. A. easy                      B. active          C. adventurous   D. extra

9. A. containing          B. hiding          C. sharing       D. keeping

10. A. why                 B. whether        C. where        D. what

11. A. wandered             B. slipped          C. waved        D. skipped

12. A. blood                B. pleasure        C. pride           D. tear

13. A. leave             B. cheer         C. believe          D. notice

14. A. gesture      B. example             C. advice              D. plan

15. A. doubts       B. hopes             C. voice               D. patience

16. A. argued       B. shouted           C. begged             D. sobbed

17. A. turn         B. calm             C. let                  D. put

18. A. star              B. pioneer         C. loser           D. fool

19. A. satisfied     B. moved              C. embarrassed   D. confused

20. A. However         B. Instead         C. In total         D. in return

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