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 cl
ear 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. tur
n 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